USS New Mexico Battleship
Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives The USS New Mexico Battleship was the Queen of the Pacific Fleet during two world wars.
Decalogue Stone
Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives Mysterious writing on a stone found west of Los Lunas has sparked much speculation about its possible origin and meaning.
Johnson vs. Flynn Fight
boxing, fight Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives This much ballyhooed boxing match of 1912 didn't turn out so well.
The Founding of Albuquerque, 1706: An Historical-Legal Problem
By Richard E. Greenleaf University of the Americas A. C. Mexico 10, D. F. Part One Title to ownership of land and use of water resources is a problem that plagues many southwestern communities that date their founding from Spanish colonial times. When litigation concerning property or…
Turkey Mountain
US Army, snakes, hunting, soldiers I want to try to show, by this paper, how a hunter can have an interesting and exciting day without killing game, or even getting a shot,—that is, if he is in a rattlesnake country. I will tell the story and give the incidents…
Thunder Mountain Changes its Name
Union County, Capulin, volcano Death of the Thunder Bird Wipes Out a People and Brings the Desert New Mexico by Ruth Jasper Nicholl The most nearly perfect extinct volcanic crater in North America is found in Union County, New Mexico. So unusual is this crater—so…
Cattle Mutilations
Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives Although "officially" attributed to natural causes, cattle mutiiations are still a mysterious phenomenon.
Oliver Lee
Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives A good man or a bad man? Although he has a state park named after him, the jury is still out on Oliver Lee.
The Montezuma Hotel
hot springs, Gallinas River, United World College, fire Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives This fire-prone hotel built on the site of the Las Vegas Hot Springs on the Gallinas River still stands today and is now home…
Gallup Gamerco Strike
Gallup, mines, strike, murder Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives A workers' strike of the Gaerco mines in Gallup turns violent, resulting in the largest unmber of people ever arrested and tried for a single murder.
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