The Doña Ana Historical Society was formed to preserve the Fort Selden adobe ruins. Its goals are to encourage in every way possible a greater appreciation of New Mexico history, especially that of Doña Ana County.
Does not appear to be affiliated with a specific historical site.
Emphasis seems to be on contemporary art, not on historical content.
This site marks the location of a sod-wall protective enclosure hastily constructed by an 80-wagon party and their cavalry escort. They were attacked by Sioux Indians while en route to Montana gold fields in September 1864 and stayed corralled within the six-feet-high and two-feet-thick walls for 14 days until rescued by a column of troops from Fort Rice. There is a marker on the site.
The site is open to the public.
Website does not specify any interpretive services available at the site.
The oldest church still in use in the United States, this simple adobe structure was built in the early 17th century by the Tlaxcalan Indians of Mexico, who came to New Mexico as servants of the Spanish. Badly damaged in the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, the structure was restored and enlarged in 1710. On display in the chapel are priceless statues and paintings and the San Jose Bell, weighing nearly 800 pounds, which is believed to have been cast in Spain in 1356.
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Within this historic site of a Rogue Indian war skirmish, the park contains the grave sites of the Geisel family.
The site is open to the public.
Website does not specify interpretive services available at site, beyond signage.
Cannot find a website presenting the courthouse as an interpreted historical site.
Site still undergoing restoration; also looks like it will be used mainly as a conference center and not as a publicly available site.
This site marks the original 1883 location of the first townsite in Dickey County. There is a marker on the site.
The site is open to the public.
Website does not specify any interpretive services available at the site.
Fort Washita was established in 1842 as the southwestern-most post in the United States. (Beyond the borders to the south and west was the Republic of Texas which had recently won its independence from Mexico.) The purpose of the post was to protect the Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians from the Plains Indians. For centuries the latter had used this area for hunting and were not happy with newcomers settling in the area. Troops stationed at Fort Washita from time to time in the 1840s included the 2nd Dragoons, the U.S. Regiment of Riflemen, the 6th Infantry, the 7th Infantry, and the 5th Infantry. During a portion of the 1850s the post served as the United States Army Field Artillery School. Throughout the 1840s and 1850s the post provided quarters for the United States Indian Agency to the Chickasaw and Choctaw governments. On April 16, 1861, the fort was abandoned by U.S. forces under the command of Colonel William Emory. The next day Fort Washita was occupied by Confederate forces and used during the War Between the States. For the next hundred years, the buildings were used by members of the Colbert family who were leaders of the Chickasaw Nation. The fort was acquired by the Oklahoma Historical Society in 1962 and has been designated as a National Historic Landmark.
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This site marks the fifth stage station stop from Bismarck on the Black Hills Trail used from 1877 to 1880. Depressions from the 1877 station dugout and barn are clearly visible and are interpreted by a site marker.
The site is open to the public.
Website does not specify any interpretive services available at the site.