Grant Road
National Register of Historic Places

Grant Road

Los Alamos, Los Alamos County, New Mexico
Listed
January 14, 2004
Type
Structure
Period
Modern
Ref No.
03001409

About this property

The Grant Road in Los Alamos, New Mexico, known today as Dot Grant Trail, and also New Mexico Laboratory of Anthropology Trail # 89103, is a historic wagon road, now a hiking trail, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The trail was named for Ottie Oman "Dot" Grant, an Anglo homestead owner originally from Colorado who had bought an existing Hispanic homestead to support his agricultural lifestyle year round. The Grant historic wagon trail was part of a system of roads and trails used for transportation and horses on the Pajarito Plateau of Northern New Mexico. The terrain is rugged and remote. There were ten historic roads in the area including the Grant Road which served the Grant Farm, and connected with two other major access roads on Pajarito Plateau. The trail is used now as a hiking and mountain biking trail. The soft tuff underlying the trail is still deeply rutted from years of wagon use.

Location

Los Alamos, Los Alamos County, New Mexico
35.90639, -106.30017

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Grant Road listed on the National Register?

Grant Road was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 14, 2004.

What type of historic resource is Grant Road?

Grant Road is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Grant Road?

The period of significance for Grant Road is recorded as the modern era.

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