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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EEH_llano-estacado_Melrose-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/HM11ZT_portales_Portales-NM.html
Portales derives its name from the porch-like appearance of a cave entrance at nearby Portales Springs. It developed as a major peanut producing region in the early twentieth century, after the Pecos Valley Railroad opened the area for commercial …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11ZR_eastern-new-mexico-university_Portales-NM.html
This university was established at Portales in 1927 by the State Legislature as the Eastern New Mexico Normal School. It opened for the 1934-35 School year with 274 students. Originally established to train teachers for rural schools, Eastern now …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11ZQ_portales_Portales-NM.html
Portales derives its name from the porch-like appearance of a cave entrance at nearby Portales Springs. It developed as a major peanut producing region in the early twentieth century, after the Pecos Valley Railroad opened the area for commercial …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11ZN_blackwater-draw_Portales-NM.html
Blackwater Draw consists of several important archaeological sites that have yielded much information about the big-game hunting way of life. Some of the animals that were hunted, like the mammoth, are long extinct. Eastern New Mexico University's…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11ZM_rose-powers-white_Portales-NM.html
This is a two sided marker
Side A:Rose Powers White worked tirelessly to compile histories of early pioneers of southeastern New Mexico. She published numerous articles and was frequently asked to lecture to organizations and school groups. She…