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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E73_first-lady-of-artesia_Artesia-NM.html
Dedicatedto theSpirit of the Pioneer Women
Sculptor: Robert SummersFoundry: Eagle Bronze
First Lady of Artesia is approximately 12 feet tall and 6 feet in diameter. The artist designed Sallie Chisum from several photographs taken of her thro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15S0_guadalupe-escarpment-scenic-area_Carlsbad-NM.html
Fellow Travelers, imagine the land and mountains before you covered by a deep inland sea. Then imagine a large reef forming over 255 million years ago. As the inland sea vanished minerals such as calcite and aragonite bonded together the sea life …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15RZ_guadalupe-mountains_Carlsbad-NM.html
Guadalupe Mountains to southwest rise from Pecos River Valley, with higher southern peaks at 8,750 feet. Bold escarpment is of famous Capitan limestone, an ancient reef similar to Great Barrier Reef of Australia, and host to Carlsbad Cavern as wel…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15RQ_carlsbad-caverns-national-park_Carlsbad-NM.html
The Civilian Conservation Corps provided employment for more than 50,000 young men in New Mexico during the great depression of the 1930's. At the National Park Service CCC Camp, they developed nearby Rattle Snake Springs into a permanent water so…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15RP_carlsbad-caverns-national-park_Carlsbad-NM.html
These vast and magnificent caverns contain over 21 miles of explored corridors. The chambers contain countless stalactites and stalagmites unrivaled in size and beauty. The caverns are within a reef that formed in an ancient sea 240 million years …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15RO_espejos-trail_Loving-NM.html
Don Antonio de Espejo, leader of the third expedition to explore New Mexico, passed near here on his return to Mexico City in 1583. After learning of the martyrdom of two Franciscan friars from an earlier expedition, he explored the Pueblo country…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15RN_lovings-bend_Loving-NM.html
In July 1867 Oliver Loving, a partner in the Goodnight-Loving cattle concern, was attacked by Comanches while driving cattle to Fort Sumner. Wounded, Loving held off the attack for two days and nights. With the help of Mexican traders, he made it …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15RL_goodnight-loving-trail_Carlsbad-NM.html
After leaving Fort Sumner, the Goodnight-Loving Trail forked in two directions. This branch, developed by Oliver Loving in 1866, followed the Pecos River to Las Vegas, and the Santa Fe Trail to Raton Pass. The great Texas cattle drives followed th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15RE_civilian-conservation-corps-carlsbad-campsite_Carlsbad-NM.html
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) provided employment for more than 50,000 young men in New Mexico during the Great Depression as part of President Roosevelt's New Deal Program. Three CCC companies were located where the Carlsbad Hospital now …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15RB_carlsbad-irrigation-flume_Carlsbad-NM.html
The massive concrete flume in the distance carries water from the Pecos River to irrigate much of the farmland in this area. It is a vital link in an extensive irrigation system which made possible development of the region's agricultural resource…