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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XVL_chaves-county-veterans-memorial-a-war-memorial_Roswell-NM.html
In Remembrance of
The Veterans of All
Wars and Military
Actions Who Made
The Supreme Sacri
Fice With Grateful
Appreciation from
The Citizens of Chavez
County
Nov. 11, 1983
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XVK_new-mexico-navy-veterans-monument-a-war-memorial_Roswell-NM.html
Dedicated
February 24, 1968
To the Men and Women
Of New Mexico Who
Serve With The
United States Navy
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EEP_atlas-missile-silos_Roswell-NM.html
During the Cold War (1946-1989), this area became home for twelve Atlas missile silo sites — America's first operational Intercontinental Ballistic Missile system. They protected the Strategic Air Command facilities at Walker Air Force Base …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E9I_justice-in-the-wild-west_Roswell-NM.html
Before the construction of the elegant courthouse that stands here today, a smaller courthouse constructed in 1890 was home to Roswell's judicial system.In 1889, prior to construction, Captain Joseph C. Lea, Charles Eddy, and Pat Garrett (the famo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E7U_llano-estacado_Caprock-NM.html
Nomadic Indians and countless buffalo herds dominated this vast plain when the Vquez de Coronado expedition explored it in 1541. Later it was the focus of Comanchero activity, and in the 19th century it became a center for cattle ranching. The nam…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E7O_waldrop-park_Roswell-NM.html
This site is named for Victor H. Waldrop and stewardship for is shared by the New Mexico Department of Transportation and local bird enthusiasts. Wind blown-sand deposited at the base of Mescalero Ridge forms a 60 mile expanse of open dunes and st…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E7N_goodnight-loving-trail_Roswell-NM.html
This famous old cattle trail, running 2000 miles from Texas to Wyoming, was blazed in 1866 by Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving. In New Mexico, the trail followed the Pecos River north to Fort Sumner, where the government needed beef to feed the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E7L_bottomless-lakes-state-park_Roswell-NM.html
When 19th Century cowboys attempted to measure these lakes by tying lariats together, they found no bottom and declared the lakes "bottomless." Today we know these sinkholes, formed by collapsed salt and gypsum deposits, are 17 to 90 feet in depth…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E7K_louise-massey-mabie-1902-1983_Roswell-NM.html
This is a two sided markerSide A:One of the first female radio stars in the 1930s, Louise's career spanned from 1918-1950. Her recordings in English and Spanish sold millions of copies. Heading the Roswell-based group, Louise Massey and the Wester…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E7J_roswell_Roswell-NM.html
Roswell was a watering place for the Pecos Valley cattle drives of the 1870s and 1880s. It was incorporated in 1891 and is seat of Chaves County, named for Col. J. Francisco Chaves, Civil War Soldier and delegate to the U.S. Congress from the Terr…