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La Luz, New Mexico

The small village of La Luz, New Mexico ranks as one of the oldest Spanish settlements in the Tularosa Basin. Jose Manuel Gutierrez led the settlers to this area around 1860, and their traces of life still remain. Conflicting stories ...

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Acadian Village

The Acadian Village contains original and recreated buildings of 19th century Cajun life. Seven of the buildings in the Acadian Village, including the Bernard and Billeaud houses, are original structures, dating from 1800 on. Inside the houses and businesses are ...

Phillips Chapel CME Church

In 1911, the Las Cruces African American community constructed Phillips Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church. The adobe church has provided a place for worship and functioned as a community center since then. When the New Mexico legislature passed segregation ...

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Dripping Springs Natural Area

In the late nineteenth century, Colonel Eugene Van Patten, a former confederate soldier, homesteaded property in the Organ Mountains above Las Cruces, New Mexico. He built a two-story 14-room stone resort, complete with dining room and a concert hall. Originally ...

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General Grant National Memorial (Grant's Tomb)

Commonly referred to as Grant's Tomb, the General Grant National Memorial is a National Park Service administered monument in Upper Manhattan. The memorial's mausoleum is the resting place of General Ulysses S. Grant and his wife, Julia.

General Grant served ...

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Kentucky Club

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Zuhl Museum

New Mexico State University is home to the Zuhl Museum, which displays an extensive collection of petrified wood, mineral, and fossil specimens. The museum opened in 2004 thanks to the generosity of Herb and Joan Zuhl who funded the expansion ...

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Alamogordo Federal Building

Near the main intersection of Alamogordo, at Tenth and White Sands Blvd, one of New Mexico's greatest cultural treasures awaits.

Twentieth century native New Mexican artist Peter Hurd was commissioned to paint the frescoes which adorn the building. The architect, ...

Colonial Quarter

Originally opened as an attraction in 1963, the Colonial Quarter has been revamped and is once again a staple of the local tourist itinerary. Through living interpreters, historical immersion ,and recreated buildings, the outdoor museum brings history to life. Entertainment ...

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