On Main Street (State Road 606) south of Plano Colorado Road (County Road 28A), on the right when traveling south.
This community was founded in 1894 on the site of
an earlier homestead and stage coach stop. Irrigation
from Bluewater Lake and its proximity on the railroad
and Route 66 allowed development of extensive
agricultural fields, which earned . . . — — Map (db m236574) HM
On Sky City Road, on the left when traveling north.
Legend describes Acoma as a "place that always was". Archeological evidence shows it has been occupied since at least the 13th century. Established on this mesa for defensive purposes, Acoma was settled by inhabitants of nearby pueblos which had . . . — — Map (db m36505) HM
Built atop a great mesa for defensive purposes, Ácoma has been continuously occupied since the 13th century. A dramatic battle between the Ácomas and Oñate's forces occurred here in 1599. The mission church of San Esteban was built between 1629 and . . . — — Map (db m36502) HM
Near Indian Service Route 30 south of Interstate 40.
Keresan speaking refugees from Santo Domingo, Acoma, Cochiti, and other pueblos founded Laguna after the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 and the Spanish reconquest of 1692. Named by the Spaniards for a marshy lake to the west, the pueblo still occupies its . . . — — Map (db m36504) HM
On State Road 36 at County Road 601, on the right when traveling north on State Road 36.
There is a mysterious force that drives people to new lands and new frontiers. There is an abiding love for the land and newly turned soil, for young livestock and for the freedom of ownership, for the independence of spirit. This marker will remain . . . — — Map (db m94982)
Created December 31, 1987-Dedicated August 24, 1991. The El Malpais National Conservation Area (NCA) was the first area so designated by Congress in New Mexico. Congress established the NCA to conserve and protect the . . . — — Map (db m100422) HM
On West Santa Fe Avenue (Historic Route 66), 0.1 miles east of State Road 53, on the right when traveling east.
Located just north of the great lava bed known as the malpais, Grants began as a coaling station for the Santa Fe Railroad. Around 1880 it was known as Grant's Camp, after the Canadian bridge contractor Angus A. Grant. In 1950, the area's vast . . . — — Map (db m36472) HM
On State Road 117, 0.3 miles north of Interstate 40, on the right when traveling north.
Located just north of the great lava bed known as the malpais, Grants began as a coaling station for the Santa Fe Railroad. Around 1880 it was known as Grant's Camp, after the Canadian bridge contractor Angus A. Grant. In 1950, the area's vast . . . — — Map (db m36473) HM
On Ice Cave Road, 0.6 miles south of Ice Caves Road (State Highway 53), on the right when traveling south.
The Bandera Volcano rose up in volcanic fury some 10,000 years ago. The crater is approx. 1400 feet across and 800 feet deep. Bandera is one of the finest examples of an erupted volcano in the country, and one of the most accessible. An ancient lava . . . — — Map (db m164176) HM
On Iron Avenue just north of U.S. 66, on the right when traveling north.
This drill bit was used at Crownpoint N.M. to drill a 10 ft. diameter shaft 2,234 ft. The drill cutters weigh 30,000 lbs. Total assembly weight is 443,000 lbs. One third of its weight was used for cutting purposes. The rest of the weight as a . . . — — Map (db m164162) HM
On State Road 53 at milepost 83.1,, 2.5 miles south of Interstate 40, on the right when traveling north.
San Rafael, formerly know as El Gallo, is located at a spring near the Malpais, the great lave flow to the east. The area was visited by members of Vásquez de Coronado's expedition in 1540. In 1862, it was selected as the original site of Fort . . . — — Map (db m36475) HM
On Iron Avenue at U.S. 66, on the left when traveling north on Iron Avenue.
The caboose, 999726, was built circa 1937 originally for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. It was donated to the Grants-Cibola County Chamber of Commerce by BNSF and many years later in 2015, the Chamber passed the caboose on to the City of Grants. . . . — — Map (db m186515) HM
On U.S. 66 at Iron Avenue, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 66.
This bucket was used to retrieve gold & silver ore as well as miners from the depths of the Fannie mine at Mogollon, NM Donated by Red & Nina Waldie Family 2006 — — Map (db m186517) HM
Economic Impacts
Laguna, like many pueblos, had a strong and self-sufficient agricultural system well into the twentieth century. After World War II, farming and sheep herding started to decline, although some families continue these . . . — — Map (db m184206) HM
On Interstate 40 at milepost 113.5, on the right when traveling east.
Keresan speaking refugees from Santo Domingo, Acoma, Cochiti, and other pueblos founded Laguna after the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 and the Spanish reconquest of 1692. Named by the Spaniards for a marshy lake to the west, the pueblo still occupies its . . . — — Map (db m36506) HM
On Historic Route 66 (Interstate 40 at milepost 113.5), on the right when traveling west.
Keresan speaking refugees from Santo Domingo, Acoma, Cochiti, and other pueblos founded Laguna after the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 and the Spanish reconquest of 1692. Named by the Spaniards for a marshy lake to the west, the pueblo still occupies its . . . — — Map (db m36521) HM
On Interstate 40 at milepost 113.5, on the right when traveling east.
(Front of Marker:)
The picturesque mission church of San José de la Laguna was built around 1706 by Fray Antonio Miranda and shows the single – aisle floor plan commonly used in pueblo churches. It has been repaired many times, and . . . — — Map (db m36517) HM
On Interstate 40 at milepost 113.5, on the right when traveling west.
(Front of Marker:)
The picturesque mission church of San José de la Laguna was built around 1706 by Fray Antonio Miranda and shows the single – aisle floor plan commonly used in pueblo churches. It has been repaired many times, and . . . — — Map (db m36520) HM
On Interstate 40 at milepost 113.5, on the right when traveling east.
Educated at the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania under the U.S. policy of acculturating Indian children through school and removal from their homelands, Susie was instrumental in bringing education back to Laguna. A lifelong teacher, oral . . . — — Map (db m36519) HM
Business Along Route 66
As traffic along the road increased, Laguna community members began to sell or trade items at roadside stands within the Pueblo and on adjoining lands to the east and west. Community members built shade structures . . . — — Map (db m184000) HM
On Old Route 66 (State Road 124 at milepost 17), 0.5 miles east of Offramp 107 (Interstate 40).
The Battle of Khe Sanh claimed the lives of 2,097 United States servicemen. This historic marker is dedicated to honor and preserve the memory of New Mexico Servicemen who were killed in action or later died of their wounds. The Khe Sanh Vietnam . . . — — Map (db m70175) HM WM
Near El Morro National Monument Road, 0.9 miles Ice Caves Road (New Mexico Highway 53).
Atsinna, which means where pictures are on the rock, was occupied from roughly 1275 to 1400 by ancestors of today’s Zuni people. Eighteen rooms were excavated in 1954, 1955, and 1961. Today, however, the focus at El Morro has shifted from . . . — — Map (db m163205) HM
On State Road 53, on the right when traveling west.
Until it was by-passed by the railroad in the
1880’s, its waterhole made El Morro an
important stop for travelers in the Acoma-
Zuni region. Numerous inscriptions carved
in the sandstone date from the prehistoric,
Spanish, Mexican, and . . . — — Map (db m14129) HM
Near El Morro National Monument Road, 0.9 miles Ice Caves Road (State Highway 53).
Also known as squawbush, this aromatic shrub is a member of the same plant family that includes poison ivy, cashews, pistachios, and mangos. The stems of this plant have been used by Native Americans for many years in basketmaking, while the tart . . . — — Map (db m163237) HM
On Ice Caves Road (New Mexico Route 53 at milepost 42.2), 0.8 miles east of Indian Service Route 125, on the right when traveling east.
Matilda Coxe Stevenson was the first female anthropologist to study the Native Americans of New Mexico. Her research focused on the religious practices of indigenous peoples, particularly of the Zuni, and on the lives of native women and children. . . . — — Map (db m163186) HM
Near El Morro National Monument Road, 0.9 miles Ice Caves Road (State Highway 53).
Living and working at El Morro in the early 1900s was an adventure in itself. The duty station was remote, the dirt roads leading in and out were often impassible during wet weather, and a lack of running water or electricity made living conditions . . . — — Map (db m163200) HM
Near El Morro National Monument Road, 0.9 miles Ice Caves Road (New Mexico Highway 53).
Before the days of interstates and automobiles, a journey from Albuquerque to Zuni (about 150 miles) typically took 9 or 10 days. Imagine the relief travelers must have felt when they reached this shady little oasis after walking or riding a horse . . . — — Map (db m163216) HM
Near El Morro National Monument Road, 0.9 miles south of Ice Caves Road (State Highway 53).
The inscriptions and petroglyphs at El Morro are an important link to the past. Although they are very old, they will not be here forever. Sand grains are washed away, rocks crumble and fall, and lichens and clay deposits cover the historic . . . — — Map (db m163201) HM
On El Morro National Monument Road, 0.6 miles south of Ice Caves Road (State Highway 53), on the right when traveling south.
From the early Puebloan people who built their homes atop this rock, to the many explorers and adventurers who carved their names, to modern visitors who travel here looking for the evidence of those who came before, El Morro reflects the history of . . . — — Map (db m163199) HM
On El Morro National Monument Road, 0.1 miles south of Ice Caves Road (State Highway 53), on the right when traveling south.
Carved into the soft sandstone cuesta before you is a lingering history of the American Southwest. The names of the celebrated, the infamous, the legendary, and the unknown are immortalized side by side where they would otherwise be separated by . . . — — Map (db m163198) HM
