On U.S. 84 at milepost 77.5,, 0.4 miles south of State Road 119, on the left when traveling south.
Side A:
At four, Manuelita de Atocha (Mela) Lucero Leger read Spanish language newspapers to her blind grandfather in Colonias. Although New Mexico's constitution protects Spanish-speaking students, school children were often punished . . . — — Map (db m45893) HM
Near Interstate 40 at milepost 302, on the right when traveling west.
By 1700 the Comanches had acquired the horse and began moving into this area. They drove out the Jicarilla Apaches, and their raids on New Mexico's eastern frontier posed a threat to Indian, Spanish and Anglo settlements for over a century. The . . . — — Map (db m93763) HM
Near Interstate 40 at milepost 300, on the right when traveling east.
Rising above these red-earth lowlands to the south is the Llano Estacado or Staked Plain, a high plateau covering some 32,000 square miles in eastern New Mexico and adjacent areas in Texas. Topographically, it is one of the flattest areas in the . . . — — Map (db m93197) HM
On Interstate 40 at milepost 251, on the right when traveling east.
Grassy plains meet pine dotted uplands in this transition from Great Plains to Basin and Range provinces. Plains to the east are capped by caliche, sand, and gravel which are deeply eroded into the underlying bedrock in places. To the west, faulting . . . — — Map (db m91047) HM
On South 3rd Street (State Road 91) north of Casaus Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Built in 1917-1919, this
Craftsman/Bungalow residence
with hardwood interior detailing,
unique in this area, was a center
for entertaining U.S. Senators
and Congressmen.
Site No. 848
A Registered Cultural Property
State of New . . . — — Map (db m236786) HM
On Business Interstate 40 west of Greig Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
Originally La Fiesta Café, Joseph's was opened in 1956. It has fed locals and tourists along Route 66 through three generations of Campos.
Recognized by Hampton Hotels Save-a-Landmark program as a site worth seeing — — Map (db m189205) HM
On State Road 91 at milepost 10 at State Road 203, on the right when traveling south on State Road 91.
Established by the early 1860s, Puerto de Luna is one of southeast New Mexico’s oldest permanent settlements. An important farming and ranching center, the town was the Guadalupe County seat from 1891 until 1903. A strong oral tradition maintains . . . — — Map (db m45906) HM
On Coronado Avenue (U.S. 84) 0.1 miles east of Interstate 40, on the right when traveling east.
The Spanish explorer Antonio de Espejo passed through this area in 1583, as did Gaspar Castano de Sosa in 1590. Santa Rosa, the Guadalupe County seat, was laid out on the ranch of Celso Baca y Baca, a politician and rancher in the late 1800s. It was . . . — — Map (db m45894) HM
On Coronado Avenue at River Road, on the right when traveling east on Coronado Avenue.
The Spanish explorer Antonio de Espejo passed through this area in 1583, as did Gaspar Castaño de Sosa in 1590. Santa Rosa, the Guadalupe County seat, was laid out on the ranch of Celso Baca y Baca, a politician and rancher in the late 1800s. It was . . . — — Map (db m45895) HM
On Route 66, 0.3 miles west of Will Rogers Drive, on the right when traveling west.
The Spanish explorer Antonio de Espejo passed through this area in 1583, as did Gaspar Castaño de Sosa in 1590. Santa Rosa, the Guadalupe County seat, was laid out on the ranch of Celso Baca y Baca, a politician and rancher in the late 1800s. It was . . . — — Map (db m91041) HM
On Joe A. Page Memorial Highway (New Mexico Route 91) at Jemez Avenue on Joe A. Page Memorial Highway.
Pronghorn antelope may be seen grazing near this reservoir on the Pecos River, at the edge of the Llano Estacado - the famed "Staked Plains." The park offers water sports; fishing for catfish, bass, and walleyes; camping/ picnicking sites, a visitor . . . — — Map (db m186009) HM
On U.S. Route 66 (Business Interstate 40) west of Will Rogers Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Established in 1959, the Silver Moon Café has gained legendary status as a Route 66 landmark eatery. It is world renowned for its signature Mexican dishes and American favorites. The restaurant has been featured in a number of print and TV news . . . — — Map (db m183588) HM
On Interstate 40 at milepost 252, on the right when traveling west.
To give gold-seekers another route to California, Capt. Randolph B. Marcy and Lt. James H. Simpson opened a wagon road from Arkansas to New Mexico in 1849. Marcy’s Road, although very popular with the Forty-Niners, still was never as well-traveled . . . — — Map (db m91044) HM
On 8th Street (U.S. 54/285), on the right when traveling south.
Vaughn, a division point in the transcontinental railway system, is located along the route of the Stinson cattle trail. In 1882, Jim Stinson, manager of the New Mexico Land and Livestock Co., drove 20,000 cattle in eight separate herds along this . . . — — Map (db m47146) HM
