Santa Fe in Santa Fe County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
1912
— Commemorative Walkway Park —
Photographed By J. J. Prats, April 18, 2014
1. 1912 Marker
Erected 1986 by Mountain Bell (Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company). (Marker Number 13.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Political Subdivisions. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.
Location. 35° 41.373′ N, 105° 55.985′ W. Marker is in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in Santa Fe County. Marker can be reached from Paseo de Peralta near Otero Street. It is in Hillside Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Santa Fe NM 87501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 1926 (here, next to this marker); 1945 (here, next to this marker); 1960 (here, next to this marker); 1976 (here, next to this marker); 1982 (here, next to this marker);
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Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. This is a list of all 21 markers on Santa Fe’s Commemorative Walkway at Hillside Park. There is a link on the list to a map of all markers on the walkway.
Also see . . . History: Statehood. Page at the New Mexico Museum of Art website. Excerpt: “One test still remained to confirm Americans in the belief that New Mexicans were loyal and worthy sons of the republic. At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War in 1898, President William McKinley sent a telegram to Governor Miguel A. Otero, Jr., at Santa Fe, asking him to assist in recruiting stalwart young men who were good shots and good riders. Otero, the first Hispanic to serve as governor of the territory, knew he was on the spot. ‘Many newspapers in the East,’ he later told an interviewer, ‘were dubious about our loyalty we having such a large Mexican population.’ Hoping to lay suspicions to rest, Governor Otero issued a call to every town and ranch
Photographed By J. J. Prats, April 18, 2014
2. Tablets 13 Through 20 Are on the Raised Wall on the Left
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3. New Mexico State Flag
From the Wikipedia Entry: “A contest to design the new state flag was won by Dr. Harry Mera of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Mera was an archaeologist who was familiar with the Zia Sun Symbol found at Zia Pueblo on a 19th-century pot. The symbol has sacred meaning to the Zia. Four is a sacred number which symbolizes the Circle of Life: the four directions, the four times of day, the four stages of life, and the four seasons. The circle binds the four elements of four together. His winning design is the flag that the state uses today. The salutation, ‘I salute the flag of the State of New Mexico and the Zia symbol of perfect friendship among united cultures,’ was many years ago commonly recited in New Mexico public schools after the United States pledge of allegiance.”
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4. Great Seal of the State of New Mexico
From the Wikipedia Entry: “Crescit eundo. Translated from Latin, it means "It grows as it goes" and has been criticized for appearing strange or even nonsensical at first hearing. However, the intended effect is more clear if one considers it within the context of the epic poem De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things) by first-century B.C. Latin poet Lucretius. Here, it refers to a thunderbolt increasing in strength as it moves across the sky, referenced by the selectors of the motto as a symbol of dynamic progress.”
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2014, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 386 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 15, 2014, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
