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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPKW_bayard_Bayard-NM.html
Sites in the surrounding hills indicate that Indians of the Mogollon culture (A.D. 300 - 1450) lived here long before the Europeans. In the late 19th century, this was a stronghold of Apaches led by Victorio and Geronimo. Today Bayard, which was i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPKV_bayard_Bayard-NM.html
Sites in the surrounding hills indicate that Indians of the Mogollon culture (A.D. 300 - 1450) lived here long before the Europeans. In the late 19th century, this was a stronghold of Apaches led by Victorio and Geronimo. Today Bayard, which was i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPKU_deming_Deming-NM.html
In 1780, Governor Juan Bautista de Anza passed here while searching for a trade route between Santa Fe and the mines of Sonora, Mexico. Deming, named for Mary Anne Deming, was founded in 1881 when the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Railroads were c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPKT_cathay-williams_Deming-NM.html
Born into slavery, Cathay was liberated in 1861 and worked as a cook for the Union army during the Civil War. In 1866 she enlisted in the U.S. Army as Private William Cathey serving with the Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Cummings and Fort Bayard until …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPKS_emory-pass_Winston-NM.html
Named in honor of Lt. W.H. Emory, who passed by here with the Army of the West in 1846. His report to the U.S. Government is the earliest scientific account of this region which then belonged to Mexico.
Elev. 8228
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPKR_james-mcnally_Hillsboro-NM.html
Near this spot lie the unidentified remains of a true American hero. Born in Ireland in 1839, James McNally served in the 3rd and 8th US Cavalry from 1858 to 1883. He was wounded during the Civil War Battle of Valverde, NM. 21 February 1862. After…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPKQ_hillsboro_Hillsboro-NM.html
Hillsboro was founded in the 1870's after gold and silver was discovered in the surrounding Black Range. The town developed into an important mining and ranching center, and served as the Sierra County seat from 1884 to 1939. It was the site of se…
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 …