On Paseo De Peralta at the Entrance to Hillside Park, on the left when traveling east on Paseo De Peralta.
Santa Fe is the oldest capital city in the United States, a successful blend of three cultures and yet a modern city of over 50,000 residents.
The Commemorative Walkway Park, constructed in 1986, provides a historical walk through Santa Fe . . . — — Map (db m76131) HM
From 500 A.D. onward, New Mexico underwent a number of comparatively rapid changes. The people throughout the western two-thirds of the state became increasingly restricted to smaller and smaller areas resulting in the development of many . . . — — Map (db m76136) HM
On East Palace Avenue east of Cathedral Place, on the right when traveling east.
1540
The first major Spanish expedition to what is now the southwest United
States was conducted by Francisco Vásquez de Coronado from 1540 to
1542. Coronado organized and financed the expedition based upon the
travels of Alvar Nuñez . . . — — Map (db m182221) HM
Seeking to expand the domain of the King of Spain in 1540, Francisco Vásquez de Coronado led an expedition of over 1,000 men and women north from Mexico into what is now Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. The Spanish explorers, in . . . — — Map (db m76166) HM
Near East Palace Avenue east of Cathedral Place, on the right when traveling east.
In 1573 King Felipe II of Spain decreed an end to expeditions of conquest.
However, on April 19, 1583 he directed the Viceroy of New Spain to contract
with a responsible citizen to settle New Mexico at his own expense primarily to
see to the . . . — — Map (db m182257) HM
Near East Palace Avenue east of Cathedral Place, on the right when traveling east.
1598
Of New Mexico's first settlers in 1598, 560 Europeans have been identified (381 men, 112 women and 67 children) in addition to several friars and a number of Mexican Indians. The women who helped to pioneer El Camino Real and establish . . . — — Map (db m182275) HM
Near East Palace Avenue east of Cathedral Place, on the right when traveling east.
1598
By virtue of his royal contract, don Juan de Oñate became New Mexico's first
governor. Oñate and his group of colonists left Santa Bárbara, Chihuahua in January of
1598. They crossed the Rio Grande at the present location of El Paso, . . . — — Map (db m182277) HM
The viceroy of New Spain appointed Juan de Oñate as New Mexico’s first governor and directed him to settle the area along the upper Rio Grande. Accompanied by 200 settlers and over 7,000 head of livestock, Oñate arrived in New Mexico and established . . . — — Map (db m76183) HM
1598-1890
El Camino Real (The Royal Road) sustained New Mexico's settlers from the start.
Settlers traveled north to la tierra adentro (the interior land) and back to cities in
the south. El Camino Real was a viable commercial route for . . . — — Map (db m182314) HM
Near East Palace Avenue east of Cathedral Place, on the right when traveling east.
1607
As early as 1607, Juan Martínez de Montoya, one of Governor Juan de Oñate's
captains founded the village of Santa Fe, writing that he had populated the site
and established a plaza. The new town was located on the Santa Fe River . . . — — Map (db m182315) HM
Near East Palace Avenue east of Cathedral Place, on the right when traveling east.
1610
In 1610, construction of the Palace of the Governors began as a section
of the Casas Reales de Palacio (royal houses). The Casas Reales, built
around Santa Fe's plaza included the governor's living quarters, the jail,
the town . . . — — Map (db m182316) HM
New Mexico’s third governor, Pedro de Peralta was instructed to relocate the capital to a more central location. He founded the Villa de Santa Fe, or Town of Holy Faith. The villa was named for a city of Spain built by King Ferdinand and Queen . . . — — Map (db m76198) HM
Near East Palace Avenue east of Cathedral Place, on the right when traveling east.
1620
The Barrio de Analco and San Miguel Church are both located on the south
side of the Santa Fe River. Analco, from the Nahuatl language of central
Mexico, means "on the other side of the water." Mexican indians who came
to New Mexico . . . — — Map (db m182318) HM
On East Palace Avenue east of Cathedral Place, on the right when traveling east.
1630
In 1630 and 1635 Fray Alonso de Benavides wrote his famous Memorials
to the King and the Pope describing a beautiful fourteenth century statue
of the Virgin that he brought to Santa Fe from Mexico City in 1625. "She
is an image in . . . — — Map (db m182322) HM
In the seventeenth century New Mexico was plagued by drought, conflicts between civil and church authorities, and extreme demands placed by the Spanish settlers on the native population. The latter situation caused a deterioration so severe that . . . — — Map (db m76202) HM
Under the direction of Don Diego de Vargas, the Spanish returned to recapture New Mexico after twelve years of exile in El Paso. In an attempt to encourage settlement of the land in the Rio Grande Valley, Don Diego de Vargas issued land grants for . . . — — Map (db m76222) HM
Near East Palace Avenue east of Cathedral Place, on the left when traveling east.
1712
On a stormy summer's evening in 1712, a group of citizens organized by
Juan Páez Hurtado gathered in Santa Fe to honor the memory of don Diego de Vargas. The result was a Fiesta Proclamation signed a few days later by Governor José . . . — — Map (db m182386) HM
In order to fulfill a promise that Don Diego de Vargas made, the government leaders of Santa Fe issued a proclamation calling for an annual fiesta to commemorate the peaceful reentry of the Spanish into Santa Fe in 1692. This annual celebration held . . . — — Map (db m76236) HM
When the Declaration of Independence was signed, Santa Fe was already 166 years old. English and American explorers and traders replaced the French as a source of concern to Spanish officials in New Mexico. The successful American War of . . . — — Map (db m76238) HM
On East Palace Avenue east of Cathedral Place, on the right when traveling east.
1777
Don Juan Bautista de Anza, a native of Sonora, was governor of New Mexico
from 1777 to 1788. Considered one of New Mexico's best governors his
primary challenge was stopping incessant Indian raids that nearly wiped out
some of the . . . — — Map (db m182387) HM
On East Palace Avenue east of Cathedral Place, on the right when traveling east.
1788
Juan Lucero, a militia officer, frontiersman and one of New Mexico's
soldados de cuero (leather clad soldiers) made 13 trips to the plains
between 1788 and 1819. He explored the Texas panhandle, the Arkansas
River valley and . . . — — Map (db m182409) HM
On East Palace Avenue at Cathedral Place, on the right when traveling south on East Palace Avenue.
1827
In 1827 Antonio Armijo traveled northwest up the Rio Chama through
Colorado, Utah and Nevada before crossing the Mojave Desert into
southern California. En route he documented numerous spring-fed meadows
that would become the site of . . . — — Map (db m182394) HM
On East Palace Avenue east of Cathedral Place, on the right when traveling east.
1848
The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended two years of war between
Mexico and the United States. New Mexico, along with Arizona, California
and parts of Nevada, Utah and Colorado were now a part of the United
States. A group led by . . . — — Map (db m182410) HM
In May of 1846, U.S. President James K. Polk ordered the invasion of Mexico by U.S. troops, thus beginning the Mexican War. Three months later, General Stephen Watts Kearney led a victorious U.S. Army unopposed across northern New Mexico and into . . . — — Map (db m76263) HM
On East Palace Avenue east of Cathedral Place, on the right when traveling east.
1850
For a quarter century after 1821 New Mexico was part of Mexico and
within the Diocese of Durango, Mexico. During this period secular
(diocesan) priests replaced members of the Franciscan Order. The diocesan
priests, many of whom were . . . — — Map (db m182411) HM
Shortly after the Civil War began, the Confederacy turned its attention to the Southwest, and in February, 1862, three thousand three hundred troops under the command of Confederate General Sibley, defeated the Union troops at Valverde, raised the . . . — — Map (db m76264) HM
While the nation was celebrating the Centennial, Santa Fe was into its 266th year. Although the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago guaranteed the property of Hispanics and Indians, problems in the interpretation of Spanish and Mexican land laws worked to . . . — — Map (db m76269) HM
In 1906, Congress passed an act that would enable New Mexico and Arizona to become one large state. The residents in Arizona voted against the act, while the New Mexicans voted for it. It was not until 1912 that the opposing forces were reconciled . . . — — Map (db m76270) HM
Every year since 1926, when Will Shuster and Jacques Cartier created the image, Santa Fe and friends have been able to release their ties to depression, gloom and uncertainty by burning a symbol of these misfortunes . . . Zozobra! The burning of the . . . — — Map (db m76273) HM
During World War II, the federal government set up a secret facility in Los Alamos to coordinate the Manhattan Project, resulting in the development of the first atomic bomb. On July 16, 1945, the atomic bomb was exploded at “Trinity . . . — — Map (db m76309) HM
Santa Fe celebrated its 350th anniversary. During that year, special guests Maria Teresa Perez-Balsera and Maria Luisa Perez-Balsera arrived from Spain. The two ladies are direct descendants of Captain-General Don Diego de Vargas, the central figure . . . — — Map (db m76311) HM
Santa Fe, now 366 years old, joined the rest of the United States in celebrating the nation’s 200th birthday. New Mexico and the entire Southwest continued to see tremendous expansion and population growth with the influx of migration from the . . . — — Map (db m76316) HM
While responding to a request to give the Last Rites to a dying man, Franciscan Father Reynaldo Rivera, rector at St. Francis Cathedral, was kidnapped and brutally murdered, sending Santa Fe and the entire state into shock. Ironically, Father Rivera . . . — — Map (db m76317) HM
By proclamation of the City Council, Santa Fe celebrated its 375th anniversary. During the year, this property was donated to the city by Archbishop Robert Sanchez and the Santa Fe Fiesta Council. These gifts, together with appropriations by the . . . — — Map (db m76319) HM
On East Palace Avenue east of Cathedral Place, on the right when traveling east.
The Santa Fe City Council, on April 9, 1997, passed Resolution 1997-23
establishing and providing support for a Cuarto Centenario Committee of
civic organizations and volunteers to plan and direct the commemoration of
the 1598 founding of "La . . . — — Map (db m182450) HM
(English)
The Acequia Madre (Mother Ditch) has nourished community farmlands on the Railroad Park site and throughout Santa Fe for over 400 years. The historic counterpoint to the park's contemporary water-harvesting system, the acequia . . . — — Map (db m184934) HM
(English) Pueblo Indians farmed this area south of the Santa Fe River as early as the mid-15th century. By the 17th century, acequias (irrigation ditches) laced the landscape for use by Spanish farmers, who grazed livestock and built . . . — — Map (db m184937) HM
Near Interstate 25 at milepost 269, 1.5 miles west of Waldo Canyon Road (County Road 57).
(side one)
Amelia Elizabeth White (1878-1972)
Amelia Elizabeth White worked tirelessly to promote Indian art and to preserve Santa Fe's heritage. A philanthropist and community activist, she donated land for the Laboratory of . . . — — Map (db m45484) HM
This garden was designed for color, to be xeric, and to educate the public about the materials used by the Spanish colonial artists. The native plants were and are used by Hispano artists primarily to create paints and textile dyes, but other plants . . . — — Map (db m184602) HM
On Old Santa Fe Trail at East De Vargas Street, on the right when traveling south on Old Santa Fe Trail.
This neighborhood was first established in the early 1600s by Tlaxcalan Indian servants for whom the original San Miguel Chapel was built. Razed during the Pueblo revolt in 1680; resettled by families of Spanish soldiers after the De Vargas . . . — — Map (db m184948) HM
On State Road 25 1.5 miles west of Waldo Canyon Road, on the right when traveling north.
Bicentennial Celebration
This facility was built by the New Mexico State Highway Department to commemorate the
bicentennial birthday of the United States. Located 15 miles south of the plaza in Santa Fe, the nation's oldest capital city, . . . — — Map (db m55150) HM
On West San Francisco Street at Galisteo Street, on the left when traveling west on West San Francisco Street.
The notorious New Mexico outlaw, also known as William Bonney, was captured and sucessfully imprisoned for the last time in the downstairs jail housed in this, the Cornell Building, at 208 W. San Francisco St., Santa Fe, from December 27, 1880 to . . . — — Map (db m73714) HM
The large mounds you see on the rise in front of you are the eroded remains of the walls of Fort Marcy's blockhouse. It was built in 1846-1847 on the highest place on Fort Marcy hill for use as a guardhouse and soldiers' quarters. Unlike the fort, . . . — — Map (db m184795) HM
On Old Las Vegas Highway (State Road 2108 Frontage Road) at Sleeping Dog Road, on the left when traveling west on Old Las Vegas Highway.
Strategically located where the Santa Fe Trail emerges from Glorieta Pass, Cañoncito is where the New Mexico Governor Manuel Armijo weakly defended New Mexico against the American Army in 1846. In 1862, Union forces destroyed a Confederate supply . . . — — Map (db m119815) HM
On East Palance Avenue just west of Cathedral Place, on the right when traveling west.
In 1697 this property was granted to Captain Diego Arias de Quiros by Spanish royal decree for his part in the reconquest of New Mexico with De Vargas. In 1879 bought by L. Bradford Prince, later Territorial Governor. In 1942 bought by Field estate . . . — — Map (db m55706) HM
Near Old Santa Fe Trail Rd./ Don Gasoar Ave. 0.1 miles north of Passeo De Peralta Street, on the right when traveling south.
In gratitude to the 3,000,000 young men of the Civilian Conservation Corps including over 55,000 in New Mexico who served in 1933 -1942 as part of President Roosevelt's nationwide "Tree Army". The CCC worked on conservation projects throughout New . . . — — Map (db m314569) HM
Dedicated to the honor and in memory of those men and women who served their country in the interest of freedom for all mankind — — Map (db m184785) WM
Near West Marcy Street at Sheridan Street, on the right when traveling west.
This courtyard is dedicated to Catua and Omtua, two messengers from the Pueblo of Tesuque (Taytsugeh Oweengeh) who were captured and executed by Spanish authorities. Their execution led, in part, to the start of the Great Pueblo Revolt which began . . . — — Map (db m182055) HM
On Paseo de la Loma just north of Paseo de la Cuma, on the left when traveling north.
In 1598 a group of Spanish colonists, led by Juan de Oñate of Zacatecas, Mexico, established a settlement along the banks of the Rio Grande north of present-day Española. In 1610 Governor Pedro de Peralta relocated the capital of the province to . . . — — Map (db m73092) HM
On Old Santa Fe Trail at Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Old Santa Fe Trail.
A Territorial period embellishment, ca. 1870, this
simulated stone facade is actually plaster with a
rectangular pattern to make it appear that the
Palace was constructed of cut stone. In fact, all
exterior and interior walls of the Palace . . . — — Map (db m179050) HM
On Cathedral Place north of East San Francisco Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Don Diego de Vargas Zapata Luján Ponce de León, born 1643 in Madrid, Spain, served the crown as Governor of New Mexico from 1691–1697 and 1703–1704. Vargas was a devout Christian with a strong devotion to Nuestra Señora La Conquistadora, Our Lady of . . . — — Map (db m76234) HM
On South Guadalupe Street north of West De Vargas Street, on the right when traveling north.
Don Juan Bautista de Anza, outstanding Spanish governor of New Mexico (1776–1787), explored a new road from Santa Fe to Arispe, Sonora, in 1780. This plaque is placed in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of that historic journey.
Don . . . — — Map (db m76950) HM
On West Alameda Street at Ortiz Street, on the right when traveling east on West Alameda Street.
Doña Teresa de Aguilera y Roche was an aristocratic and educated woman in seventeenth century New Mexico. She and her husband, Governor Bernardo López de Mendizábal, exhibited elite lifestyles rarely seen in the remote colony. As governor, don . . . — — Map (db m270133) HM
On East Alameda Street at Shelby Street, on the right when traveling east on East Alameda Street.
In 1943, J. Robert Oppenheimer hand-picked Dorothy Scarritt McKibbin, a Smith College graduate, to run a liaison office for the Manhattan Project out of 109 East Palace Avenue in Santa Fe. Known as the "Gatekeeper of Los Alamos," McKibbin vetted all . . . — — Map (db m270129) HM
On Constellation Way north of Riverside Loop, on the right when traveling north.
When you cross the bridge over the Santa Fe River, you join a trail with nearly 500 years of New Mexico history! This part of the Santa Fe River Greenway follows one of North America's most famous early roads - El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, the . . . — — Map (db m185084) HM
On West Palace Avenue west of Old Santa Fe Trail, on the right when traveling west.
Fortress and Castle
built by order of the
Spanish crown 1610-1612
Seat of Government
under three flags–Spanish,
Mexican & American-
From 1610 to 1910 the
residence of over a hundred
Governors & Captains General
The . . . — — Map (db m45588) HM
Near Cerrillos Road (New Mexico Route 14) south of Cordova Road.
Founded May 7, 1884, the Fairview Cemetery company barely survived as a business venture until 1899 when the benevolent Woman's Board of Trade and Library Association assumed operation. Near the turn of the century, the old Masonic-IOOF Cemetery . . . — — Map (db m184786) HM
Named for then-Secretary of War William L. Marcy, Fort Marcy was the first U.S. Army fort in the American Southwest. Commanding officer Brigadier General Stephen Watts Kearny directed Lieutenant William Emory to find the most "commanding" site in . . . — — Map (db m184794) HM
On North Federal Place near Paseo De Peralta and Grant Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
On March 30, 1609, the Viceroy of New Spain appointed Don Pedro de Peralta Governor and Captain-General of New Mexico, instructing him to proceed to New Mexico with the greatest dispatch accompanied by twelve soldiers . . . — — Map (db m76340) HM
On Washington Avenue 0.1 miles north of East Palace Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Priest – Poet – Historian – Archivist
Artist – Author – Biographer – Genealogist
And native-born New Mexican
Major, U.S. Army – W.W. II & Korean Conflict
“THE LOVE I Love is one, . . . — — Map (db m72746) HM
Near Interstate 25 at milepost 269, 1.5 miles east of Waldo Canyon Road (County Road 57).
First gold placer mining west of the Mississippi began with the discovery of the precious metal in the rugged Ortiz Mountains south of here in 1828, 21 years before the California gold rush. Since then, the district has produced more than 99,000 . . . — — Map (db m45477) HM
On Lincoln Avenue north of West Palace Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
The building you see in front of you, called the Hewett House, is one of the few remaining military buildings dating
from the period when the U.S. Army maintained two military reservations in Santa Fe (1846-1894). This adobe
building was one of . . . — — Map (db m182031) HM
On Old Las Vegas Highway at Sleeping Dog Road, on the left when traveling west on Old Las Vegas Highway.
In 1862, the U.S. Civil War reached New Mexico. At the Battle of Valverde near Socorro, the Texan Confederates delivered a resounding defeat upon Union forces. When Union volunteers arrived to bolster New Mexico's army, the balance tilted in . . . — — Map (db m285905) HM
On Washington Avenue at East Palace Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Washington Avenue.
Roadrunner Cowbelles dedicate this hitching post at the end of the trail to American cattlemen and their horses for their glorious role in winning the West. — — Map (db m72745) HM
On West San Francisco Street just west of Galisteo Street, on the right when traveling west.
Wood peddlers, farmers and merchants went through Burro Alley. Burros economically served the many cultures of New Mexico. For many years the people of Santa Fe relied on the burro for their welfare. — — Map (db m54958) HM
On Hyde Park Road (State Road 475 at milepost 15) east of Gonzales Road, on the right when traveling east.
This park is named after Benjamin Talbot Hyde, devoted educator of America’s youth. His family donated the 350 acres which constitutes the park to the State of New Mexico in 1934. Situated at an elevation of 8,500 feet in the scenic Sangre de Cristo . . . — — Map (db m280231) HM
In honor of those who gave the Ultimate Sacrifice in service to the United States of America and the families they left behind. The sacrifice will not be forgotten. — — Map (db m184769) WM
On Don Gaspar Avenue 0.1 miles north of South Capitol Place, on the left when traveling south.
Front:
Inez Bushner Gill impressed governors, legislators and journalists with her fiscal expertise. Among the original staff of the Legislative Council Service when it was founded in 1951, she served as fiscal analyst and principal staff for . . . — — Map (db m119928) HM
U.S. President James K. Polk assigned the invasion of New Mexico and California to General Stephen Watts Kearny, who marched the Army of the West into Santa Fe on August 18, 1846. Governor and Commanding General Manuel Armijo had publicly demanded . . . — — Map (db m184792) HM
On State Road 502 at milepost 13.5, 0.9 miles east of Povi Kaa Drive, on the right when traveling west.
On the skyline to the west are the Jémez Mountains where tremendous volcanic eruptions a million years ago created a huge caldera some 15 miles in diameter that now forms beautiful Valle Grande set amid a ring of volcanic peaks. Geothermal . . . — — Map (db m280232) HM
On Old Santa Fe Trail at Camino Lejo, on the left when traveling west on Old Santa Fe Trail.
About 60 miles southeast of town, the trail began to gently slope up toward the mountains, following an old route into Santa Fe. The closer the wagons got to town, the greater everyone's anticipation. Excitement built as the huge wagons, filled with . . . — — Map (db m184614) HM
On Veterans Memorial Highway (New Mexico Route 599) north of Airport Road ( Route 284), on the right when traveling north.
Katherine was the fourth American woman to earn a pilot's license and the first female skywriter. She overcame pioneering aviator Max Lillie's reluctance to teach her to fly, and became the "Flying Schoolgirl," nicknamed for her youthful looks, . . . — — Map (db m185053) HM
Near Camino Lejo south of Old Santa Fe Trail, on the right when traveling south.
Built in 1913 for San Miguel County by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, the bridge is 62 feet long and 16 feet wide. It is described as a free-span, steel, subdivided Warren pony truss bridge.
The Warren Truss design is recognizable . . . — — Map (db m196346) HM
Chief Justice, Territory of New Mexico, 1879-1882
Territorial Governor of New Mexico, 1889-1893
L. Bradford Prince's contributions to New Mexico and its people spanned more than forty years of service. He is described by historians as every . . . — — Map (db m185109) HM
On East San Francisco Street at Santa Fe Plaza, on the right when traveling east.
On this site stood the memorable Chapel of The Lady of Light, often called the “Castrense” which marked the northernmost limit of Mexican Baroque style. Here in Santa Fe flourished the Hispano-American civilization which this Chapel typified. . . . — — Map (db m64841) HM
On Cathedral Place north of East San Francisco Street, on the right when traveling north.
Labyrinths have been used around the world since at least 2000 B.C. Their patterns were
built into the floors of medieval Cathedrals and walked by pilgrims of that time. This
labyrinth is built in the style of the one at the great cathedral in . . . — — Map (db m181860) HM
On Old Santa Fe Trail at East De Vargas Street, on the right when traveling north on Old Santa Fe Trail.
Built in 1878, the Lamy Building was originally part of St. Michael's College. The lower two floors, which remain today, were constructed of adobe. The third floor, with its mansard roof and domed cupola, was framed in wood, probably to reduce the . . . — — Map (db m45594) HM
Near Interstate 25 1.5 miles west of Waldo Canyon Road (County Road 57).
(side one)
An outstanding photographer of the twentieth century, Laura Gilpin is best known for capturing southwestern cultures and landscapes on film. When her car ran out of gas on the Navajo reservation in 1930, she began . . . — — Map (db m45483) HM
Near Old Santa Fe Trail south of East De Vargas Street.
Come and Get It!
The ingredients were meager and the menu was basic: biscuits, bacon, and coffee for travelers on the trail in the 19th century.
But with those simple ingredients, supplemented by fresh meat killed on the trail and . . . — — Map (db m185098) HM
Near Old Santa Fe Trail south of East De Vargas Street.
At first, traders used whatever farm wagons they could find to transport their goods, but as traffic on the trail increased, heavy freight wagons were built specifically for the Santa Fe trade. The industry employed hundreds of skilled woodworkers, . . . — — Map (db m185106) HM
Near Interstate 25 at milepost 269, 1.5 miles west of Waldo Canyon Road (County Road 57).
(side one)
Maria Gertrudis Barceló or Doña Tules, a notorious gambler and courtesan, operated a gambling house and saloon on Burro Alley in Santa Fe. She traveled up El Camino Real from Sonora, Mexico in 1815. Bishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy . . . — — Map (db m45479) HM
Near Cerrillos Road (New Mexico Route 14) south of Cordova Road.
This Marian Myer Information Kiosk is named in honor of Marian Myer who founded the Fairview Cemetery Preservation Association in 1981 and who was the association's keystone for 25 years. — — Map (db m184788) HM
This authentic 1780 Mexican colonial house once stood near the village of Paricutin, a mountainous region west of Lake Patzcuaro in the state of Michoacan. It was part of a complex of houses occupied by Tarascan Indians from the region. Constructed . . . — — Map (db m184604) HM
On East Alameda Street at Old Santa Fe Trail, on the left when traveling west on East Alameda Street.
Four Sisters of Loretto, Mother Magdalen Hayden and Sisters Roberta Brown, Rosana Dant and Catherine Mahoney, arrived in Santa Fe from Kentucky on September 26, 1852. In January 1853 they established Our Lady of Light Academy, later known as . . . — — Map (db m119764) HM
On West Palace Avenue west of Lincoln Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior The Historic Santa Fe Foundation finds this building worthy of preservation Museum of Fine Arts — — Map (db m182034) HM
On East Alameda Street east of Don Gaspar Ave, on the right when traveling east.
Historian and archivist Dr. Myra Ellen Jenkins played a pivotal role in developing New Mexico's modern historic preservation movement. An original member of the Cultural Properties Review Committee - the body that approves historic markers - she . . . — — Map (db m270126) HM
Civil War Dead
An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union . . . — — Map (db m184764) HM
On Old Santa Fe Trail just east of Camino Del Monte Sol, on the right when traveling east.
National Park Service Southwest Regional Office has been designated a
National Historic Landmark. This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America.
1987 - National Park . . . — — Map (db m280276) HM
Near Paseo De Peralta west of South Guadalupe Street.
(English)
In 1742, the King of Spain granted Felipe Tafoya and Tomas de Tapia neighboring farmlands near today's Railyard Park. The agricultural district grew before giving way to a bustling Railyard and working-class neighborhood . . . — — Map (db m184945) HM
On West Marcy Street near Lincoln Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The Old Spanish Trail from Santa Fe to Los Angeles. In the years 1829 to 1848 pack mule trains regularly left the Santa Fe Plaza and northern New Mexico carrying woolen goods produced in New Mexico bound for California. Horses and mules were . . . — — Map (db m64852) HM
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