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Home of the Ancient Ones -
Throughout El Morro Valley, lie scattered the ancient ruins and mounds that long ago were great community centers of the Anasazi -
Atsinna Pueblo -
About 800 years ago, Native Americans in the Southwest began building stone citadels and sky-
The attackers probably struck the sleeping pueblo at dawn. Dozens of warriors, moving as silently as the rising sun in the cold desert air, climbed to the flat roofs of the tightly clustered multistory dwellings. (From Discover Magazine)
Community Formation and Migration in the 13th Century El Morro Valley, New Mexico |
The Lost Tribes of the Anasazi
El Conquistador -
Quest for Cibola -
Pedro de Castañeda's Journal in 1540 to 1542 |
Conquistadors conquer the Southwest - |
This view of the Pueblo of Zuni, New Mexico in the late 1800's gives a fairly accurate idea of the appearance of Hawiku, on its low hill, when the Coronado army attacked in July, 1540.
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Zuni Hawiku Pueblo -
Legend of Billy The Kid Living in El Morro Valley
The Old-
The Lost Adams Gold Diggings… In Malpais?
Lost Stolen Treasure in the Malpais?
In November 1897, the last train robbery of the Santa Fe Railroad occurred near the Malpais. While accounts differ, the perpetrators apparently belonged to the Black Jack Christian gang. Gang members boarded the eastbound train either before or at Grant's Station. About six miles east of Grant, the outlaws disengaged the baggage cars from the locomotive and express car. Using explosives, they blew apart the safe discovering $100,000 in gold and currency. The bandits headed south toward the malpais hoping to lose any would-
The Zuni Mountain Railroads
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El Malpais: In the Land of Frozen Fires:
A History of Occupation in El Malpais Country
Bailing Wire & Gamuza:
True Story of a Family Ranch near Ramah, NM
The History of Ramah Pioneer Families
Whatever happened to Billy The Kid? Includes the history of Ramah Pioneers who knew John Miller |
Ramah Oldtimers
Joel Nicoll & Kirk Clawson playing Bluegrass
“Kirk reminisced about the old days, when he used to play with the band, “We played all night for three dollars and still saved money.”
The rich musical history of Ramah, New Mexico was recently made into digital recordings from crumbling analog tapes.
Officials could face charges for digging up alleged Billy the Kid |
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The 130 year scandal of Billy the Kid’s grave in Fort Sumner |
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Whatever Happened to Billy The Kid (A Great Book) |
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How Did Billy the Kid Really Die? (provided by Corinne C.) |
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Billy The Kid: The Legend of El Chivato by Elizabeth Fackler |
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The West of Billy The Kid by Frederick Nolan |
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All About Billy the Kid and Other Famous Criminals |
Billy The Kid: The Endless Ride by Michael Wallis |
Once upon a time, a pool of dependable water at the foot of a great cliff dictated that travelers stop here. It was the only sure water for about 40 miles in any direction. Once it sustained a fairly large ancestral pueblo village atop the bluff before it successively quenched the thirst of Spanish Conquistadores, missionary explorers, and others of the Spanish colony known as Nuevo Mexico.
Inscription Rock: History Etched In Stone
Documentary: The True Story of Billy the Kid
‘By this place passed Ensign Don Joseph de Payba Basconzelos,
in the year in which he held the Council of the Kingdom at his expense, on the 18th of February, in the year 1726.'”
Other Factual, Good Books about Billy the Kid
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Broken Links
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El Morro Weather Report |
El Morro Satellite Weather Map |
New Mexico Road Conditions Map |
Black Jack Christian - Wikipedia |
Skeleton Canyon Shootout |
Black Jack Christian and the High Fives |