On New Mexico Route 60, on the right when traveling west.
Ada McPherson Morley ran a ranch outside of Datil, New Mexico where she raised three children, including Agnes Morley Cleaveland. A crusader for women's rights, she opposed the infamous Santa Fe Ring, worked for women's suffrage for over thirty . . . — — Map (db m280075) HM
On U.S. 180 at milepost 47.2 at Bursum Road (State Road 159), on the right when traveling north on U.S. 180.
The mountains and the town were named for Juan Ignacio Flores Mogollón, governor of New Mexico from 1712 to 1715. The name also is applied to the Pueblo Indians who abandoned the area in the early 1400s. These mountains were inhabited by Apaches . . . — — Map (db m280076) HM
On U.S. 180 at milepost 51 at State Road 174, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 180.
This steel causeway follows two pipelines which supplied water and water power to the old town of Graham where gold and silver ores were milled from nearby mines in the 1890's. The causeway clings to the sides of a sheer box canyon in Saltwater . . . — — Map (db m280099) HM
Near U.S. 60 just west of Mud Pie Lane, on the right when traveling west.
Due to the strategic location of our town, folks have always found it a pleasant place to stop, rest, and refresh…
The first merchant in town had such a demand for home made pies and they were of such quality that they became justly famous… . . . — — Map (db m311780) HM
On California Street (U.S. 60) 0.3 miles east of State Road 32, on the right when traveling east.
Spanish word for “burned,” Quemado is located in an extinct volcanic area. This community was first settled in 1880 by José Antonio Padilla, who brought sheep and started the stock raising industry in this part of the state. Quemado was once . . . — — Map (db m280098) HM
On Main Street (State Road 435) 0.1 miles south of State Road 12, on the right when traveling south.
"I will show the Texans there is at least one Mexican in the county who is not afraid of an American cowboy"
Elfego Baca - 1884
In October 1884, seven drunken cowboys committed horrific acts against two Mexican men in Upper Frisco, (modern . . . — — Map (db m88497) HM
On State Road 12 at milepost 7, on the left when traveling east.
Population 600 — Elevation 5765 ft.
Located in the San Francisco Valley, Reserve was named upper San Francisco Plaza by its original Hispanic settlers in 1874. The name was later changed to Reserve in recognition of the U.S. Forest Service . . . — — Map (db m280096) HM
On U.S. 180 at milepost 20.7 at State Road 12, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 180.
Located in the San Francisco Valley, Reserve was named upper San Francisco Plaza by its original Hispanic settlers in 1874. The name was later changed to Reserve in recognition of the U.S. Forest Service headquarters located here. Apaches made . . . — — Map (db m280097) HM
On State Highway 15 43 miles north of Silver Heights Boulevard (U.S. 180).
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument was established in 1907 by Theodore Roosevelt to protect the prehistoric material culture of the Mogollon people and others who inhabited this area. The first scientific description of a pueblo ruin on the . . . — — Map (db m280095) HM
Near State Highway 15 43 miles north of Silver Heights Boulevard (U.S. 180).
Although the design on the wall in front of you has faded since it was painted 700 years ago, its meaning remains. Some modern Puebloan people who claim cultural affiliation with the Mogollon interpret similar designs to symbolize rain or clouds. . . . — — Map (db m157799) HM
Near Gila Cliff Dwelling Visitor Center Road 0.3 miles north of State Highway 15.
Forester and wildlife manager — outdoorsman — ecologist — philosopher — and practical idealist — interpreter of nature — pioneer in wilderness preservation. He taught an ethic of the land and by his teaching, his . . . — — Map (db m157798) HM
On U.S. 180 at milepost 124, on the right when traveling north.
Bayard Station was first called Hall’s Station, a depot on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe, serving a tuberculosis sanatorium at nearby Fort Bayard, which was named after Brigadier General George Dashiell Bayard. A settlement grew around the . . . — — Map (db m121901) HM
On U.S. 180 at milepost 124, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Sites in the surrounding hills indicate that Indians of the Mogollon culture (A.D. 300 – 1450) lived here long before the Europeans. In the late 19th century, this was a stronghold of Apaches led by Victorio and Geronimo. Today Bayard, which was . . . — — Map (db m280136) HM
On U.S. 180 at milepost 122.2, on the left when traveling north.
Sites in the surrounding hills indicate that Indians of the Mogollon culture (A.D. 300 – 1450) lived here long before the Europeans. In the late 19th century, this was a stronghold of Apaches led by Victorio and Geronimo. Today Bayard, which was . . . — — Map (db m280137) HM
On Calle El Centro at Cam Foresta, on the right when traveling east on Calle El Centro.
Has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
For the important role it played in the military and medical history of southwest New Mexico
This fort possesses National Significance in commemorating the history of the United States . . . — — Map (db m38303) HM
Thanks, Aldo Leopold, for showing us the importance of wilderness.
As a Forest Ranger, hunter and ecologist, Leopold saw the need to protect the wild lands he enjoyed and valued. Wilderness, to Leopold, was an area still wild enough and big . . . — — Map (db m172221) HM
On City of Rocks (Park Road) 1.8 miles north of State Highway 61.
Since ancient times, Man has harnessed the power of the wind. The earliest known use of wind power is the sailboat, and this technology played an important role in the development of sail-type windmills. Windmills have been around for at least . . . — — Map (db m157899) HM
On State Road 9 at milepost 146, on the left when traveling east.
Located in the Little Hatchet Mountains, Hachita was founded around 1875 as a mining camp. The mountains supplied the camp not only with silver and copper, but also its name, “little hatchet.” By 1884 Hachita grew to 300 residents. Soon after . . . — — Map (db m280138) HM
On State Road 152 at milepost 32, on the left when traveling west.
Named in honor of Lt. W.H. Emory, who passed by here with the Army of the West in 1846. His report to the U.S. Government is the earliest scientific account of this region which then belonged to Mexico.
Elev. 8228 — — Map (db m38210) HM
On U.S. 180 at milepost 120.5 at Bayard Road, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 180.
Fort Bayard - 1866-1900. One of the several posts created on the Apache frontier, Fort Bayard protected the Pinos Altos mining district. Company B of the black 125th Infantry served here, as did Lt. John J. Pershing. In 1900 the fort became a . . . — — Map (db m280139) HM
On Scenic State Road 152 at milepost 2.3, 2.3 miles east of U.S. 180, on the right when traveling east.
Most famous of the many historic landmarks in the Black Range country is the Kneeling Nun. So named for its resemblance to a nun kneeling in prayer before a great altar. Many legends have grown up around the giant monolith which rests near the . . . — — Map (db m280140) HM
On State Road 152 at milepost 2.3, 2.3 miles east of U.S. 180, on the right when traveling east.
After eight failed negotiating sessions and the expiration of their labor contract, Mexican-American workers at nearby Empire Zinc mine struck for wage and benefit equality. When an injunction prohibited union members from picketing, the women - . . . — — Map (db m280141) HM
On State Road 35 0.2 miles north of State Road 152, on the right when traveling north.
People have lived in the Mimbres Valley since at least 2000 B.C. and probably earlier. Small villages of farmers lived in pithouses—underground single-family structures—by A.D 200. Around A.D. 1000, people began erecting pueblos, similar . . . — — Map (db m121824) HM
On U.S. 180 at milepost 120.7, on the right when traveling south.
Copper has been mined here since 1804. For five years, development by Francisco Manuel Elguea resulted in some 6,000,000 pounds of copper being transported annually to Mexico City by mule train. Brief periods of activity were halted by Apache . . . — — Map (db m280142) HM
Wind and water gradually sculpted the volcanic tuff at City of Rock creating the rows of monolithic blocks that gave this park its name. Camping/picnicking sites are tucked away among these Stonehenge-like formations and the park also features a . . . — — Map (db m280144) HM
On U.S. 180 at Airport Road, on the left when traveling south on U.S. 180.
Mangas Coloradas was one of the most highly
regarded leaders among the Chiricahua Apaches. Born c 1795, he was noted for his sagacity, diplomacy, and at 6'6" his height. He met with U.S. General Kearny in 1846 and in 1852 negotiated the only . . . — — Map (db m162263) HM
The Mattocks Ruin is a large Mimbres archaeological site with pithouses and a pueblo dating more than 1,000 years ago. The site was once the home of the Mimbres people, Native Americans who left behind extraordinary black and white pottery which . . . — — Map (db m121956) HM
On State Road 78 at milepost 0.1, on the right when traveling east.
N.M. state Road 78 appeared on maps before 1927, but remained a gravel highway in several sections in Arizona and New Mexico through the 1960s. By 1971, all but one stretch near the border had been paved. Area rancher Curley Traynor was instrumental . . . — — Map (db m121649) HM
On Pinos Altos Road (State Road 15 at milepost 6.2), on the right when traveling north.
Once the seat of Grant County, Pinos Altos, survived conflicts with the Apache. A gold discovery in 1860 by three 49ers from California stimulated a boom that led to the establishment of this mining camp which produced over $8,000,000 of gold, . . . — — Map (db m280145) HM
On Scenic State Road 152 1.1 miles east of State Highway 356, on the right when traveling east.
The Santa Rita copper mine owes its success to modernization programs that began in the 1980s and continue to this day. Mining occurs at the Santa Rita Mine 24-hours a day, 365 days a year. Since 1910, more than two billion tons of material have . . . — — Map (db m157896) HM
On Scenic State Road 152 1.1 miles east of State Highway 356, on the right when traveling east.
In 1909, a consortium of mining engineers and geologists formed the Chino Copper Company. It was here at the Santa Rita Mine that they introduced new mining technology and techniques including the new concept of "open-pit" mining. It took steam, . . . — — Map (db m157889) HM
On Scenic State Road 152 1.1 miles east of State Highway 356, on the right when traveling east.
Reclamation is an important part of modern mining techniques. Freeport-McMoRan has obtained permits from the state of New Mexico to close and reclaim areas to ensure that the environment is protected and the mining areas are fully reclaimed. . . . — — Map (db m157898) HM
On State Road 152, on the right when traveling east.
Before you is the Santa Rita copper mine, one of the oldest mines in North America.
The Santa Rita Mine, of Chino Operations, is owned by Freeport-McMoran Copper and Gold Inc. Chino produces copper and molybdenum.
An Industry . . . — — Map (db m71523) HM
On Scenic State Road 152 1.1 miles east of State Highway 356, on the right when traveling east.
With the arrival of the railroads in 1898, the Santa Rita Mining Company was able to make a number of major technological advances to mine and process copper ore. The Santa Rita Mining Company was the first to start mining after the arrival of the . . . — — Map (db m157895) HM
On Scenic State Road 152 1.1 miles east of State Highway 356, on the right when traveling east.
From the earliest times, surface ore in this area attracted Native Americans who used the natural copper to make ornaments, trade goods, and weapons. In 1799, during the Spanish colonial period, an Apache Indian showed Jose Manuel Carrasco an . . . — — Map (db m157877) HM
On Scenic State Road 152 1.1 miles east of State Highway 356, on the right when traveling east.
The early years of mining were turbulent, with numerous explorers and adventurers attempting to conduct mining operations here. Fur trappers Sylvester Pattie and son James tried their hand at mining copper and used the underground mines to store . . . — — Map (db m157881) HM
On North Hudson Street at East Broadway, on the right when traveling south on North Hudson Street.
This 1870's style cabin was a gift from movie producer/director Ron Howard. It fits the era in which Billy the Kid lived here. The cabin was a part of the set of his 2003 movie “The Missing.”
The NM Dept. of Tourism negotiated the . . . — — Map (db m121819) HM
Near North Hudson Street (New Mexico Route 90) at East Yankie Street, on the left when traveling north.
Once a lush, grassy cienega ("see-EN-eh-ga") or wetland, this valley has attracted humans for at least a thousand years. Mining activity in the region began in 1804 with Spanish development of the Santa Rita del Cobre mine twelve miles . . . — — Map (db m169745) HM
On East Broadway at North Hudson Street, on the right when traveling west on East Broadway.
This is a two-sided marker
Front Side:
Anita Scott Coleman’s mother was a slave and her father a Buffalo Soldier. Raised on a ranch near Silver City, her award-winning essays, stories, and poems emphasized racial pride and black women’s . . . — — Map (db m121818) HM
Near North Hudson Street (New Mexico Route 90) at East Market Street, on the left when traveling north.
A renewed appreciation for our history revitalizes downtown Silver City. From Main Street to dump to riverside park, the colorful history of the Big Ditch is now embraced and celebrated. From Dump to Oasis For most of the 20th century, the Big . . . — — Map (db m169779) HM
Near North Hudson Street (New Mexico Route 90) at East Yankie Street, on the left when traveling north.
Each year, summer monsoons bless the arid Southwest with rain — sometimes violently so. This valley drains the Pinos Altos Mountains to the north and the Continental Divide to the west. Unfortunately, town founders — unfamiliar with . . . — — Map (db m169777) HM
On East Broadway Street just west of North Hudson Street ( Route 90), on the right when traveling west.
Constructed in 2010 through the partnership of the Silver City Main Street Project, Rotary Club of Silver City, New Mexico Main Street Program and the Town of Silver City. The downtown arch and the base for this plaque were constructed using . . . — — Map (db m261951) HM
On U.S. 180 at milepost 112.6, on the right when traveling west.
This Pueblo Revival style building has served as the GFWC social and volunteer center since 1936.
Site No. 1830
A Registered Cultural Property
State of New Mexico — — Map (db m38304) HM
On State Road 211 at U.S. 180, on the right when traveling north on State Road 211.
The one-million acre L. C. completely overshadowed other ranches in southwestern New Mexico. At peak operation, 60,000 cattle grazed mountains and grasslands stretching to Arizona, employing 75 cowboys and 100 families to ranch and farm the land . . . — — Map (db m121650) HM
On State Road 90 at milepost 19.3, on the right when traveling south.
In March 1883, Judge and Mrs. H.C. McComas were killed in this vicinity by a group of Chiricahua Apaches led by Chatto. An extensive manhunt failed to rescue their six-year-old son, who had been taken captive. This incident was part of a violent . . . — — Map (db m280146) HM
On West Broadway Street at Pinos Altos Street, on the right when traveling west on West Broadway Street.
Silver City Centennial
1970
Municipal Museum Town of Silver City
New Mexico
Built in 1881 as a private home for Harry B. Ailman Acquired by the town of Silver City in 1926 and dedicated as a historical museum by the town of Silver City in . . . — — Map (db m38307) HM
On West Broadway Street at North Bullard Street, on the right when traveling east on West Broadway Street.
Returned to this, its original location through the generosity of Wells Fargo Bank, successor to the American National Bank, which occupied this corner for 55 years.
The Town of Silver City
Council Members
Mayor Terry Fortneberry
Judy . . . — — Map (db m38308) HM
On Memory Lane 0.2 miles south of Silver Heights Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
In this pioneer cemetery, still in use today, lie the remains of early settlers, merchants, miners, politicians and railroad men who contributed to the development of southwestern New Mexico. Among those buried here are Kathrine Antrim (1829-1874), . . . — — Map (db m121821) HM
Near North Hudson Street (New Mexico Route 90) at East Yankie Street, on the left when traveling north.
Lessons learned in the last century have helped us to restore this landscape for future generations. The early residents of Silver City didn't realize that wood collection and livestock grazing on the hillsides would have a big impact . . . — — Map (db m169778) HM
On Louisiana Street (U.S. 180 at milepost 111.5), on the right when traveling east.
Silver City is located in the midst of rich mineral deposits. The Santa Rita Copper Mines, opened in 1805, were the second such mines operating in what is now the U.S. A silver strike in 1870 began the commercial mining for which the area is still . . . — — Map (db m280147) HM
Near North Cooper Street at West Broadway Street, on the left when traveling north.
This plaque was erected May 10, 1970
commemorating the duplication of the ride
by the Grant County Sheriff’s posse, of the ride of:
John Bullard James Bullard Andrew Hurlbrut
Joseph Yankie John Swisshelm Henry Fuson
Elijah Weeks Richard . . . — — Map (db m126684) HM
On Little Walnut Road 0.2 miles north of U.S. 180, on the left when traveling north.
• In 1887, the Waterworks provided the very first municipal water supply for Silver City, operated under franchise by the Silver City Water Company.
• In 1925, when sold to Silver City, it included a 30-acre parcel!
• In the 1920s, the . . . — — Map (db m196738) HM
On Geronimo Trail 1.5 miles east of Arizona / New Mexico State line, on the right when traveling west.
On November 28, 1846 the Mormon Battalion of the U. S. Army West crossed these mountains near this summit enroute to California during the Mexican War. Col. Cooke had dispatched scouts ahead to find the best route. An Indian guide, Charbonneau, . . . — — Map (db m91987) HM
On State Road 338 at milepost 24.4 at State Road 9, on the right when traveling south on State Road 338.
Smugglers once crossed this area with mule trains of contraband from Mexico, to be traded for merchandise in Arizona. In the summer of 1881, a group of Mexican smugglers was killed in Skeleton Canyon by members of the Clanton gang, including Old Man . . . — — Map (db m37770) HM
On State Road 338 at milepost 24.4 at State Road 9, on the left when traveling north on State Road 338.
The infamous Clanton Gang had two crude dugouts here in the 1880s that served as hideouts and a base for wide-ranging outlaw activities, particularly in connection with the Curly Bill Gang’s depredations along the Smugglers’ Trail that passed by . . . — — Map (db m37771) HM
On Frontage Road at POW Road, on the left when traveling south on Frontage Road.
Near this site the US Army operated a camp during World War II. It opened as an internment camp for the Japanese and Japanese-American civilians from 1942-43. It later reopened as the Lordsburg Prisoner of War Camp for Germans and Italians from . . . — — Map (db m60678) HM
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument was established in 1907 by Theodore Roosevelt to protect the prehistoric material culture of the Mogollon people and others who inhabited this area. The first scientific description of a pueblo ruin on the . . . — — Map (db m38242) HM
On U.S. 70 at milepost 28, on the right when traveling south.
Lordsburg was founded in 1880 on the route of the Southern Pacific Railroad, near that used by the Butterfield Overland Mail Co., 1858-1861. It eventually absorbed most of the population of Shakespeare, a now-deserted mining town three miles south. — — Map (db m38233) HM
Lordsburg was founded in 1880 on the route of the Southern Pacific Railroad, near that used by the Butterfield Overland Mail Co., 1858-1861. The town was named for Delbert Lord, an engineer with the railroad. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh landed his . . . — — Map (db m38244) HM
On West Motel Drive 0.4 miles east of Interstate 10, on the right when traveling east.
Lordsburg was founded in 1880 on the route of the Southern Pacific Railroad, near that used by the Butterfield Overland Mail Co., 1858-1861. The town was named for Delbert Lord, an engineer with the railroad. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh landed his . . . — — Map (db m73727) HM
On West Motel Drive 0.4 miles east of Interstate 10, on the right when traveling east.
The Lordsburg-Hidalgo Library was founded in 1928 under the leadership of Bethel Vernon Fuller (1888-1976). Mrs. Fuller, president of the Library Board of Trustees from 1928-1969, raised funds to build the WPA Pueblo Revival style building, which . . . — — Map (db m73726) HM
Located at the north end of the Pyramid Mountains, near the old stage stop at Mexican Springs, Shakespeare was first known as Pyramid Station. Later named Ralston, a diamond swindle caused its collapse in 1874. The town was revived as Shakespeare in . . . — — Map (db m38243) HM
(Front): Emma Marble Muir (1873–1959)
Rita Wells Hill (1901–1985)
Janaloo Hill Hough (1939–2005)
Emma Marble Muir arrived at the mining town of Shakespeare in 1882. She and her daughter, Rita Wells Muir, learned . . . — — Map (db m38246) HM
Marker Front: Wide alluvial plains of Southwest New Mexico are feature of basin and range province with isolated fault block mountains scattered like islands from a sandy sea. Volcanic rocks form most of Cedar Mountains to south and Pyramid . . . — — Map (db m42271) HM
On State Road 9 at milepost 25.5 east of Baker Ranch Road, on the right when traveling east.
In 1902, Phelps, Dodge and Company built the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad to link El Paso, Texas with the copper mines of Bisbee, Arizona, and eventually, with several other mining towns throughout the region. Highway 9, New Mexico’s . . . — — Map (db m37772) HM
On State Road 80 at State Road 9, on the right when traveling south on State Road 80.
The intermediate field system, developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce, greatly increased safety in early commercial aviation. Rodeo Intermediate Field 57A was established in 1930 to enhance navigation for Standard Airlines -later TWA- from . . . — — Map (db m62752) HM
On 1st Street (State Road 80) at Hickory Street, on the right when traveling south on 1st Street.
The El Paso and Southwestern railroad was constructed in 1902 by Phelps, Dodge and Company, to link El Paso, Texas with the copper mines of Bisbee, Arizona. New Mexico Highway 9, the "Border Route", between Columbus and Rodeo, parallels the rail . . . — — Map (db m34856) HM
On East Broadway Avenue at Missouri Street, on the right when traveling west on East Broadway Avenue.
The Columbus Courier newspaper of January 17, 1913 states: "The Columbus State Bank, recently organized, will open for business February 1st." A bank was needed as the 13th Cavalry's 'Camp at Columbus' army post, had been recently established with a . . . — — Map (db m249153) HM
Just across the highway from this point the United States Army established in 1916 its first operational airbase in the United States. It used several cloth-coated biplanes in its unsuccessful punitive expedition against Mexican General Francisco . . . — — Map (db m249431) HM
Headquarters building on the right. The camp was established in 1912 at this location. It housed the 13th Cavalry of 500 plus troops. The headquarters building is one of only a few permanent buildings in the original camp.
This photo shows the . . . — — Map (db m249183) HM
On State Road 11 at milepost 5.3, on the right when traveling south.
Columbus was founded in 1891 as a U.S./Mexico border station but eventually coalesced around the railroad station three miles to the north in 1903. The area’s history is tied to a March 9, 1916, raid on Columbus by Mexican revolutionary leader . . . — — Map (db m280157) HM
On State Road 11 at milepost 2.5, on the right when traveling north.
Columbus was founded in 1891 as a U.S./Mexico border station but eventually coalesced around the railroad station three miles to the north in 1903. The area’s history is tied to a March 9, 1916, raid on Columbus by Mexican revolutionary leader . . . — — Map (db m280158) HM
On West Broadway Avenue at Main Street, on the right when traveling west on West Broadway Avenue.
The "Columbus Mercantile Company" was established in 1910 by Lithuanian born Sam Ravel. His brothers, Louis and Arthur, joined him in Columbus in 1911 and 1912 respectively. The store was then renamed "Sam Ravel & Bros".
Selling to the Mexican . . . — — Map (db m249157) HM
On State Road 9 at State Road 11, on the right when traveling west on State Road 9.
This railroad was established to transport copper ore from Bisbee and Douglas to El Paso for refinement. It immediately became a multi-purpose line with passenger and freight business. The passenger carrier became famous for their daily runs from . . . — — Map (db m249179) HM
On Abandoned Railroad (Route 9), on the left when traveling east.
The 1st Aero Squadron is the U.S. military's oldest aviation unit, created on March 5, 1913. In 1916 the squadron, which comprised 8 airplanes, 11 pilots,
and 34 enlisted men, became the first U.S. Army air combat unit. As a response to Mexican . . . — — Map (db m280159) HM
On State Road 11 at milepost 3, on the right when traveling north.
[Side A:]
In Memory
Citizens Killed – March 9, 1916
W. A. Davidson • Harry Davis • James T. Dean • Dr. H. M. Hart • Bessie James • C.C. Miller • C.D. Miller • J. J. Moore • Wm. T. Ritchie • J. W. Walker
[Side . . . — — Map (db m37791) HM
On West Broadway Avenue at Main Street, on the right when traveling west on West Broadway Avenue.
James Leander Walker came from Leander, Texas in 1910. He was a Line Rider until the "J.L. Walker Hardware & Furniture" business was established.
In 1916, he married Kathryn McKnight who was a school teacher. She along with three other lady . . . — — Map (db m249172) HM
On Broadway at Missouri Street, on the right when traveling west on Broadway.
James Todd Dean, the only child of Irish immigrants, was born in Philadelphia, PA. James' mother died when he was less than a year old. James' father then married his deceased wife's sister who raised him. James father, James, was a carpenter by . . . — — Map (db m249155) HM
Site of the Last Hostile Action by Foreign Troops in the Continental United States. Led by General Francisco (Pancho) Villa, insurgent Mexican forces on the night of March 9, 1916 raided camp Furlong a United States army cantonment, and the nearby . . . — — Map (db m37901) HM
On West Broadway Avenue at Main Street, on the right when traveling west on West Broadway Avenue.
Archibald Douglass Frost was born in Richmond, Texas. As a young man, Mr. Frost worked as a CPA in his home state. In 1913, he came to Columbus to homestead and then established the "A.D. Frost Furniture - Hardware".
Mr. Frost married Mary . . . — — Map (db m249156) HM
Pancho Villa State Park commemorates the historic Columbus Raid of 1916. Ruins of Camp Furlong, headquarters for General John Pershing's expeditionary force, still exist at the park. The old Columbus Customs Service building has been restored to . . . — — Map (db m280160) HM
Pancho Villa State Park commemorates the historic Columbus Raid of 1916. Ruins of Camp Furlong, headquarters for General John Pershing's expeditionary force, still exist at the park. The old Columbus Customs Service building has been restored to . . . — — Map (db m280161) HM
On March 9, 1916, Francisco “Pancho” Villa, a major figure in the Mexican Revolution, crossed the international border with a large force, attacking and looting Columbus, New Mexico. Eighteen U.S. soldiers and civilians, and approximately 100 . . . — — Map (db m280162) HM
The original review stand was constructed soon after General John J. (Blackjack) Pershing entered Mexico with his Punitive Expedition to capture, kill or disperse Villa and his army or band. As it turned out they were able to disperse the Villa . . . — — Map (db m249182) HM
On State Road 9 at State Road 11, on the right when traveling east on State Road 9.
Now the site of the Columbus Historical Society Museum the depot was built c. 1902 by the El Paso & Southwestern Railroad which was merged with the Southern Pacific in 1924.
Site No. 390-B
A Registered Cultural Property
State of New . . . — — Map (db m37782) HM
On State Road 9 at State Road 11, on the left when traveling west on State Road 9.
Susan "Susie" Parks operated the telephone switchboard in 1916. She and her husband, Garnet, owned and published the Columbus Courier newspaper and lived in back of the office on Broadway Street. Susie, alone with her infant daughter, Gwen, . . . — — Map (db m249176) HM
The Commercial Hotel, which was destroyed during the Columbus Raid, once stood on this site. In the pre-dawn hours of March 9, 1916, Pancho Villa's raiders broke into the hotel and confiscated the guests' valuables. They then shot and killed W.T. . . . — — Map (db m249174) HM
The First Grease rack installed to service United States Army automotive equipment engaged in field operations. The United States Army used motorized transport for the first time in the 1916 punitive expedition staged from this point against Mexican . . . — — Map (db m249429) HM
On Missouri Street at Broadway Street, on the right when traveling north on Missouri Street.
William Christopher Hoover, wife Iva and young daughter Mary Ethelyn came to Columbus from Sapulpa, Oklahoma in December 1911. Mr. Hoover had been involved in the banking business as well as being an attorney, judge, etc. in Oklahoma.
Mary . . . — — Map (db m249154) HM
Near East Pine Street, on the right when traveling east.
Linking the Southern Pacific railroad with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroads at Deming in the Territory of New Mexico. Deming celebrates our state's centennial this March 3, 2012 — — Map (db m121960) HM
Near U.S. 180 at milepost 144.7, on the right when traveling south.
This is a two-sided markerFront Side:
Immortalized in literature and film, Kentucky native Carlotta Thurmond was the inspiration for Miss Kitty on television’s “Gunsmoke.” Having toured Europe’s best gambling houses as . . . — — Map (db m121902) HM
On State Road 26 at milepost 10.2, on the right when traveling east. Reported damaged.
Born into slavery, Cathay was liberated in 1861 and worked as a cook for the Union army during the Civil War. In 1866 she enlisted in the U.S. Army as Private William Cathey serving with the Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Cummings and Fort Bayard until . . . — — Map (db m280163) HM
Cooke’s Wagon Road. In 1846, while leading the Mormon Battalion to California during the Mexican War, Lt. Col. Philip St. George Cooke blazed a wagon road from New Mexico to the West Coast. The potential use of the route for the railroad . . . — — Map (db m280164) HM
On U.S. 180 at milepost 164, on the right when traveling south.
In 1780, Governor Juan Bautista de Anza passed here while searching for a trade route between Santa Fe and the mines of Sonora, Mexico. Deming, named for Mary Anne Deming, was founded in 1881 when the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Railroads were . . . — — Map (db m280165) HM
On South Silver Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Built in 1916 in reaction to border conflicts arising out of the Mexican Revolution
Site No. 584
A Register Cultural Property
State of New Mexico — — Map (db m38299) HM
On West Spruce Street at South Copper Street on West Spruce Street.
Built circa 1930. Building
and mural were Works
Projects Administration
(WPA) projects.
Site no. 42
A Registered Cultural Property
State of New Mexico — — Map (db m196741) HM
On U.S. 180 at milepost 145 at Butterfield Trail, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 180.
Here crossed the first road to Southern California opened for wagons by Capt. Cooke, who passed here in command of the Mormon Battalion, Nov. 1846 – later it became the California Emigrant Road – from 1858-1861, the route of the . . . — — Map (db m38302) HM
On South Silver Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Jan. 1941 – The New Mexico National Guard was inducted into federal service. They were trained at Ft. Bliss and became the 200th Coast Artillery (AA).
Sept. 1941 – The 200th Coast Artillery (AA) was sent to the Philippines. . . . — — Map (db m38300) HM
On East Pine Street, on the right when traveling east.
This is a two-sided markerFront Side:
Born in 1827, Mary Ann Deming was married to Charles Crocker, one of the founders of the Central Pacific Railroad. A “silver spike” was driven here in 1881 that commemorated . . . — — Map (db m121958) HM
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