Santa Fe in Santa Fe County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

1976

— Commemorative Walkway Park —

Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 18, 2014

1. 1976 Marker

Inscription.
Santa Fe, now 366 years old, joined the rest of the United States in celebrating the nation’s 200th birthday. New Mexico and the entire Southwest continued to see tremendous expansion and population growth with the influx of migration from the east. Our state was now ranked 4th among the states in the production of natural gas and 7th in the production of crude oil.

Erected 1986 by the Governor and Mrs. Bruce King. (Marker Number 17.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources.

Location. 35° 41.372′ N, 105° 55.985′ W. Marker is in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in Santa Fe County. It is on 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.

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 walking distance of this marker: 1960 (here, next to this marker); 1945 (here, next to this marker); 1982 (here, next to this marker); 1926 (here, next to this marker); 1985 (here, next to this marker); 1912 (here, next to this marker); To the Future (here, next to this marker); Welcome to Historic Fort Marcy (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santa Fe.

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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.

Markers 13 through 20 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 18, 2014

2. Markers 13 through 20

This marker is the fifth tablet from the right on the raised wall beyond the railing.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2014, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 573 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2014, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.