Eastern New Mexico University
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This University was established at Portales in 1927 by the State Legislature as the Eastern New Mexico Normal School. It opened for the 1934-35 school year with 274 students. Originally established to train teachers for rural schools, Eastern now has a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs to serve the instructional, public service and research needs of the state and the nation.
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Buffalo Soldier Hill
Near this spot in the summer of 1877, soldiers of Troop A of the U.S. Tenth Cavalry endured substantial hardship.
Los Portales Portales Springs
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Pecos Valley
You are on a plain bordering east side of Pecos Valley.
Portales
Elevation: 4004 ft. Portales derives its name from the porch-like appearance of a cave entrance at nearby Portales Springs.
Rose Powers White, 1894-1969
Rose Powers White worked tirelessly to compile histories of early pioneers of southeastern New Mexico.