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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29GE_fajada-butte_Nageezi-NM.html
Fajada Butte dominates the landscape. Exposed rock layers reveal the regions geologic and human history.
Cliff House Sandstone forms the upper layer with deposits of fossil shells, clams, shark teeth, and marine sand. Menefee Formation forms th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29GD_ancient-astronomers_Nageezi-NM.html
Atop Fajada Butte Chacoan skywatchers commemorated the movement of the sun and the seasons. Sunlight passed between three boulder slabs onto a spiral petroglyph to mark the sun's position on the summer solstice, winter solstice, and the equinoxes.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29GC_chaco-a-world-heritage-site_Nageezi-NM.html
Chaco Culture was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. Chaco Canyon was a major cultural center between 850 and 1250 CE, and is remarkable both for its monumental architecture and its status as a center of trade, politics, and cerem…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CJ2_for-the-enlightenment-of-the-nation_Aztec-NM.html
Working from his house and publishing through the American Natural History Museum, Earl Morris intrigued the nation with his findings at Aztec Ruins.
In 1923 the site Morris had known since boyhood was preserved as a national monument "for the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CJ1_aztec-ruins-national-monument_Aztec-NM.html
Through the collective recognition of the community of nations expressed within the principles of the convention concerning the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage Aztec Ruins National Monument has been designated an outlier of C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14I5_harriet-belle-amsden-sammons-1876-1954_Farmington-NM.html
Harriet was an astute financial manager and the first female bank president in New Mexico, operating the First National Bank in Farmington from 1922 until 1951. During the Depression she bought out San Juan National Bank, keeping it solvent and ap…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZLR_bisti-wilderness_Farmington-NM.html
The highly scenic badlands of the Bisti were created by the erosion and weathering of interbedded shale, sandstone and coal formations into unusual forms. The area is also rich in fossil flora and fauna. 3,946 acres of the Badlands were designated…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOD4_farmington_Farmington-NM.html
Until 1876 this area comprised part of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation. Anglo settlement quickly began at the confluence of the San Juan, Animas, and La Plata Rivers. Farmington became a ranching and farming area and, later, an important producer…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOD2_aztec-ruins-national-monument_Aztec-NM.html
Despite its name, this magnificent site reflects 11th century influence from nearby Chaco Canyon rather than from the later Aztecs of Mexico. The striking masonry pueblos illustrate the classic Chaco architectural style with later Mesa Verde addit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOD1_aztec-ruins-national-monument_Aztec-NM.html
Despite its name, this magnificent site reflects 11th century influence from nearby Chaco Canyon rather than from the later Aztecs of Mexico. The striking masonry pueblos illustrate the classic Chaco architectural style with later Mesa Verde addit…