CLIFTON - CLIFTON HOUSE

NAME: CLIFTON - CLIFTON HOUSE COUNTY: COLFAX ROADS: 2WD GRID: 3 CLIMATE: Not a problem. Usually. BEST TIME TO VISIT: Any time

COMMENTS: CLIFTON / CLIFTON HOUSE. Post office 1869 / 1879. 6 mi S of Raton on Canadian Red River. Built in 1867 by Tom Stockton, a rancher, as headquarters for cattle roundups in this section. During the 1870's and 180s, it was leased for a station of the Barlow-Sanderson Stage Line, which added a blacksmith shop and stables. With the arrival of the At&SF RR in 1879, the state was discontinued, and so was Clifton House. N REMAINS: Grave yard with board markers.

CLIFTON . CLIFTON HOUSE. 6 MI SO. OF RATON. Submitted by: Samuel W. McWhorter

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