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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMODA_san-rafael_San-Rafael-NM.html
San Rafael, formerly know as El Gallo, is located at a spring near the Malpais, the great lave flow to the east. The area was visited by members of Vquez de Coronado's expedition in 1540. In 1862, it was selected as the original site of Fort Winga…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOD9_vietnam-veterans-memorial_Grants-NM.html
Honoring the58,249 KIAAs ofAugust 1, 2005
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOD8_grants_Grants-NM.html
Located just north of the great lava bed known as the Malpais, Grants began as a coaling station for the Santa Fe Railroad. Around 1880 it was known as Grant's Camp, after the Canadian bridge contractor Angus A. Grant. In 1950, the area's vast ura…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOD7_grants_Grants-NM.html
Located just north of the great lava bed known as the Malpais, Grants began as a coaling station for the Santa Fe Railroad. Around 1880 it was known as Grant's Camp, after the Canadian bridge contractor Angus A. Grant. In 1950, the area's vast ura…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOD4_farmington_Farmington-NM.html
Until 1876 this area comprised part of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation. Anglo settlement quickly began at the confluence of the San Juan, Animas, and La Plata Rivers. Farmington became a ranching and farming area and, later, an important producer…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOD2_aztec-ruins-national-monument_Aztec-NM.html
Despite its name, this magnificent site reflects 11th century influence from nearby Chaco Canyon rather than from the later Aztecs of Mexico. The striking masonry pueblos illustrate the classic Chaco architectural style with later Mesa Verde addit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOD1_aztec-ruins-national-monument_Aztec-NM.html
Despite its name, this magnificent site reflects 11th century influence from nearby Chaco Canyon rather than from the later Aztecs of Mexico. The striking masonry pueblos illustrate the classic Chaco architectural style with later Mesa Verde addit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOCZ_aztec_Aztec-NM.html
Aztec, named for the nearby National Monument, was founded in 1876 when portions of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation were opened for non Indian settlement. It is the seat of San Juan County, which was created in 1887 partially as a response to the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOCV_city-of-bloomfield_Bloomfield-NM.html
Prehistoric farmers established major communities along the rivers of this region in the eleventh century. Eight hundred years later, historic settlement was also made possible by abundant water. Bloomfield was established in 1879 near a site whic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOCS_salmon-ruin_Bloomfield-NM.html
In the late 11th century, influence from Chaco Canyon, 45 miles south of here, began to be felt at this site and at nearby Aztec Ruins National Monument. The Chacoans abandoned this large and well-built masonry pueblo by 1150, and shortly thereaft…