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 m103064) 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 m38255) 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 m36378) 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… Local . . . — — Map (db m170399) 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 . . . — — Map (db m44056) 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 U.S. 180 at milepost 20.7 at State Road 12, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 180.
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 m36258) 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 m36261) 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 m157800) 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
