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Raton was founded in 1879 at the site of Willow Springs, a watering stop on the Santa Fe Trail. Mountain man "Uncle Dick" Wooton, a closet entrepreneur, had blasted a pass through the Rocky Mountains just north of the spring and began charging tolls. When the railroad bought Wooton's road, Raton developed as the railroad, mining, and ranching center for this part of the New Mexico Territory. Today it has a well-preserved historic district and the finest shooting facility in the United States.
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AttractionsLittle Horse Mesa Trail
Sugarite Canyon State Park, New Mexico
Distance: 4.3 mi. (from destination center) Description: This steep 2 mile trail accesses Little Horse Mesa, the highest point in Sugarite Canyon State... Read More Ponderosa Ridge/ Opportunity Trail
Sugarite Canyon State Park, New Mexico
Distance: 4.3 mi. (from destination center) Description: The Ponderosa Ridge Trail connects with the Opportunity Trail to produce a splendid, easy to... Read More A. R. Mitchell Memorial Museum of Western Art
150 E. Main St
Trinidad, Colorado Distance: 18.7 mi. (from destination center) Description: The Old West is alive and well here, at least on canvas and photographic paper. More than 250... Read More AirportsMajor Airports near Raton
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