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Friday, May 28, 2021

Recent Trek - Raton NM - a Pleasant 2,000 miles

 

View from 2nd Street, Raton, NM

Raton KOA Signpost Directions
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We completed this trek before the Memorial Day weekend. WaHoo!

This post will look at Raton, NM which was a stop during our most recent 2,000 mile trek. This spring we chose a different route to get from AZ to MI. We began in AZ to NM then on to CO, NE, IA, IL and finally MI. We did want to visit SD, but decided we wanted to get to our final destination before the Memorial Day weekend, so SD will be for a future trek.

We experienced mild weather, and open roads; we avoided busy spots like Denver, Dallas, and so on. Thinking of this, “The Road Less Travelled” which is a favorite book (1974 edition) by M. Scott Peck….

Raton, NM

We walked part of the downtown, visited the museum in Raton, NM, had dinner at K-Bob's Steakhouse and stayed at a nearby KOA.

The museum has original paintings, memorabilia, furniture, mining, ranching and other items of local historical significance.  It is a step back in time in Raton and includes several telephone switchboards, city market items, dentistry and so on. I'm posting a sampling of the items in the museum including several photos of a 1891 safe, I think it is indicative of some of the pieces in the museum. 

The Raton Museum, 108 S. 2nd Street, Raton NM 87740 - G at the entry

The museum has limited hours, so it is important to check the schedule.  There is a tour, which we missed because we arrived too late in the day.  The museum caretaker was kind to gave us a "mini-tour" and I do suggest arriving early for the full tour. 

Photos are permitted, but not of the paintings hung on the walls. As a consequence, there are no photos of wall mounted art in this post.  We liked the art.

I didn't know that Raton did print currency at one time. Here's a photo of $20 bill of "National Currency" issued by the First National Bank of Raton in 1929:

$20 Bank of Raton National Currency

The museum has a beautifully crafted 1891 safe manufactured by Hall's Safe & Lock Company.  The exterior has been restored however, the painting is the original. 

Exterior of Safe

Interior of Door of Safe

Artwork of Safe Door



The Safe within the Safe

Lower front of Safe

Lower Artwork on Safe Door

Mining Cart with coal from York Canyon Mine

Dawson Coal Mine Disaster: "The town of Dawson New Mexico lost 263 brave men
 in the explosion in mine No. 2 on Oct. 22, 1913"

Dawson Mine

Post Office

Fire Department


City Market

City Market Sale


Dr. Troy Smith's Dentistry


Train Diorama

One of several Doll exhibits

Archaeology


Telephone Switchboard - Before Cellphones


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