The first site of Fort Wingate, established around 1849, was at Seboyeta. From there it was moved south and west to a site near Ojo del Gallo, where Hispanic settlers had created a small community, now San Rafael, around the spring of that name. The site of the fort…
Blackwater Draw There was a hiatus in field investigations at Blackwater Draw due to World War II and the departure of Dr. Howard. The decade of the 1950s brought renewed interest mainly due to the threat of imminent destruction of the entire site by the Sanders Sand and Gravel…
Cubero Cubero passed through the area in 1697 on an expedition to Zuni, and it's possible the name originated then. It's also possible the name comes from a local family, though one no longer living in the community. The village appears as Cubera on Bernardo Miera y Pacheco's map…
by David Kammer Establishment of Fort Bayard Army Post Fort Bayard was established on August 21, 1866 by troops of Company B, 125th United States Colored Infantry under the command of Lt. James M. Kerr. Kerr was acting on a recommendation made earlier by Major Nelson H. Davis, Assistant…
Koehler, coal mining town Koehler was a settlement in Colfax Couty. Its location was 16 miles southwest of Raton, 6 miles northwest of US 64, in Prairie Crow Canyon. It had a Post Office from 1907 to 1932 and from 1943 to 1957, after which the mail was set…
Kay-tichi-tya is the traditional name for San Felipe Pueblo. Today the pueblo’s population is around 3,200. 1328 Kay-tichi-tya is the traditional name for San Felipe Pueblo.
By Wanda G. Fuselier and Elon M. Yurwit Near the corner of southwestern New Mexico — midway between Silver City and Deming — is Faywood Hot Springs, a natural geothermal high desert oasis. For centuries, this special place has lured many to its seductive, healing waters. Prehistoric peoples, Spanish…
1269 Officially founded in 1879, Raton has been called "The Gate City," serving as both a stage and railway stop from Colorado into New Mexico.
Fort Tularosa Fort Tularosa (Catron County), was a military installation formerly located on the site of present day Aragon on New Mexico highway 12. This fort was established in 1872 and named for Tularosa Creek on whose east banks it was located. Fort Tularosa was built to protect the…
111246 The traditional spelling and name for Zia Pueblo is Tsia Video Clip Courtesy of Silver Bullet Productions “Zia Pueblo: Home of the Sun Symbol,” 2006 Pueblo of Zia, San Ysidro Vicinity, Zia Pueblo, Sandoval County, NM. Photo taken after 1933. Courtesy of the Historic American Buildings Survey (Library…
