Gallup

Population 18,161 - Elevation 6600 ft

Long a major trading center for the Navajo and Zuni Indians living in communities north and south of the town. Gallup emerged in 1881 from a railroad construction camp. It is named for David Gallup, who in 1880 was paymaster for the Atlantic & Pacific (now the Santa Fe) Railroad.

Marker is on Interstate 40 Frontage Road (New Mexico Route 118), on the right when traveling west.