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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/HM1F8Q_coelophysis-quarry_Gallina-NM.html
In 1881 David Baldwin discovered small fossilized bones on what is now Ghost Ranch. He mailed the bones to paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope in Philadelphia. Cope had been through the area in the late 1870s and had urged Baldwin to explore and se…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ES7_tierra-amarilla_Tres-Piedras-NM.html
Elevation 7,860 ft. In 1832 the Mexican government made a large community land grant to Manuel Martinez and other settlers but settlement was delayed by raids by Utes, Jicarilla Apaches and Navajos. Tierra Amarilla, first called Nutritas, becam…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ES6_tierra-amarilla_Los-Ojos-NM.html
Elevation 7,860 ft. In 1832 the Mexican government made a large community land grant to Manuel Martinez and other settlers but settlement was delayed by raids by Utes, Jicarilla Apaches and Navajos. Tierra Amarilla, first called Nutritas, becam…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ES5_fort-lowell_Los-Ojos-NM.html
Fort Lowell was established in 1866 to protect the Tierra Amarilla area settlements from the Southern Utes. Originally named Camp Plummer this post was garrisoned by a detachment of New Mexico Volunteers, some of whose descendants live in the area…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ES4_chama_Chama-NM.html
From a small crossroads town, Chama became an important site on the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad after 1880. The Cumbres & Toltec scenic railroad is a remnant of the San Juan Extension a narrow-gauge line which once served the mining areas…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ES3_chama_Chama-NM.html
From a small crossroads town, Chama became an important site on the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad after 1880. The Cumbres & Toltec scenic railroad is a remnant of the San Juan Extension, a narrow-gauge line which once served the mining area…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E5Z_el-rito_El-Rito-NM.html
This village was settled in the 1830s by residents from the Abiqui? area. The Territorial Legislature of 1909 established the Spanish-American Normal School here to train teachers for northern New Mexico schools. After several changes in name and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E5Y_el-rito_El-Rito-NM.html
[ illegible ... ] has evolved into a vibrant community while retaining its agricultural roots.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E5X_agueda-s-martinez-1898-2000_Espanola-NM.html
Agueda is the matriarch of Hispanic weaving in New Mexico. From a very young age, she was known for her complex designs and natural dyes. She was the subject of the Academy Award-nominated documentary film, "Agueda Martinez: Our People, Our Countr…
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