In 1912, State Librarian Lola Chávez de Armijo filed a gender discrimination law suit after the governor sought to replace her by court order, claiming that as a woman, she was unqualified to hold office under the constitution and laws of New . . . — — Map (db m45333) HM
Isleta, or "little island" in Spanish, is the largest of the Rio Grande pueblos. Many Isletans moved to El Paso with the Spanish during the 1680 Revolt, others resettled the pueblo around 1710. Parts of the mission, San Agustin' de la Isleta, date . . . — — Map (db m183765) HM
This 18th century Spanish settlement was established on the site of an ancient Tiwa Indian Pueblo that was destroyed following the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. The pueblo was reestablished in 1702, but in 1708 the Spanish moved its Tiwa inhabitants to . . . — — Map (db m45435) HM
This Parker through truss located on the historic Route 66 was built in 1933. It was fabricated by the Kansas City Structural Steel Company and erected by F.D. Shufflebarger of Albuquerque. Its 250 foot long length is one of the longest in New . . . — — Map (db m88404) HM
Dr. Gonzales was a pioneer in bilingual and bicultural education. She developed educational materials for students in New Mexico and Latin America and trained teachers in the curriculum. Born in Pecos, “Lola” taught in the area for . . . — — Map (db m45227) HM
Dedicated to the memory of the war dead of the University of New Mexico by alumni and friends Architect: Meen, Holien, Buckley & Associates Contractor: Bradbury & Stamm Construction Co. Inc. 1960 — — Map (db m182066) WM
In this structure hangs the ship's bell of the
USS New Mexico as a memorial to those men and women who served their country in World War II.
Dedicated April 17, 1948
On loan courtesy of the Naval History and Heritage Command and . . . — — Map (db m181493) WM
Clarita Garcia de Aranda Allison
1921-1989
Among the most renown teachers and performers
of flamenco in the state, Clarita grew up in a musical
family and was heavily influenced by her mother
and her brother Antonio, a professional . . . — — Map (db m181925) HM
University of New Mexico President 1968-1975
Ferrel Heady was president of UNM during a period when campuses across the country, including UNM, were experiencing demonstrations and protests over issues of civil rights, academic freedom, and the . . . — — Map (db m181486) HM
[Top plaque]
Historic Landmarks Survey
Hodgin Hall 1892, 1908
[Bottom plaque]
Registered cultural property
Hodgin Hall
Originally built 1890-1892,
remodeled into Pueblo/Spanish
style in 1908.
Site no. 336 . . . — — Map (db m196355) HM
A Registered Cultural Property
Built 1921
Original Home Economics
Building. Architect E.B.
Cristy's interpretation of the
Spanish-Pueblo Style.
Site no. 1455
State of New Mexico — — Map (db m196357) HM
Scholes Hall
Completed in 1936,
this building was designed by
John Gaw Meem.
A Registered Cultural Property State of New Mexico
Scholes Hall Named for France Vinton Scholes 1897-1979
Professor of History
Dean of the . . . — — Map (db m182063) HM
The Estufa
Built 1906
Created by President Tight
and the students of the
University of New Mexico.
1st social fraternity meeting
hall at UNM. A Registered Cultural Property State of New Mexico — — Map (db m182067) HM
[Top plaque]
Registered Cultural Property
University House
Built 1930. An extraordinary
example of Spanish Pueblo
Revival architecture.
Designed by Miles Brittelle,
with a 1952 addition by
John Gaw Meem.
Site no. 1454 . . . — — Map (db m196350) HM
Martineztown is at the crossroads of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro and Tijeras Canyon Trail, two important trade routes begun by Native Americans. The trail though Tijeras Canyon linked the Rio Grande Valley to the plains east of . . . — — Map (db m189456) HM
Doña Elena Gallegos was a daughter of early seventeenth - century Hispanic colonists, Antonio Gallegos and Catalina Baca. They fled New Mexico with their newborn daughter during the 1680 Pueblo Revolt, and she returned in 1693 with two brothers . . . — — Map (db m124926) HM
Microsoft, Inc., founded at this site
in 1975 - and headquartered in Albuquerque
until 1979 - was established by Paul G. Allen
and Bill Gates. The opportunity to write a
version of BASIC for the MITS Altair drew
them to the area and sparked . . . — — Map (db m180827) HM
(West Face):
N.S.D.A.R. Memorial
to the
Pioneer Mothers
of the
Covered Wagon Days
(South Face):
Into the primitive west
Face upflung toward the sun
Bravely she came
Her children . . . — — Map (db m45445) HM
The 280MM Atomic Cannon was the largest nuclear
capable mobile artillery piece manufactured by the United
States. On May 25, 1953, a 280 mm cannon fired an atomic
projectile a distance of 7 miles at the Nevada Test Site.
Twenty 280mm cannons . . . — — Map (db m181278) HM
Designed in 1940 by The Boeing Company, the first B-29 made its maiden flight on Sept. 21, 1942. In December 1943, U.S. Army Air Forces leadership committed the Superfortress to Asia. Its great range made it particularly suited for the . . . — — Map (db m181093) HM
Design
The B-47 Stratojet was a long-range, six-engine, jet-powered
strategic bomber designed to fly at high subsonic speeds and at
high altitudes to avoid enemy interception. The B-47's mission
was primarily to deliver nuclear ordnance . . . — — Map (db m181467) HM
The B-52 is the longest serving strategic aircraft in the United States Air Force. Since the mid-1950s B-52 crews stood ready to deliver nuclear warheads, flying from bases in the United States. Until the late 1960s, aircraft equipped with live . . . — — Map (db m181309) HM
Designed by the Boeing Company, the first flight of the B model was made on January 25, 1955. Of the first thirteen B-52s delivered to the United States Air Force, ten were B models.
The B model was outwardly identical to the A model, but had . . . — — Map (db m181310) HM
This is a combination fuel and weapons pod developed for
use on the B-58 Hustler airplane. The pod provided a means
to deliver a thermonuclear weapon and carry extra fuel. The
pod, which is attached to the B-58 Hustler, is depicted in
the . . . — — Map (db m181307) HM
A land-based surface-to-air nuclear missile
powered by two ramjets, BOMARC was
designed to intercept and destroy bombers
up to 250 miles away. — — Map (db m181363) HM
F-105D Thunderchief
In 1951, Republic Aviation Corporation began a project to develop a supersonic tactical
fighter-bomber for the United States Air Force. The result was the Republic F-105 Thunderchief. Nicknamed "Thud", the aircraft was . . . — — Map (db m181232) HM
The Hound Dog was an air-launched supersonic nuclear missile designed to destroy heavily defended ground targets. Specially modified B-52 bombers carried two Hound Dogs, one beneath each wing. Typically a Hound Dog would be launched at 45,000 . . . — — Map (db m181313) HM
The Jupiter Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM), in service from 1960 to 1963, was an important link between early short-range rockets and later weapons that could reach any point on Earth. Its development began in 1956 as a joint U.S. . . . — — Map (db m181410) HM
The Peacekeeper served as the United States Air Force's most powerful, accurate, and technologically advanced Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) deterrent. Conceived to replace the Minuteman ICMS, its development began in the early 1970s . . . — — Map (db m181408) HM
The Mace was an early cruise missile, subsonic and turbojet powered. Its Automatic Terrain Recognition and Navigation guidance system corrected any deviation from the programmed route. — — Map (db m181362) HM
The Matador was the first guided missile ever deployed by
the United States Air Force. This surface-to-surface missile was capable of carrying a conventional or nuclear warhead. Development began in 1945 and the first Matador unit was
deployed . . . — — Map (db m181364) HM
Our MiG-21 S/N 13-2313, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21, single seat, single engine supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft was designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. It entered service in 1960. The insignia is . . . — — Map (db m181185) HM
Three-stage solid-propellant rocket engines launched Minuteman from
hardened underground silos. The Minuteman reentry vehicle (RV-5) containing a single nuclear warhead would be all that survived reentry into the atmosphere to continue to its . . . — — Map (db m181424) HM
The Mark 17 was the largest nuclear bomb deployed by the United States. It was one of the first thermonuclear weapons stockpiled. When the bomb shape was test-dropped, the plane would soar upwards a couple hundred feet. The pilots said it was as . . . — — Map (db m181342) HM
The Mk53 thermonuclear weapon had an airburst, contact
burst, and "laydown" (delayed action detonation) capability. The
Mk53 was equipped with 5 parachutes; one 5 ft. pilot chute,
one 16 ft. chute and three 48 ft. chutes. If free-fall delivery . . . — — Map (db m181314) HM
New Mexico Air Guard, "The Tacos"
The New Mexico Air Guard was activated on July 7th 1947 as the 188th Fighter Bomber Squadron. In 1948 the 188th's mission changed from fighter bomber to fighter interceptor. In 1957, the unit was . . . — — Map (db m181182) HM
The Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) system of the U.S Navy includes both the nuclear-powered submarine and its missiles. Each of 16 Polaris A-3 missiles could be launched in as many minutes either while the sub was surfaced or submerged. A . . . — — Map (db m181427) HM
Silverplate was the code word for the
aircraft modification project for the B-29
Superfortress bomber to enable it to carry
atomic bombs. Silverplate B-29s had their
bomb bays modified. The gun turrets and
most of the aircraft's armor . . . — — Map (db m181180) HM
The Snark was the only intercontinental cruise missile deployed. It carried a nuclear warhead and was controlled by an internal celestial guidance system. The first operational Snark unit was activated by the United States Air Force Strategic Air . . . — — Map (db m181346) HM
Built by Ling-Temco-Vought Corporation and based on the F-8 Crusader fighter, the A-7 was a single seat United States Navy attack aircraft introduced in February, 1967. The A-7 was powered by a single turbofan engine with no afterburner. Outboard . . . — — Map (db m181183) HM
The 100 Foot Tower
Kenneth T. Bainbridge, Director of the Trinity Project,
contracted with the Blaw-Knox Company of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania to manufacture the steel tower to
Bainbridge's specifications. It was then shipped in
sections . . . — — Map (db m148717) HM
The SM-75/PGM-17A Thor intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) was the product of the early Cold War race to deploy nuclear armed missiles before the Soviet Union. The Thor Missile was designed to be an interim nuclear deterrent while the . . . — — Map (db m181411) HM
The Titan II Intercontinental
Ballistic Missile (ICBM) was the largest silo
based missile produced by the United
States. These liquid fueled missiles were
on around the clock operational status
during the Cold War. The Titan II had . . . — — Map (db m181409) HM
Trinity Test
Trinity was the code name of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon. It was
conducted by the United States Army at 5:29 am on Monday, July 16, 1945, as
part of the Manhattan Project. The test was conducted in the Jornada del . . . — — Map (db m181267) HM
USS James K. Polk (SSBN-645/SSN-645)
The USS James K. Polk (SSBN-645) was a Benjamin Franklin class fleet ballistic
missile submarine. She was built by the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics.
She served from 1965 to 1999. The James . . . — — Map (db m181469) HM
The first permanent Spanish settlement brought new foods and cooking methods to the region in the late 1500s. Wheat became an important staple because it was easier than corn for making bread. Pueblo men learned to harvest wheat while the woman . . . — — Map (db m120169) HM
One of the Largest Petroglyphs Sites
Petroglyph National Monument protects one of the largest petroglyph sites in
North America, featuring designs and symbols carved onto basalt boulders by
American Indians and Spanish settlers 400 to 700 . . . — — Map (db m182649) HM
In 1598, long before Jamestown, New Mexicans settled the interior of what would
become the United States. The founders of the Atrisco Land Grant were among the
early pioneers of New Mexico, and as frontiermen, they established genealogical . . . — — Map (db m182081) HM
Dr. Sophie Aberle, a noted anthropologist, lived in this adobe-style house. Named the "Measuring Lady" by the people she worked with, her research focused on Puebloan women's lives, including pregnancy, childbirth, childcare, diet, and healing. As . . . — — Map (db m120168) HM
Los Padillas is an extended family settlement which was resettled in 1718 by Diego de Padilla. His grandparents had lived on the site prior to the 1680 Pueblo Revolt at which time they were forced to abandon it. In the 1790 census the town, . . . — — Map (db m67067) HM
The Redstone missile program, begun in 1951 by the U.S. Army, was designed to be mobile, capable of being launched by combat troops under battlefield conditions. The picture on the left was taken on May 5, 1961, when a powerful Redstone
rocket . . . — — Map (db m181470) HM
Constructed in 1914, this building was designed by Atanacio Montoya, a progressive educator who introduced many reforms into early 20th century rural schools. It served as the school for the Village of Armijo until 1948. This school incorporated . . . — — Map (db m45221) HM
Immanuel Presbyterian Church Built between 1949 and 1956, it bespeaks Albuquerque’s suburban growth, John Meen’s Territorial Revival architecture, and faith. A Registered Cultural Property State of New Mexico — — Map (db m180826) HM
The Honorable Mary Coons Walters
(1922 - 2001)
Ms. Walters, who was a transport pilot during World War II, was the only woman in her UNM law school class when she graduated at age 40. She served on the state Court of Appeals and as a . . . — — Map (db m45331) HM
In 1706, New Mexico Governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdes founded the new Villa de Albuquerque (now spelled Albuquerque). Here, the Camino Real wound its way through a series of farming and ranching communities to a nearby ford, linking the road . . . — — Map (db m179424) HM
Dedicated to the prisoners of war and those missing in action whose supreme sacrifice has helped keep our nation ever free 200th · 515th Placed by Richard L. Cordova, ex-POW Chairman of San Felipe Restoration Project Bicentennial Year . . . — — Map (db m180895) WM
Built in 1706 and occupied for many generations by the Armijo family who were prominent in local history. This hacienda was gay with social life.
During the turmoil of the early settlement the Mexican, Spanish and American Civil War . . . — — Map (db m703) HM
Confederate Soldiers who
served in Gen Sibley's Brig
with Maj Trevanion T Teel
were buried here when Conf
Flag was flying over Old Albuqerque
in April 1862 — — Map (db m6677) HM
Illustrious son of the Province of Asturias Spain, Governor of New Mexico.
Sculpture funded by the City of Albuquerque 1% for Arts Program as per City Council Resolution 57, 1984.
Buck McCain, Artist, Santa Fe Bronze, Inc. . . . — — Map (db m70364) HM
Historic site of Our Lady of Angels First public school in Albuquerque. Directed by sisters Blandina, Isadora, Berchmanns, Mary and Fidela. Sisters of Charity September 21, 1881 Marker by New Mexico Chapter Daughters of Founders & . . . — — Map (db m180881) HM
In this plaza were enacted A.D. 1706 by Governor and Captain General Don Francisco Cuervo Y. Valdez ceremonies incident to the founding of the Villa of Albuquerque named after the Spanish Viceroy Don Francisco Fernandez de la Cueva Enriquez Duke . . . — — Map (db m45271) HM
In February 1706 several families participated in the founding of Albuquerque but the names of only 22 are preserved in the historical record. Within those families were many women honored as being founders of La Villa San Felipe de . . . — — Map (db m45230) HM
Cast in the foundry of Cyrus Alger & Company of Boston, Massachusetts, and originally designed to be mule-pack artillery, the Model of 1835 12-Pounder Mountain Howitzer was the smallest U.S. cannon of the period and could fire a 12-pound exploding . . . — — Map (db m45274) HM
1706-The Villa of "Alburquerque" was founded by Don Francisco Cuervo y Valdes, Governor of the Spanish province of New Mexico. It stood on the Camino Real (Royal Road), which ran between Mexico City and Santa Fe. It became the . . . — — Map (db m45278) HM
First marker on left:
San Felipe de Alburquerque, named for King Phillip V of Spain and the Duke of Alburquerque was, founded in 1706 by Gov. Francisco Cuervo Valdez with 30 families from Bernalillo accompanied by soldiers to protect . . . — — Map (db m119449) HM
Oldest church in Albuquerque. Has continuously served the community without interruption since 1706. Originally founded and served by the Franciscan Friars, this parish church has been served successively by the Secular Clergy of Durango, Mexico . . . — — Map (db m119451) HM
While Confederate Brigadier General H. H. Sibley was assembling the bulk of his army at Santa Fe, Union Colonel E.R.S. Canby moved 1200 men from Fort Craig to occupy Albuquerque – "If it can be done without serious loss." Though outnumbered . . . — — Map (db m45270) HM
1706 1793 1796 Today
In recognition of the significant role
it has played in the history of our City,
State and Country, San Felipe de Neri
Church is on the registers of historic
places. San Felipe de Neri Church
has unceasingly served as . . . — — Map (db m180893) HM
You are currently standing at the entrance to Patio
Escondido Mall in Old Town Albuquerque. This mall
area was once home to the Sagrada, a school of the
sacred arts founded by Sister Giotto Moots in 1969.
Sister Giotto, a graduate and dean . . . — — Map (db m181104) HM
Piedras Marcadas Canyon The warmth of the sun, the whispers of the wind, the volcanic boulders, native plants, and desert animals are what the Pueblo people and other visitors to this volcanic landscape valued. Ancestral Puebloans were . . . — — Map (db m183130) HM
Piedras Marcadas Trail
About 200,000 years ago a series of volcanic
eruptions began to create this slope of eroded
volcanic boulders. The first two fissure eruptions yielded extensive amounts of liquid
lava which flowed naturally . . . — — Map (db m183133) HM
Piedras Marcadas Trail
The majority of these petroglyphs were made
by the ancestors of modern Pueblo people. The Ancestral Puebloans made petroglyphs by
carefully removing the desert varnish with hand-held stone tools to expose the . . . — — Map (db m183134) HM
Piedras Marcadas Trail
Identification of some petroglyphs is based
on interpretations by today's Pueblo people.
We cannot say for certain what all the images
represent, nor is it appropriate for modern
Pueblos to reveal the meaning of an . . . — — Map (db m183168) HM
Piedras Marcadas Trail
Petroglyphs represent a valuable record of
cultural expression and human occupation
in the Rio Grande valley. They have deep
spiritual significance to modern Pueblo
groups as well as other indigenous people
such . . . — — Map (db m183170) HM
La Jornada (The Journey), the bronze sculptural grouping on the corner along with the adjacent earthen work Numbe Whageh (Our Center Place) make up the City of Albuquerque's 1% for the Arts Funds Cuarto Centenario Memorial. The memorial . . . — — Map (db m71142) HM
(side one)
“Jornada De Paz”
Meaning "Journey of Peace" as the party made their expedition peaceful by not carrying weapons
In 1692 - 12 years following the 1680 Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico, the . . . — — Map (db m45444) HM
On January 26, 1598, amid embraces and farewells, Governor Juan de Oñate left Santa Barbara, in present day Chihuahua, leading an expedition bound for New Mexico. Nearly 600 settlers accompanied him, along with Mexican Indian allies and Franciscan . . . — — Map (db m45443) HM
An electric streetcar system in Albuquerque was constructed in 1904 to replace the horse-drawn trolleys. Two streetcar companies were established, one for the downtown Albuquerque and Old Town Plaza areas (the Albuquerque Traction Company) and . . . — — Map (db m45447) HM
Harvey Girls
In 1883, the Fred Harvey Company hired women to serve in its diners and hotels along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Thousands of respectable, intelligent women were recruited from the Midwest and East Coast to come . . . — — Map (db m45326) HM
Hotel Alvarado was constructed in 1902 and demolished in 1970 in spite of local efforts to preserve it. The hotel and depot complex, shown in this 1908 photograph looking west, was designed by Santa Fe Railroad architect Charles Whittlesey in . . . — — Map (db m45446) HM
The "Green Chair” was installed on the Easy Street beginner hill in 1967. It was built by a company from Denver Colorado called Miner-Denver. It was a small company that installed chairlifts from 1967 to 1970. Although short-lived, Miner-Denver . . . — — Map (db m180830) HM
Attorney, public servant, and activist, Graciela Olivárez was a high school dropout who became the first woman graduate of Notre Dame Law School where an award is presented each year in her name. She led national anti-poverty efforts and ensured . . . — — Map (db m45225) HM
A flame burns on this spot and in the hearts of the people of this state and nation as a reminder of the sacrifices of those who have served in the Vietnam conflict.
The prisoners of war and those missing in action in that conflict are not and . . . — — Map (db m187258) WM
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13
In loving honor of Officer Germaine Casey of the Rio Rancho Police Department who, on the 27th of August 2007, selflessly gave his life in the . . . — — Map (db m187256) HM
Boca Negra Canyon Boca Negra, the “black mouth,” is considered
the birthplace of Petroglyph National Monument. Through the efforts of private citizen groups in
the 1960s, this area became Indian Petroglyph State Park, which later became the . . . — — Map (db m182696) HM
Boca Negra Canyon
Cliff Base Trail
The boulder on your left is a good example of desert varnish,
the darkening of the rock's surface in response to natural
elements. Over the years the exposed surface of basalt darkens
in color due to . . . — — Map (db m182902) HM
Boca Negra Canyon
Cliff Base Trail
Archeologists, currently using relative dating methods along
the escarpment, are arriving at the conclusion that the 23,000
petroglyphs found in the monument were created between
1000 B.C. — A.D. 1700. . . . — — Map (db m182865) HM
Boca Negra Canyon
Cliff Base Trail
Notice the unusual and varied texture of this basalt boulder.
Basalt is generally considered to be the most common extrusive igneous rock on Earth, composed mostly of calcium-rich
plagioclase and . . . — — Map (db m182866) HM
Boca Negra Canyon
Cliff Base Trail
Notice how the volcanic escarpment curves around the island-like field of native plants in the
middle of Boca Negra Canyon. This is an example of what geologists call reverse or inverted
topography. At . . . — — Map (db m182875) HM
Boca Negra Canyon
Macaw Trail
The majority of these petroglyphs were made by the
ancestors of modern Pueblo people. The Ancestral
Puebloans made petroglyphs by carefully removing the
desert varnish with hand-held stone tools which . . . — — Map (db m182821) HM
Boca Negra Canyon
Macaw Trail
Native vegetation is commonly featured in petroglyphs. This
yucca pod image conveys the importance of many native plant
species to the Ancestral Puebloans. The entire plant, from its
root to the tip of its . . . — — Map (db m182858) HM
Boca Negra Canyon Mesa Point Trail
Petroglyphs represent a valuable record of cultural expression
and human occupation in the Rio Grande valley. They have
deep spiritual significance to modern Pueblo groups as well as
other indigenous . . . — — Map (db m182697) HM
Boca Negra Canyon Mesa Point Trail
About 200,000 years ago a series of volcanic eruptions
began to create this slope of eroded volcanic boulders.
The first two fissure eruptions yielded extensive amounts
of liquid lava which flowed . . . — — Map (db m182699) HM
Boca Negra Canyon Mesa Point Trail
Notice the human figure in front of you which appears to be
wearing a mask and headdress. Some petroglyphs are easily
recognizable, however the original and true meanings are known
only by their creators . . . — — Map (db m182701) HM
Boca Negra Canyon Mesa Point Trail
Several stacked rock structures like this one are found in the
monument and are protected as archeological resources. This
structure has naturally eroded to its present state. Local
archeologists believe . . . — — Map (db m182703) HM
Boca Negra Canyon Mesa Point Trail
Due to extended periods of drought, the Pueblo people
searched for permanent sources of surface water that would
sustain their agricultural lifestyle. Many people settled along
the Rio Grande which . . . — — Map (db m182722) HM
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