Near Pecos in San Miguel County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Architecture as Artifact

Pecos National Historical Park

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 11, 2021

1. Architecture as Artifact Marker

Inscription. Architectural records reveal details that may hold a key to the past. The mission church ruins in front of you and pueblo ruins along the trail reveal the culture of the people who once called Pecos Pueblo home. Here at Pecos National Historical Park, staff carefully maintains park resources and keeps them accessible to pueblo descendants, current visitors, and future generations.

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·Park preservation staff continues to maintain park resources.

·Adolph Bandelier, at Pecos in the 1880s, was part of early archeology efforts on the mission church.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 35° 32.951′ N, 105° 41.371′ W. Marker is near Pecos, New Mexico, in San Miguel County. It can be reached from the intersection of Ancestral Sites Trail and Peach Drive. Marker is on a trail that is part of Pecos National Historical Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 NM-63, Pecos NM 87552, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern New Mexico.

It is also in the American Southwest,

in the Mountain West,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Practical Adaptations (a few steps from this marker); Last Church

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pueblo Revolt (about 300 feet away); Mission Churches (about 400 feet away); Pecos Pueblo Mission (about 600 feet away); Prime Location (about 700 feet away); Precious Water (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mighty Pueblo (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pecos.

Also see . . . Pecos National Historical Park (NPS). (Submitted on November 6, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 11, 2021

2. Architecture as Artifact Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 322 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 6, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.