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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28XA_fort-stanton_Fort-Stanton-NM.html
Named for Captain Henry W. Stanton, Fort Stanton was established May 4, 1855 as a
military fort to protect settlers from Apache attacks. Operated as a military fortification until 1896, it played a part in the Civil War, was the first Tuberculosi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM287M_comanche-country_Tucumcari-NM.html
By 1700 the Comanches had acquired the horse and began moving into this area. They drove out the Jicarilla Apaches, and their raids on New Mexico's eastern frontier posed a threat to Indian, Spanish and Anglo settlements for over a century. The Co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21UI_fort-stanton-cave_Lincoln-NM.html
Fort Stanton Cave
Has been designated a
Registered
Natural Landmark
The site possesses exceptional value as an illustration of the nation's natural heritage and contributes to a better understanding of man's environment
1975
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20XQ_women-of-the-santa-fe-trail-new-mexico-historic-women-marker-initiative_Maxwell-NM.html
Women of the Santa Fe Trail
The Women of the Santa Fe Trail endured untold hardships traveling across the Great Plains. In 1829, six Hispanic women were the first known female travelers going east on the trail. In 1832, Mary Donoho was the firs…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20XP_clifton-house-site_Maxwell-NM.html
Three-quarters of a mile west of here at the Canadian River crossing was the popular overnight stage stop on the Old Santa Fe Trail. Clifton House Site was built in 1867 by rancher Tom Stockton, with materials brought overland from Dodge City. For…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-a6513_white-oaks_Carrizozo-NM.html
White Oaks grew rapidly after the discovery of gold in 1869. From tent city to bustling mining town, it was the largest town in Lincoln County with cultural events and an occasional bandit. Gold depletion and failure to grant railroad right-of-way…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z96_sarah-sally-j-rooke-new-mexico-historic-women-marker-initiative_Folsom-NM.html
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Sarah "Sally" J. Rooke
(1843-1908)
Heroine of the Dry Cimarron Flood
On the night of August 27, 1908, while working as a telephone operator, Sally received a call that a wall of water was rushing down the Dry Cimarron River towards F…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z8O_jicarilla-apache-tribe_Dulce-NM.html
The Jicarilla Apaches, primarily a hunting and gathering group, once occupied vast portions of northeastern New Mexico and southern Colorado. Pressure from Comanche Indians and European settlers eventually pushed them from their homeland. In 1887,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YYA_roswell-and-the-new-deal_Roswell-NM.html
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt implemented the "New Deal," a plan for ending the Great Depression. His economic program was was based on relief, recovery, and reform and included the introduction of the Works Progress Administration…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YXU_walker-air-force-base_Roswell-NM.html
Roswell Army Air Field was established in 1941 and renamed after New Mexico native Brig. Gen. Kenneth Walker in 1948. Once the Strategic Air Command's largest base, its bomber fleet and Atlas missiles were key deterrents during the early years of …