Near Portales in Roosevelt County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Blackwater Draw

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 3, 2012

1. Blackwater Draw Marker

Inscription. Blackwater Draw consists of several important archaeological sites that have yielded much information about the big-game hunting way of life. Some of the animals that were hunted, like the mammoth, are long extinct. Eastern New Mexico University's Blackwater Draw Museum contains artifacts of the Paleo-Indian cultures that existed here as early as 10,000 B.C.

Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 34° 15.022′ N, 103° 15.043′ W. Marker is near Portales, New Mexico, in Roosevelt County. It is on U.S. 70 1.7 miles east of State Road 202, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Portales NM 88130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern New Mexico.

It is also in the American Southwest,

on the Great Plains,

on the Southern Plains,

and specifically on the High Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

the Comanchería,

the Dust Bowl,

and the Republic of Texas.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rose Powers White (a few steps from this marker); Portales (approx. 5 miles away); Portales Depot (approx. 6.7 miles away); a different marker also named The Roosevelt County Museum (approx. 7.4 miles away); a different marker also named Portales (approx. 7½ miles away); Eastern New Mexico University

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(approx. 7½ miles away); Ida O. Jackson (approx. 10½ miles away); Lincoln - Jackson School (approx. 10½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portales.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Roosevelt County Museum (was approx. 7.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Additional commentary.
1. Blackwater Draw Marker and Building
The Blackwater Draw Historic Marker, The Blackwater Draw Museum, and the Rose Powers White Historic Marker were all destroyed by the same grass fire a few years ago.

— Submitted April 15, 2023, by Mike Burns of Clovis, New Mexico.

<i>Back of</i> Blackwater Draw Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 3, 2012

2. Back of Blackwater Draw Marker

Points of Interest
New Mexico's Historic Markers typically have a map on the back side showing the location of other OSHM's. This is an excellent source of information when exploring for other Historical Markers and locations.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 3, 2012

3. Blackwater Draw Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,346 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 7, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.