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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUKE_madonna-of-the-trail_Albuquerque-NM.html
(West Face):N.S.D.A.R. Memorialto thePioneer Mothersof theCovered Wagon Days(South Face):Into the primitive westFace upflung toward the sunBravely she cameHer children besides her,Here she made them a homeBeautiful Pioneer Mother!
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUKD_dominguez-y-escalante-expedition_Albuquerque-NM.html
(side one)To the Citizens of Albuquerque
This Ramada is dedicated to the people of Albuquerque in commemoration of the Bicentennial re-tracing of the Dominguez-Escalante Expedition of 1776.
In their vain attempt to find a northern route to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUKC_la-jornada_Albuquerque-NM.html
On January 26, 1598, amid embraces and farewells, Governor Juan de Onate left Santa Barbara, in present day Chihuahua, leading an expedition bound for New Mexico. Nearly 600 settlers accompanied him, along with Mexican Indian allies and Franciscan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUK4_alameda_Albuquerque-NM.html
This 18th century Spanish settlement was established on the site of an ancient Tiwa Indian Pueblo that was destroyed following the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. The pueblo was reestablished in 1702, but in 1708 the Spanish moved its Tiwa inhabitants to h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUHF_do-a-dolores-lola-ch-vez-de-armijo_Albuquerque-NM.html
(front)In 1912, State Librarian Lola Ch?vez de Armijo filed a gender discrimination law suit after the governor sought to replace her by court order, claiming that as a woman, she was unqualified to hold office under the constitution and laws of N…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUHE_the-honorable-mary-coon-walters-chief-justice-pamela-b-minzner_Albuquerque-NM.html
[Side A:]The Honorable Mary Coons Walters(1922 - 2001)Ms. Walters, who was a transport pilot during World War II, was the only woman in her UNM law school class when she graduated at age 40. She served on the state Court of Appeals and as a probat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUHA_harvey-girls-mary-elizabeth-jane-colter-1869-1958_Albuquerque-NM.html
[Side A:]Harvey GirlsIn 1883, the Fred Harvey Company hired women to serve in its diners and hotels along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Thousands of respectable, intelligent women were recruited from the Midwest and East Coast to come…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUGD_old-town-history_Albuquerque-NM.html
Front of Marker - English:1706-The Villa of "Alburquerque" was founded by Don Francisco Cuervo Y Valdes, Governor of the Spanish province of New Mexico. It stood on the Camino Real (Royal Road), which ran between Mexico City and Santa Fe. It becam…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUGB_san-felipe-de-neri_Albuquerque-NM.html
Oldest church in Albuquerque. Has continuously served the community without interruption since 1706. Originally founded and served by the Franciscan Friars, this parish church has been served successively by the Secular Clergy of Durango, Mexico 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUG9_mountain-howitzers_Albuquerque-NM.html
Cast in the foundry of Cyrus Alger & Company of Boston, Massachusetts, and originally designed to be mule-pack artillery, the Model of 1835 12-Pounder Mountain Howitzer was the smallest U.S. cannon of the period and could fire a 12-pound exploding…