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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUCM_paraje-de-fra-cristobal_Magdalena-NM.html
The mountain range seen along the east bank of the Rio Grande is named after Father Cristobal de Salazar of the 1598 Juan de O?ate expedition. The northern edge of the twenty-one mile range is said to resemble the profile of the good friar. This p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUCL_women-of-the-camino-real_Magdalena-NM.html
Front of MarkerIn 1598 the first Spanish settlers in New Mexico traveled up the Camino Real from north-central Mexico. Of the 560 people so far identified on that expedition, at least 20 percent were women. They came on foot, on wagons or horsebac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUCK_fort-craig_Magdalena-NM.html
Fort Craig was established in 1853 and garrisoned in 1854 with troops from Fort Conrad located about nine miles north. Named after Capt. Louis S. Craig, it was used to control Indian raids along the Jornada del Muerto. Troops from Fort Craig were …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUCJ_v-squez-de-coronados-route_Magdalena-NM.html
In 1541 an expedition from the army of Francisco Vquez de Coronado, New Mexico's first explorer, marched south 80 leagues to investigate the pueblos along the lower R?o Grande. The group reached that part of the infamous Jornada del Muerto, now co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ18_magdalena-fault_Magdalena-NM.html
The Magdalena Mountains to the west are topped by South Baldy at 10,783 feet; Magdalena Peak at 8,152 feet. La Jencia plain to the east is bisected by Water Canyon three miles below this marker. The bench along the edge of the mountains is Magdale…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ0O_kelly_Magdalena-NM.html
Silver was discovered in Kelly around 1866 and the town site was laid out in circa 1879. Kelly boomed with silver mining and eventually zinc mining, becoming one of central New Mexico's most prosperous mining towns. At one time it boasted a popula…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ0M_magdalena_Magdalena-NM.html
Magdalena is located in a mineral-rich area which became a center of silver mining in the 1860's. In 1885, a railroad was built to the smelter in Socorro, and Magdalena became an important railhead for cattle, sheep, and ore.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPXW_new-mexico-bureau-of-mines-and-mineral-resources-museum_Socorro-NM.html
Based on personal collection willed to the New Mexico School of Mines by C.T. Brown in 1928, this museum displays thousands of mineral specimens from around the world with special emphasis on minerals found in New Mexico. Highlights include smiths…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPQX_magdalena-fault_Magdalena-NM.html
Magdalena Mountains to the west are topped by South Baldy at 10,783 feet; Magdalena Peak at 8,152 feet. La Jencia plain to the east is bisected by Water Canyon three miles below this marker. The bench along the edge of the mountains is Magdalena F…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPQU_socorro_Socorro-NM.html
The Piro Indian pueblo Teypana was visited by Juan de Onate in 1598. The people of the village reportedly supplied corn to Onate who bestowed the name Socorro ("aid" in Spanish) on the pueblo. In 1626, the mission of Nuestra Senora de Socorro was …