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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLWI_santuario-de-chimay_Chimayo-NM.html
In 1816, Bernardo Abeyta and the other residents of El Potrero, then a separate community, finished this massive adobe chapel honoring Nuestro Se?or de Esqu?pulas. It is noted for its 6-foot crucifix and its tradition of healing the sick. The Sant…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLW6_la-angostura_Algodones-NM.html
Near here the Rio Grande Valley closes into a narrow pass (angostura). Control of this pass was critical to the safety of the trade along the Camino Real, so this area has been the focus of fortifications since the early 17th century. The 18th cen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLW1_shrine-of-our-lady-of-lourdes_Ohkay-Owingeh-NM.html
[ Panel 1: ]San Juan Parish's Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes was conceived as place of pilgrimage for those faithful wishing to honor Our Lady and to be given a glimpse of her place of apparition to St. Bernadette Soubirou in the Pyrenees Mountains…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLGV_las-trampas_Chamisal-NM.html
The village of Las Trampas was established in 1751 by 12 families from Santa Fe, led by Juan de Arg?ello, who received a land grant from Governor Tom V?lez Cachup?n. The church of San Jos? de Gracia is one of the finest surviving 18th-cent…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK7L_old-acoma-sky-city_Acoma-Pueblo-NM.html
Legend describes Acoma as a "place that always was". Archaeological evidence shows it has been occupied since at least the 13th century. Established on this mesa for defensive purposes, Acoma was settled by inhabitants of nearby pueblos which had …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJRX_rio-grande-gorge-bridge_El-Prado-NM.html
(Lower plaque)In recognition of George Lavender New Mexico State Highway Commissioner 1955-1961 for his dedicated efforts towards completion of this project for the benefit of Northern New Mexico(Upper Plaque)Rio Grande Gorge Bridge SP-S-1539 (200…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGZ7_canadian-escarpment_Las-Vegas-NM.html
Prominent landform of north-eastern New Mexico that extends for almost 100 miles between Las Vegas and Clayton. From this point, the grass-lands of the High Plains reach northwestward to the foot of the Southern Rocky Mountains which rise to eleva…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGOB_smokey-bear_Capitan-NM.html
This is the resting place of the first living Smokey Bear. In 1950 when Smokey was a tiny cub, wildfire burned his forest home in the nearby Capitan Mountains of the Lincoln National Forest. Firefighters found the badly burned cub clinging to a bl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGFH_hatch_Hatch-NM.html
Originally established as Santa Barbara in 1851, Apache raids drove the settlers away until 1853 when nearby Fort Thorn was established. Abandoned again in 1860 after the fort closed, it was reoccupied in 1875 and re-named for General Edward Hatch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG4L_ca-oncito-at-apache-canyon_Santa-Fe-NM.html
Strategically located where the Santa Fe Trail emerges from Glorieta Pass, Ca?oncito is where the New Mexico Governor Manuel Armijo weakly defended New Mexico against the American Army in 1846. In 1862, Union forces destroyed a Confederate supply …