Ranch Country! The Southeast Region will take you from from rodeos and ranches to caverns, caves and beyond.
While the countryside is dotted with oil derricks, the Southwest Region is more than just oil country. Stories of outlaws and aliens abound and antique stores are filled with treasures.
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Pecos River and Pecos River Flume
Southeast Region: Carlsbad
Constructed 1903. The Pecos River, and particularly a structure called “The Flume,” are central to the history of the City of Carlsbad. In the 1860s, cattle drives moved from Texas up the river, taking livestock north. In 1887, Charles B. Eddy built the Halagueno diversion ditch on the Pecos River Read more…
Peter Hurd Mural – The Future Belongs To Those Who Prepare For It
Southeast Region: Artesia
Constructed 2013. Commissioned by Prudential Insurance in 1952 and painted by Peter Hurd, this striking mural was painted directly onto a 15’x 47′ plaster wall and weighs 58,000 pounds. The wall was rescued from a building in Houston before its demolition and transported to Midland, Texas where it was housed Read more…
Plains Theater
Southeast Region: Roswell
Constructed 1947. The Plains Theatre in Roswell was the main movie house in town. It opened in 1947. Seating was provided for 1,000 all on a single floor, and there was a small 30 seat balcony, located next to the projection booth, which was for the exclusive use of Negro Read more…
Roswell City Hall
Southeast Region: Roswell
Constructed 1939. WPA workers constructed this solid, no-nonsense building with Art Deco cement panels on the facade. As one of the many plaques inside the structure emphatically states, it was Built and paid for in 1938-39. From 1939 to 1962 the Roswell Police Department operated from here, along with other Read more…
Roswell Museum & Art Center
Southeast Region: Roswell
Constructed 1937. The Roswell Museum and Art Center was founded in 1935 through an agreement between the City of Roswell, Works Progress Administration (WPA), Federal Art Project (FAP), Chaves County Archaeological and Historical Society, and the Roswell Friends of Art. The Museum opened in 1937, deriving its initial support from Read more…
Spring River Park
Southeast Region: Roswell
Constructed 1938. A prisoner of war camp was located in Orchard Park during World War II. The German POWs were put to work building infrastructure for the city. One of their projects concerned paving the banks of the North Spring River in stone. Some of the POWs worked together and Read more…
Trinity Hotel
Southeast Region: Carlsbad
Constructed 1892. The building was built in 1892 as the First National Bank where it housed the town’s first newspaper and later became the historic headquarters of the Carlsbad Irrigation District. In 2007, three partners bought the building with the dream of restoring the decaying property. Many in the community Read more…