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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUSS_black-jacks-hideout-colfax-county-war_Cimarron-NM.html
Side A:Black Jack's HideoutIn Turkey Creek Canyon near here, the outlaw gang of Thomas "Black Jack" Ketchum had one of its hideouts. After a train robbery in July 1899, a posse surprised the gang at the hideout. The outlaws scattered after a blood…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUSO_the-saint-james-hotel_Cimarron-NM.html
The Saint James HotelHas been placed on theNational RegisterOf Historic PlacesBy the United StatesDepartment of the Interior1872
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUSA_cimarron-canyon_Cimarron-NM.html
You are now at the Great Plains-Rocky Mountain boundary. The Cimarron Range, one of the eastern-most ranges of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in this part of New Mexico. Elevation 6,800 feet.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUS4_cimarron-canyon-state-park_Ute-Park-NM.html
This high mountain park is part of a state wildlife area and is managed by the New Mexico State Park Division in cooperation with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. Trout fishing is excellent in the Cimarron River, and the park offers fin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUS2_palisades-sill_Eagle-Nest-NM.html
These spectacular cliffs are cut by the Cimarron River through igneous rock known as a sill and composed of the rock type monzonite which was emplaced some 40 million years ago as these Southern Rocky Mountains were being uplifted. Elevation 8,000…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUS1_eagle-nest-lake-state-park_Eagle-Nest-NM.html
Eagle Nest was a place where members of several Indian tribes were said to have come to collect ceremonial feathers. Before 1919, Charles Springer acquired the land and built a dam for irrigation. It now has a capacity of 78,000 acre feet and prov…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUS0_elizabethtown_Eagle-Nest-NM.html
The discovery of gold on Baldy Mountain in 1866 brought such a rush of fortune-seekers to the Moreno Valley that "E-town" became a roaring mining camp almost overnight. Because of water and transportation problems, and a decline in ore quality, it…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMURZ_wheeler-peak_Eagle-Nest-NM.html
Across Moreno Valley stands Wheeler Peak, 13,161 feet, highest peak in New Mexico. Rocks of Wheeler Peak and the Taos Range are highly resistant granites and gneisses of Precambrian age. Moreno Valley is underlain by soft sandstones and shales whi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMURY_vietnam-veterans-national-memorial_Angel-Fire-NM.html
This chapel was erected in 1968 by Dr. Victor Westphall in memory of his son David Westphall and all U.S. personnel killed in the fighting in Vietnam. It was first dedicated as the Vietnam Veterans Peace and Brotherhood Chapel, and on May 30, 1983…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMURN_palo-flechado-pass_Taos-NM.html
Palo Flechado (tree pierced with arrows) Pass was used by natives and newcomers traveling from the eastern plains to Taos by way of the Cimarron River. The name may be attributed to the Flecha de Palo Apache band (first mentioned by Juan de Ulibar…