Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, and the Denver and Rio Grande railroads race to stake their claims on the strategic Raton Pass. Railroads, Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe,…
Apaches, Navajo, Kit Carson, General Carleton, Pecos River, Bosque Redondo, Long Walk, reservations Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives General Carleton sends Kit Carson to round up the Navajo and march them 400 miles through snow storms to…
This is the summary. Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives The Navajo War of 1858: The killing of Major William Brook's slave at Fort Defiance by a Navajo sparks an all-out campaign against the tribe. 1 The Navajo…
United States, Navajo, peace Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives Henry Dodge was a transformative and calming figure in US–Navajo relations.
Narbona, Navajo, US Army Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives Elderly Navajo head man Narbona, long known as a man of peace, is senselessly killed by US troops.
Kearny, Navajo, Ojo del Oso, Bear Springs Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives General Stephen Kearny sends Colonel Alexander Doniphan into unknown territory to negotiate the first of many peace treaties with the Navajo at Ojo…
Victorio Peak, Doc Noss, treasure, cavern, cave, saga Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives Milton "Doc" Noss purports to have found a vast cavern filled with treasure in Victorio Peak. 1 Part 2 of the Saga of the…
treasure, gold mine, Padre LaRue Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives One of New Mexico's most enduring treasure tales.
Civil War, Confederate Army, weapons Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives Confederate troops buried cannons during their retreat from New Mexico. Where are they today?
Civil War, Glorieta Pass, Union Army, Confederate Army Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives The Confederates won the second battle, but lost their supply train and the war. 1
