Entries Containing All of the Phrases «san miguel county» AND «new mexico»

By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 14, 2023

Romero Block Marker

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1 ► New Mexico, San Miguel County, Las Vegas — Romero Block — 1919 —

Architects: Issac H. & William M. Rapp Built by Secundino and Cleofes Romero. One of the last California Mission Revival Style buildings built in Las Vegas. Drug stores have occupied this corner of the Plaza since the arrival of the railroad . . . — — Map (db m236700) HM

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2 ► Texas, El Paso County, El Paso, Downtown El Paso — 18419 — Felix Martinez — (1857-1916) —

In the early twentieth century, Felix Martinez was a prominent Hispanic businessman who worked closely with Anglo American leaders to transform El Paso into a major commercial, industrial and agricultural center of the American Southwest. Born in . . . — — Map (db m252424) HM

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3 ► New Mexico, San Miguel County, Las Vegas, East Las Vegas — Gross, Blackwell & Company Commission House — 1899 —

Architects: Issac H. & William M. Rapp The firm of Otero & Whiting was founded by Miguel A. Otero in Kansas in 1861. This large commission company came to Las Vegas with the railroad and operated as Otero, Sellar & Co. until 1879. The firm . . . — — Map (db m236632) HM

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4 ► New Mexico, Union County, Clayton — Herzstein's Store —

“The stone markers in the adjoining panels were part of the Herzstein’s Store, a building of Pueblo Indian architecture which was on this site from 1931 to 1971. Herzstein’s opened in 1895 in Clayton and was a significant factor in the growth of . . . — — Map (db m292895) HM

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5 ► New Mexico, De Baca County, Fort Sumner — Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Historic Site —

A New Community Following the disastrous failure of the U.S. Government's Bosque Redondo experiment, the land set aside as reservation returned to the public domain. The Army sold the fort buildings and other improvements to the famous . . . — — Map (db m269514) HM

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6 ► New Mexico, Santa Fe County, Glorieta — 116 — Glorieta Pass Battlefield — National Historic Landmark, 1961 —

The Civil War battle fought in this pass is often referred to as the "Gettysburg of the West." Union forces dashed Confederate strategy to seize the Southwest’s major supply base at Fort Union; Colorado and California were to be next. The Texas . . . — — Map (db m285811) HM

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7 ► New Mexico, San Miguel County, Las Vegas — Dold Block — 1881 —

Built for Andres Dold Designed by Charles Wheelock Site of Brownlee, Winters & Co., druggists, before being sold to attorney John De Witt Veeder. The Dold brothers, Andres & John, were listed among the top five wealth holders in New Mexico . . . — — Map (db m236738) HM

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