(nr Mountainair NM) The Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument preserves three nearby native pueblos in the Salinas Valley in central New Mexico. Several salt lakes to the east were mined for the salt traded by the early natives. It was a very dry area. So, they survived by dry farming, hunting, gathering plants and nuts, […]
(White Oaks NM) While in Arizona, I met someone that had just moved there from White Oaks. Their description piqued my interest for a visit. Located about 12 miles north of Carrizozo, it sprang up when gold was found in 1879. But, faded away after they refused a rail line through town. People still live […]
(Lincoln NM) Once the county seat, old Lincoln was a hot spot of early New Mexico history; and as a result, has been made into a state monument. Mexican settlers, hostile Indians, murderous entrepreneurs and ranchers, and a famous outlaw left their mark. Originally settled by Mexican pioneers who named it Placitas del Rio Bonito. […]