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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CAA_plains-of-san-augustine_Magdalena-NM.html
Northeast part of Plains of San Agustin, occupied some thousands of years ago by large intermontane lake, is downdropped graben bordered by uplifted volcanic masses. San Mateo and Luera Mountains and Pelona Mountains are southeast and Horse Mounta…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C94_riley_Magdalena-NM.html
Twenty miles north of Magdalena, Riley was a small agricultural village originally named Santa Rita by its Hispanic founders in the mid-nineteenth century. By the late 1880's mining drove the town's economy and in 1890 it was granted a post office…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XSF_very-large-array-historical_Magdalena-NM.html
Commemorating
20 Years of Frontier Science
At the VLA
Pete V. Domenici
United States Senator
Dr. Rita R. Colwell
Director
National Science Foundation
Dr. Paul C. Martin
Chairman of the Board
Associated Universities, Inc.
August …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ADI_espejos-expedition_Magdalena-NM.html
In 1582 and 1583, Antonio de Espejo and his party followed the Rio Grande north to the Bernalillo area. Espejo was trying to learn the fate of two Franciscan friars who stayed with the Pueblo Indians after the Rodriquez - Sanchez/Chamuscado expedi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ADH_paraje-de-fra-cristobal_Magdalena-NM.html
The mountain range seen along the east bank of the Rio Grande is named after Father Cristobal de Salazar of the 1598 Juan de Onate expedition. The northern edge of the twenty-one mile range is said to resemble the profile of the good friar. This p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ADG_fort-craig-rest-area_Magdalena-NM.html
Fort Craig is on alluvial gravelly sands, derived from the mountains to the west, sloping toward Rio Grande to east. Magdalena Mountains to northwest and San Mateo Mountains to west are mainly thick piles of volcanic rocks. San Andres Mountains on…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM155F_magdalena-livestock-driveway_Magdalena-NM.html
South across the road lies one of the west's historic "hoof highways" which was used annually from 1885 until 1971. Sheep and cattle were driven to and from the railroad at Magdalena, NM or to Springerville, AZ. The driveway was 5 to 10 miles wide…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUCM_paraje-de-fra-cristobal_Magdalena-NM.html
The mountain range seen along the east bank of the Rio Grande is named after Father Cristobal de Salazar of the 1598 Juan de O?ate expedition. The northern edge of the twenty-one mile range is said to resemble the profile of the good friar. This p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUCL_women-of-the-camino-real_Magdalena-NM.html
Front of MarkerIn 1598 the first Spanish settlers in New Mexico traveled up the Camino Real from north-central Mexico. Of the 560 people so far identified on that expedition, at least 20 percent were women. They came on foot, on wagons or horsebac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUCK_fort-craig_Magdalena-NM.html
Fort Craig was established in 1853 and garrisoned in 1854 with troops from Fort Conrad located about nine miles north. Named after Capt. Louis S. Craig, it was used to control Indian raids along the Jornada del Muerto. Troops from Fort Craig were …