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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUKG_albuquerque-electric-streetcar-system_Albuquerque-NM.html
An electric streetcar system in Albuquerque was constructed in 1904 to replace the horse-drawn trolleys. Two streetcar companies were established, one for the downtown Albuquerque and Old Town Plaza areas (the Albuquerque Traction Company) and ano…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUKF_hotel-alvarado_Albuquerque-NM.html
Hotel Alvarado was constructed in 1902 and demolished in 1970 in spite of local efforts to preserve it. The hotel and depot complex, shown in this 1908 photograph looking west, was designed by Santa Fe Railroad architect Charles Whittlesey in Cali…
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! (East Face):…
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…
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