Autograph Rock Historic District

The Autograph Rock Historic District, in Cimarron County, Oklahoma near Boise City, Oklahoma, is a 58.5-acre (23.7 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. It is associated with NPS Master Plan #123. It includes five contributing sites.[1]

Autograph Rock Historic District
Nearest cityBoise City, Oklahoma
Area58.5 acres (23.7 ha)
MPSSanta Fe Trail MPS
NRHP reference No.94000318[1]
Added to NRHPApril 21, 1994

It includes four "rutted traces" of the Cimarron Cutoff of the Santa Fe Trail, and a sandstone outcropping known as Autograph Rock. The rock has travelers' names from the 1850-1865 era.[2]

See also

  • Inscription Rock (Cimarron County, Oklahoma), also in an NRHP-listed historic district in Cimarron County, also involving travelers' name-carvings

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.