Chama

Historical marker location:

US 84, Chama vicinity, New Mexico

( just south of Chama)

From a small crossroads town, Chama became an important site on the Denver & Río Grande Western Railroad after 1880. The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad is the remnant of the San Juan Extension, a narrow-gauge line which once served the mining areas of southwestern Colorado. Population–1199 Elevation–7850 ft.