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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C69_chaco-cliffs_Rehoboth-NM.html
Great cliffs of red sandstone form the southern boundary of the San Juan basin. The strata that are exposed here are the gently upturned edge of the structural basin which contains coal, uranium, oil and gas resources. The Zuni mountains to the so…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOG2_pueblo-of-zuni_Zuni-NM.html
The six original Zuni pueblos were the legendary "Seven Cities of Cibola" sought by Vasquez de Coronado in 1540. They were abandoned during the Pueblo Revolt, and the present pueblo was settled in 1699 after the Spanish reconquest. In 1970 Zuni be…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOG0_pueblo-of-zuni_Zuni-NM.html
The six original Zuni pueblos were the legendary "Seven Cities of Cibola" sought by Vasquez de Coronado in 1540. They were abandoned during the Pueblo Revolt, and the present pueblo was settled in 1699 after the Spanish reconquest. In 1970 Zuni be…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOFY_zuni-olla-maidens-zuni-pueblo_Zuni-NM.html
The Zuni Olla Maidens are an all-women's group renowned for their skill and ability to balance fragile water jars or ollas on their heads. Historically, Zuni women collected water in ollas from nearby springs for everyday use. Today, they perform …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOFD_in-memory-of-all-vietnam-veterans_Gallup-NM.html
This memorial was erected in memory of the young individuals who went to war as kids and lost their youthful dreams, and some their lives, for a cause - freedom and honor - and came back as men with the horrors of war instilled in every fiber of t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOFC_navajo-code-talkers_Gallup-NM.html
29 Marines prepare to depart during World War II
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOEX_gallup_Gallup-NM.html
Long a major trading center for the Navajo and Zuni Indians living in communities north and south of the town. Gallup emerged in 1881 from a railroad construction camp. It is named for David Gallup, who in 1880 was paymaster for the Atlantic & Pac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOEU_fort-wingate_Fort-Wingate-NM.html
The first Fort Wingate was established near San Rafael in 1862, to serve as the base of Col. Kit Carson's campaigns against the Navajos. In 1868 the garrison was transferred to the second Fort Wingate near Gallup. In that same year, the Navajos re…