Cibola

17 historical markers in New Mexico

Bluewater Village

This community was founded in 1894 on the site of an earlier homestead and stage coach stop.

Cebolleta

In 1749 a Navajo mission was established at Cebolleta, and by 1804, Albuquerque area stockmen had built a fortified town for themselves.

El Morro National Monument Inscription Rock

This cuesta has long been an oasis to the travelers who left their mark upon it.

Grants

Population – 11,451 Elevation – 6500 ft. Located just north of the great lava bed known as the malpais, Grants began as a coaling station...

Khe Sanh Veterans, The

The Battle of Khe Sanh, Vietnam 1968 “Home was where you dug it” Eternally Bonded The Battle of Khe Sanh claimed the lives of 2,097...

Kowina

Kowina is one of the ancestral Acoma pueblos, occupied from approximately 1100-1200 A.D. This and several ancient pueblos on the...

Matilda Coxe Stevenson (1849–1915

Matilda Coxe Stevenson was the first female anthropologist to study the Native Americans of New Mexico.

Mount Taylor

One of the great volcanic cones of the Colorado Plateau, Mount Taylor rises to an elevation of 11,301 feet and last erupted some 2...

Old Acoma “Sky City”

Derived from the Keres word Haak’u, Acoma is known to its inhabitants as “a place prepared”.

Pueblo of Acoma

Built atop a great mesa for defensive purposes, Acoma has been continuously occupied since the 13th century.

Pueblo of Laguna (1)

Keresan-speaking refugees from Santo Domingo, Acoma, Cochití, and other pueblos founded Laguna after the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 and the...

Pueblo of Laguna (2)

Keresan-speaking refugees from Santo Domingo, Acoma, Cochití, and other pueblos founded Laguna after the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 and the...

Pueblo Revolt Tricentennial (1)

The western pueblos of Acoma and Zuñi took part in the revolt against Spanish rule which broke out on August 10, 1680.

San José de la Laguna Mission (1)

The picturesque mission church of San José de la Laguna was built around 1706 by Fray Antonio Miranda and shows the single-aisle floor...

San José de la Laguna Mission (2)

The picturesque mission church of San José de la Laguna was built around 1706 by Fray Antonio Miranda and shows the single-aisle floor...

San Rafael

San Rafael, formerly known as El Gallo, is located at a spring near the Malpais, the great lava flow to the east.

Susie Rayos Marmon

Susie Rayos Marmon "Ga-wa goo maa" (1877–1988)} LAGUNA PUEBLO.

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