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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19M9_rio-grande_Las-Cruces-NM.html
Marker Front:The Rio Grande (big river) has been an integral part of the history of New Mexico for thousands of years. Running through the entire state, it is both its backbone and lifeblood. It originates in the southern Rocky Mountains of Colora…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUBD_fort-selden-state-monument_Las-Cruces-NM.html
Fort Selden was established to protect settlers and railroad construction crews in the Mesilla Valley and the Jornada del Muerto from Apaches. The first regular army troops to garrison it were four companies of the black 125th Infantry. General Do…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUBC_paraje-san-diego_Las-Cruces-NM.html
This paraje, or stopping place, provided travelers along the Camino Real with a final opportunity to water their stock and prepare their caravans before leaving the Rio Grande Valley and entering the desolate Jornada del Muerto. Caravans on their …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUBB_jornada-del-muerto_Las-Cruces-NM.html
This stretch of the Camino Real leaves the R?? Grande and cuts across 90 miles of desert with little water or shelter. Despite its difficulty, the dreaded "Journey of the Deadman" was heavily used by Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo travelers between E…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPKP_jornada-del-muerto_Las-Cruces-NM.html
High plains of the Jornada del Muerto, elevation 4,340 feet, lie 400 feet above the Rio Grande Valley. It is a transitional area from the Basin and Range region to the west into tilted mountain ranges, such as the San Andres Mountains to the east,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPKO_jornada-del-muerto_Las-Cruces-NM.html
This stretch of the Camino Real leaves the R?o Grande and cuts across 90 miles of desert with little water or shelter. Despite its difficulty, the dreaded "Journey of the Deadman" was heavily used by Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo travelers between E…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPKN_paraje-san-diego_Las-Cruces-NM.html
This paraje, or stopping place, provided travelers along the Camino Real with a final opportunity to water their stock and prepare their caravans before leaving the Rio Grande Valley and entering the desolate Jornada del Muerto. Caravans on their …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPKL_rio-grand-bridge-at-radium-springs_Las-Cruces-NM.html
This structure - one of the best surviving examples of timber and beam bridge construction in the state - was erected in 1933. The superstructure consists of 19 spans, each 25 feet in length. The roadway is 475 feet long. During the 1920s and 30s,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPKK_fort-selden-cemetery_Las-Cruces-NM.html
Fort Selden was established nearby in 1865 to help protect the settlements of the Mesilla Valley and travelers along the Jornada del Muerto from Apache raids. The post cemetery was located in this field until the fort was abandoned in 1891. Milita…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPKJ_paraje-de-robledo_Las-Cruces-NM.html
This paraje or resting place was named for Pedro Robledo, a member of the Juan de O?ate expedition, who was buried nearby on May 21, 1598. This camping place was a welcome sight for caravans entering or exiting the dreaded Jornada del Muerto, a pa…