Near Santa Fe in Santa Fe County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Amelia Elizabeth White
(1878-1972)
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Mary Cabot Wheelwright
(1878-1958)
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 22, 2011
1. Amelia Elizabeth White Marker
(side one)
Amelia Elizabeth White (1878-1972)
Amelia Elizabeth White worked tirelessly to promote Indian art and to preserve Santa Fe's heritage. A philanthropist and community activist, she donated land for the Laboratory of Anthropology and the Wheelwright Museum, gave the city its first animal shelter, and established the Garcia Street Club for neighborhood children. Her estate, once a gathering place for local artists, is now home to the School for Advanced Research.
(side two)
Mary Cabot Wheelwright (1858-1958)
Born in Boston, art heiress Mary Cabot Wheelwright came to New Mexico for an extended visit in the 1920s. She restored and lived in Los Luceros, a centuries old Rio Grande estate. Her understanding and advocacy of Navajo spirituality resulted from her association with ceremonial singer Hastiin Klah. Wheelwright created the Museum of Navajo Ceremonial Art, now the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian.
Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Women. In addition, it is included in the New Mexico Womens Historic Marker Initiative
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Location. 35° 31.644′ N, 106° 9.384′ W. Marker is near Santa Fe, New Mexico, in Santa Fe County. It can be reached from Interstate 25 at milepost 269, 1½ miles west of Waldo Canyon Road (County Road 57). Marker is located at the La Bajada Welcome Center in the northbound rest area. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Santa Fe NM 87508, 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 and also the Republic of Texas.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bicentennial Celebration / La Bajada (here, next to this marker); Laura Gilpin (1891-1979) (here, next to this marker); Maria Gertrudis Barcelσ (a few steps from this marker); Three Wise Women (a few steps from
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 22, 2011
2. Mary Cabot Wheelwright Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 22, 2011
3. Amelia Elizabeth White Marker (on far right)
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 22, 2011
4. Five New Mexico Historic Women Markers.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,809 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 3, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
