Tucumcari: Gateway to the West: (Historic Link in U.S. Route 66)

Tucumcari was and is an inescapable beacon for travelers headed West in the Continental United States. Situated in the mighty Canadian River Valley, the town once stood amid the nation's largest Spanish land grants and the frontier's Army posts. It was also the focal point of five major western and transcontinental railroads; and today is the auberge of many cultures sitting athwart the vastly traveled U.S. Route 66.