Rabbit Ear Mountain is part of the iconic landscape visible from the Town of Clayton. The hills are remnants of volcanoes and part of the larger Raton-Clayton Volcanic Field. The mountain is named for the great Cheyenne Chief, Orejo de Conejos who was killed in a bloody battle with the Read more…
Constructed 1942. A WPA stamp in the sidewalk can be found at this address and along Main Street. The downtown sidewalks will soon be replaced in a NM Department of Transportation construction project, but the WPA stamps will be preserved and placed in the new sidewalks. 10 Main St. | Read more…
Today a memorial stands at the site of the Ranch School Ice House. During WWII, the nuclear core of the “Gadget” (the prototype atomic bomb) was assembled here and then transported to Trinity Site, 220 miles south near Socorro, NM. It was successfully detonated on July 16, 1945. During the Read more…
Constructed 1995 Ashley Pond was named for Ashley Pond ll. He was the founder of the Los Alamos Ranch School. The pond was used by the school for swimming in the summer and making ice in the winter. On February 8, 1943, the school was vacated to make room for Read more…
Constructed 1890 Lincoln Park was one of two municipal parks platted in the City of East Las Vegas after the railroad steamed into the town on July 4, 1879. Lincoln Park’s close proximity to the railroad district two blocks away made it a popular location for housing for Santa Fe Read more…
The Gallinas River flows out of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains from the Pecos Wilderness Area located between Las Vegas and Santa Fe. The Gallinas runs south to join the Pecos River near Anton Chico. The Gallinas nourishes the rich meadow and pasture lands from which the community of Las Read more…
Carnegie Park was one of two city parks platted by the City of East Las Vegas soon after the Santa Fe Railroad arrived in 1879. Along with Lincoln Park, the two Las Vegas city parks are among the best preserved 19th Century parks in New Mexico. Laid out in a Read more…
“The Zuni people have farmed the Zuni River Valley and many of its tributaries for thousands of years, raising primarily corn, squash, beans, and other vegetables. Many varieties of these plants are native to the Zuni Reservation.” – Pueblo of Zuni website According to Wikipedia, the Zuni River begin about Read more…