Aurelia salazar was born on 28 may 1900 in tiptonville, new mexico. Fort union national monument watrous, new mexico atlas. Shop arcadia publishing book offers for the best price. Presented is a comprehensive introduction to geographic features as well as social, economic, and political events that have shaped the states development. Taylor takes us at last to sams demise, which came violently and left many questions unanswered. The legislature has a senate of 42 members and a house of representatives with 70 members. Woolen mill abandoned town once located 11 miles east of watrous on mora river. Stuart, flickr commons the valley where the tiny town of watrous, new mexico stands today has long been a resting and meeting place, beginning with the indigenous tribes of the area.
Watrous was born in connecticut, orphaned while still young and was sent to live with an uncle. Government and higher education new mexico is governed under the constitution of 1912. This textbook for the middleschool reader is an engaging and balanced account of new mexico from earliest times to the present. The conquest of new spain by bernal diaz del castillo, the lacuna by barbara kingsolver, a wicked war. Kiowa national grassland mills, new mexico atlas obscura.
My father and his father before him were born here and baptized in this church. At the age of 26, he joined a wagon train and headed for taos, new mexico. Mexican history, latin american history, books barnes. Born in new mexico, united states on feb 1831 to erastus bowman samuel watrous. Watrous, new mexico river junction on the santa fe trail wind river ranch, mora river valley, new mexico by j. May 12, 1892 the new mexico territorial capitol building in santa fe is mysteriously destroyed by fire. Orphaned while still young he was sent to live with an uncle. The watrous, new mexico story by father stanley, august, 1962. William kronig, of watrous, is a highly respected pioneer of new mexico, who since 1849 has been identified with the territory and its development. New mexicos european history dates back nearly 500 years, as the spanish settled many communities especially in the rio grande valley here as early as the 1600s. Books and articles celebrating new mexico statehood.
Louis, superintendent of bents fort, fur trader and mountain man in colorado and new mexico, builder of barclays fort on the santa fe trail, new mexico in 1848. Located in a valley at the conjunction of the sapello and mora rivers, the plains tribes, including the comanche, kiowa, apache, and ute, often met to trade with the puebloans. Several of new mexicos surviving native pueblos are also much visited. Reinkens store, watrous, new mexico celebrating new. The narrative is enriched by nineteen special interest features, five time lines, 145 illustrations, of which twentyseven are in color, and twentythree maps. Discover the best history of new mexico books, presenting facts and stories of its communities and people. The valley where the tiny town of watrous, new mexico stands today has long been a resting and meeting place, beginning with the indigenous tribes of the area. Head resides at watrous, where he has one of the finest and best. List of books and articles about new mexico history online. Book available at the arthur johnson memorial library in raton, nm. The valley where the tiny town of watrous, new mexico stands today, has. The first nine chapters cover new mexicos prehistory and settlement prior to 1846. The first nine chapters cover new mexico s pre history and settlement prior to 1846.
Watrous cemetery in watrous, new mexico find a grave. University of new mexico new mexico digital collections. Watrous has a post office with zip code 87753, which opened on april 14, 1868. His interests have always been allied with those of the south. New mexico digital collections is the central search portal for digital collections about new mexico. The watrous, new mexico story new mexico local histories series paperback january 1, 1962. Stanovnistvo stanovnistvo 2010 5 geografija koordinate vremenska zona utc7, leti utc6. Head resides at watrous, where he has one of the finest and best paying ranches in the territory of new mexico. I would be very interested in any information you have on the family. Lister, notes on the archaeology of the watrous valley, new mexico. He was born in the state of missouri, on the 6th of april, 1848, and is descended from scotchirish ancestry that settled in virginia in colonial days. Great writers pull inspiration from new mexicos land, culture, and peoplealong with cozy bookstores, writing festivals, and a wealth of workshops. This fort has a lot of historical significance, but is also very large.
Bookmobiles exist, the supporters say, because a need exists, patrons exist, and libraries in these places dont exist. Watrous, new mexico river junction on the santa fe trail. Watrous cemetery find a grave watrous church records. But it was a humming town back before the railroad came thru late in the 1800s.
A narrative of his career, 1818 to 1855, his memorandum diary. Watrous is a censusdesignated place in mora county, new mexico, united states. Watrous house, watrous, mora county, nm library of congress. It encompasses the historic junction point of the two major branches of the santa fe trail, a major 19thcentury frontier settlement route between st. Webinar hosted by central new mexico community college, online. Webinar hosted by central new mexico community college. The watrous, new mexico story new mexico local histories. Joseph b watrous passed away on 1910 in new mexico, united states. Local history books on new mexico arcadia publishing.
A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera its truly a line drawn from point a ie watrous to point b. The turnoff to the old townsite is about one mile up the road. Despite time, colonization, and the brutal new mexican heat, these pueblo ruins still stand. Cultural landscape study of fort union national monument. My mexico city kitchen by gabriela camara, malena watrous. Older database indicates a postmark of 10 may 1912 appears on the item.
Several of new mexico s surviving native pueblos are also much visited. There is never a dull moment in this slim volume and anyone with even the remotest interest in new mexico history should feel obliged to read samuel bowman watrous. Bookmobiles exist, the supporters say, because a need exists, patrons exist, and. Even with just partial information like a name, but no town, we can fill in the blanks with the rest to find the local phone number from our watrous white page directory why pay high fees to get the nm white pages directory listings when you can. New mexico mora county watrous notes unprocessed field note material exists for this structure. Watrous is just off i25 about 18 miles northeast of las vegas, and about 95 miles south of raton, new mexico. List of books and articles about new mexico history. Mora county, new mexico biographies genealogy trails.
The list of pieces surrounding watrouss puzzle piece is truly impressive. During the 19th century, commerce between the united states and mexico to the west boomed via the santa fe trail. Reinkens store, watrous, new mexico celebrating new mexico. Watrous house, watrous, mora county, nm contributor names historic american buildings survey, creator watrous, samuel b. Reprinted in colfax communities by william carroll, coda publications 2006. Watrous, new mexico see all 88 miles northeast of las vegas, new mexico lies the kiowa national grassland, a seemingly flat plain of, well, not much of anything. Samuel b watrous was a businessman and rancher on the santa fe trail. His life has been one of varied experiences, such as come to those who live in frontier regions just opening up to civilization.
John taylor has added a significant piece of new mexicos puzzle with a thorough biography of samuel watrous, who was a significant historical figure in his own right, but his significance is multiplied by all the other pieces of our puzzle he touched in his life. If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the mapping services listed on our map page for watrous. The governor is elected for four years and may be reelected. Fuentess epic novel uses one womans life and loves to sweep through 100 years of mexican history. Church records mora county, new mexico, 18721956 catholic church. To get to the tiptonville area, cross i25 at the north end of watrous on the road to fort union. Some documents are lost, but the ancient santa fe archives are saved.
John taylor has out done himself with this biography of samuel bowman sam watrous of new mexico 18091886. Jerry was born to jose and maria garcia valdez on dec. Not happy having to rise early, do chores before breakfast and labor all day long, he left and joined a wagon train and headed for taos, new mexico. The cause of the fire is still unknown but some people report seeing some dark figures running from the building shortly before the building is consumed in flames.
Watrous real estate watrous nm homes for sale zillow. Watrous was a rancher, farmer, and trader of mora county, new mexico for whom the town of watrous is named. Watrous, nm white pages directory assistance people search 411 just got a lot more direct. Watrous nm white pages, phone book, 411 people search. Born in montpelier, vermont in 1809 to erastus watrous and nancy bowman, samuel was baptized erastus but later changed his name. Caption in the bottom left of the image reads d3617. Elevenyearold chums history unfolds over three distinctive and increasingly disturbing sections. The advertures of alexander barclay, mountain man, from london corsetier to pioneer farmer in canada, bookkeeper in st. Watrous valley ranch watrous, nm business information. Caption in the bottom right of the image reads c 2003. Fort union national monument watrous 2020 all you need to. New mexico is also bordered by oklahoma ne, texas e, s, and mexico s. Wind river ranch, mora river valley, new mexico by j. A service of the university of new mexico libraries, we provide access to digitized photographs, manuscripts, posters, oral histories, videos, maps, and books from libraries, museums, and cultural centers across the state.
Not only does he paint a clear and vivid picture of sam watrous, he puts him and his family into the context of the times. In the 1920s she married a teacher at the school, and they lived there for twenty years, until the federal government took the buildings for the manhattan project. Fuentess epic novel uses one womans life and loves to sweep through 100 years of mexican. The complete history of new mexico is no ordinary research paper, and this is no ordinary collection of short stories. My great grand father moved here in 1859 from san geronimo, new mexico.
Im a new mexico historian and on one of my recent excursions to the northeast part of the state, i came across the watrous cemetery and i immediately made the watrous family my next project. Blas damasio salazar was born on 3 february 1898 in tiptonville, new mexico. The watrous, new mexico story new mexico local histories series stanley, f on. At its northwestern corner are the socalled four corners, where colorado, new mexico, arizona, and utah meet at right angles.
The watrous, new mexico story new mexico local histories series. Watrous valley ranch was founded in 2010, and is located at new mexico 161 in watrous. Explore this cemetery for graves, information and tombstones for names in watrous cemetery in watrous, new mexico, a find a grave cemetery. The watrous, new mexico story by father stanley, august, 1962 reprinted in colfax communities by william carroll, coda publications 2006.
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