Time to Check Out the Pancho Villa Clock
AT 4:11 A.M. ON MARCH 9, 1916, the railway clock at the Columbus train depot was silenced forever when a bullet struck its face and pierced the gears. The predawn hour marks the onset of Mexican…
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Category: History
Meet Carrizozo's 400-Year-Old Juniper
IN THE STRIKING landscape of the Valley of Fires Recreation Area near Carrizozo, a gnarled attraction draws nature lovers and history buffs alike: a juniper tree estimated to be more than 400 years…
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The Story Behind the $CRAP$ Shrine
THIS SUMMER, the high desert near Taos got a little quirkier with the appearance of the $CRAP$ Shrine. Inspired by roadside Greek chapels, artist Tony Stamolis constructed the small concrete-and-adobe…
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History Takes Flight in Hobbs
YOU MIGHT THINK it’s the real thing: A World War II Boeing B-17 bomber surrounded by crews preparing for takeoff. But this flying fortress—located on what once was Hobbs Army Airfield, where…
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Remembering Dawson
The road to Dawson is five miles of hard-packed red dirt that runs along the Vermejo River into a network of foothills and canyons. If you’re lucky enough to travel there in summer, you’ll turn off US…
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A Timeline of New Mexico's Film and TV History
1898 Indian Day School (Thomas A. Edison, Inc.) Less than a minute long, the first film shot in the territory shows children entering and exiting Isleta Indian School. Early 1900s The industry gets…
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This Border Art Oasis Honors Mothers
DURING A CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP in 2014, sculptor Taras Mychalewych’s car broke down near Columbus, a village three miles north of the U.S.–Mexico border. The car was repaired in a few days. But instead…
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Find Fred Harvey Treasures
SANTA FE ANTIQUES co-owner Everet Apodaca’s lifelong fascination with Fred Harvey and Santa Fe Railway hospitality is on full display at his expansive indoor antique mall. Several glass cases are…
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Comfort Food Meets History
FOR DECADES, the southwest corner of the historic Belén Harvey House Museum was an afterthought. While the front and upstairs of the Spanish Revival–style railroad building are a carefully curated…
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Join the Fred Harvey Nation
ON THE FINAL FRIDAY of October, as Santa Fe’s air took on its first fall chill and the sweet smell of piñon smoke, the New Mexico History Museum lobby filled with an eclectic set of history buffs…
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