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Historical Markers and War Memorials in McKinley County, New Mexico
Adjacent to McKinley County, New Mexico
▶ Cibola County (16) ▶ San Juan County (20) ▶ Sandoval County (26) ▶ Apache County, Arizona (39)
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| On I-40 Frontage Road (U.S. 66) at County Road 566, on the right when traveling west on I-40 Frontage Road. |
| | Great cliffs of red sandstone form the southern boundary of the San Juan basin. The strata that are exposed here are the gently upturned edge of the structural basin which contains coal, uranium, oil and gas resources. The Zuni mountains to the . . . — — Map (db m124576) HM |
| On Interstate 40 Frontage Road (State Road 118), on the right when traveling west. |
| | Long a major trading center for the Navajo and Zuni Indians living in communities north and south of the town. Gallup emerged in 1881 from a railroad construction camp. It is named for David Gallup, who in 1880 was paymaster for the Atlantic & . . . — — Map (db m36541) HM |
| Near 11th Street 0.1 miles south of West Aztec Avenue. |
| | This memorial was erected in memory of the young individuals who went to war as kids and lost their youthful dreams, and some their lives, for a cause – freedom and honor – and came back as men with the horrors of war instilled in every . . . — — Map (db m36559) HM |
| On South 3rd Street (New Mexico Route 610) at West Hill Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South 3rd Street. |
| | In 1864 during a period of destabilization among U.S. settlers, Spanish inhabitants and Native Americans, the Navajo and some Apache were singled out by the U.S. government as responsible for raiding. Thousands of Navajo people were forcibly marched . . . — — Map (db m148698) HM |
| On East Historic Route 66 (State Road 118), on the right when traveling west. |
| | 29 Marines prepare to depart during World War II — — Map (db m36558) HM |
| On South 2nd Street (New Mexico Route 610) north of West Coal Avenue, on the left when traveling north. |
| | This mural shows the Navajo Code Talkers, U.S. Marines in World War II, who defended this country with the sacred Navajo language, bringing the Code Alphabet home from war to the future generations as a symbol to perpetuate the Navajo language and . . . — — Map (db m148699) HM |
| On West Aztec Avenue at South 2nd Street (State Route 610), on the left when traveling east on West Aztec Avenue. |
| | Centuries before Gallup's founding in 1881 this was a region of interweaving native cultures, Navajo, Hopi and Zuni. Resources of coal, timber, railroads and trading attracted settlers who created a city of increasing cultural diversity.
We . . . — — Map (db m148758) HM |
| On South 2nd Street (New Mexico Route 610) south of West Hill Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The Zuni Pueblo is 40 miles south of Gallup. Zuni land-use area, which included what is now Gallup, has been inhabited since 1,000 BC. By 1350 AD agriculture was fully developed and there were approximately 36 active Zuni pueblos. The Spanish . . . — — Map (db m148701) HM |
| On State Road 400 at milepost 3 at Main Street, on the left when traveling south on State Road 400. |
| | The first Fort Wingate was established near San Rafael in 1862, to serve as the base of Col. Kit Carson's campaigns against the Navajos. In 1868 the garrison was transferred to the second Fort Wingate near Gallup. In that same year, the Navajos . . . — — Map (db m36538) HM |
| On Road 53 at milepost 14, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The six original Zuni pueblos were the legendary "Seven Cities of Cibola" sought by Vasquez de Coronado in 1540. They were abandoned during the Pueblo Revolt, and the present pueblo was settled in 1699 after the Spanish reconquest. In 1970 Zuni . . . — — Map (db m36582) HM |
| On State Road 53 at milepost 11, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The six original Zuni pueblos were the legendary "Seven Cities of Cibola" sought by Vasquez de Coronado in 1540. They were abandoned during the Pueblo Revolt, and the present pueblo was settled in 1699 after the Spanish reconquest. In 1970 Zuni . . . — — Map (db m36584) HM |
| On State Road 53 at milepost 17, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Zuni Olla Maidens are an all-women's group renowned for their skill and ability to balance fragile water jars or ollas on their heads. Historically, Zuni women collected water in ollas from nearby springs for everyday use. Today, they perform in . . . — — Map (db m36580) HM |
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