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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15RA_seven-rivers-cemetery_Artesia-NM.html
Seven Rivers was located south of Artesia near the confluence of seven branches of a stream that flowed into the Pecos River. Settled in the mid-1860s, the town flourished as a trading post and refuge for participants in the Lincoln County War. Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15R9_artesia_Artesia-NM.html
Artesia, named for the area's many artesian wells, lies on the route of the Pecos Valley cattle trails used by Charles Goodnight, Oliver Loving, and John S. Chisum. The town, established in 1903, is located in what was once part of Chisum's vast c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15R7_casta-o-de-sosas-route_Artesia-NM.html
In 1590-91 Gaspar Casta?o de Sosa, a Portuguese by birth, took an expedition up the Pecos River in an attempt to establish a colony in New Mexico. His venture was a failure, but it led to a permanent settlement under Don Juan de Onate in 1598. Cas…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15QZ_the-derrick-floor_Artesia-NM.html
Dedicated to the men and women who take the risks and do the work to find, produce and refine New Mexico oil and gas. This monument of a 1950s drilling rig is unveiled in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Illinois #3, the first commercial…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15QY_artesia_Artesia-NM.html
Artesia, named for the area's many artesian wells, lies on the route of the Pecos Valley cattle trails used by Charles Goodnight, Oliver Loving, and John S. Chisum. The town, established in 1903, is located in what was once part of Chisum's vast c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15QX_independent-spirit_Artesia-NM.html
The men who drove cattle from Texas up along the Pecos River during the mid-1860s until the barbed-wire era of the early 1900s were tough, independent and courageous. Those who chose to settle down and ranch in the surrounding plains or rugged Gua…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3HD_stephen-tyng-mather_Carlsbad-NM.html
He laid the foundation of the National Park Service defining and establishing the policies under which its areas shall be developed and conserved unimpaired for future generations. There will never come an end to the good that he has done.