Farmington
Population 30,792 Elevation 5395 ft
Until 1876 this area comprised part of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation. Anglo settlement quickly began at the confluence of the San Juan, Animas, and La Plata Rivers. Farmington became a ranching and farming area and, later, an important producer of oil, gas, coal, and uranium.
Marker is on West Main Street (U.S. 64 at milepost 46.1), on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
