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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM185H_the-spitz-clock_Santa-Fe-NM.html
The Spitz Jewelry Store was established on the Plaza in 1881, and a clock, without works, was placed in front of the store to advertise the wares offered. Near the turn of the century, this "clock" was replaced by a functioning sidewalk clock whic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1857_golondrinas-old-cienega-village-museum_Santa-Fe-NM.html
Established in the 1700, Rancho de Las Golondrinas was a paraje, or stopping place, which provided a welcome respite to weary travelers along the Camino Real well into the 19th century. The site is now a living historical museum which features a r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM182Y_santa-fe-opera_Santa-Fe-NM.html
The Santa Fe Opera, founded in 1957, has won worldwide acclaim for the high standards of its presentations and the success of its apprentice program. World and American premieres as well as standard operatic favorites are presented here. Most oper…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11B4_bicentennial-celebration-la-bajada_Santa-Fe-NM.html
This is a two sided markerSide A:Bicentennial CelebrationThis facility was built by the New Mexico State Highway Department to commemorate thebicentennial birthday of the United States. Located 15 miles south of the plaza in Santa Fe, the nation's…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMULE_amelia-elizabeth-white-mary-cabot-wheelwright_Santa-Fe-NM.html
(side one)Amelia Elizabeth White (1878-1972)
Amelia Elizabeth White worked tirelessly to promote Indian art and to preserve Santa Fe's heritage. A philanthropist and community activist, she donated land for the Laboratory of Anthropology and th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMULD_laura-gilpin-1891-1979_Santa-Fe-NM.html
(side one)An outstanding photographer of the twentieth century, Laura Gilpin is best known for capturing southwestern cultures and landscapes on film. When her car ran out of gas on the Navajo reservation in 1930, she began photographing the local…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMULC_sisters-of-charity_Santa-Fe-NM.html
(side one)The first Sisters of Charity arrived in New Mexico Territory in 1865 from Cincinnati at the request of Bishop Lamy with the mission of serving all people regardless of race, religion or ability to pay. Hundreds of sisters followed. They …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMULB_three-wise-women_Santa-Fe-NM.html
(side one)Three generations of one family worked more than 100 years to preserve the cultural heritage of New Mexico. Eva Fenyes created an artistic and photographic record of missions and adobe buildings, and preserved Spanish Colonial and Native…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMULA_maria-gertrudis-barcel_Santa-Fe-NM.html
(side one)Maria Gertrudis Barcel? or Do?a Tules, a notorious gambler and courtesan, operated a gambling house and saloon on Burro Alley in Santa Fe. She traveled up El Camino Real from Sonora, Mexico in 1815. Bishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy allowed this…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUL8_gold-and-turquoise_Santa-Fe-NM.html
(side one)First gold placer mining west of the Mississippi began with the discovery of the precious metal in the rugged Ortiz Mountains south of here in 1828, 21 years before the California gold rush. Since then, the district has produced more tha…