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    Pecos

    National Historical Park New Mexico

History & Culture

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Alfred V. Kidder-era excavation near North Pueblo.
NPS Photo
 

Between the Sangre de Cristo mountains and the Glorieta mesa lies the Glorieta Pass, through which a continuously unfolding story of human culture has travelled to and from the Pecos Valley for thousands of years.

Pueblo and Plains Indians, Spanish conquerors and missionaries, Mexican and Anglo armies, Santa Fe Trail settlers and adventurers, tourists on the railroad, Route 66 and Interstate 25...the Pecos Valley has long been a backdrop that invites contemplation about where our civilization comes from and where it is going.

Thousands of years of this rich history is preserved for visitors to Pecos National Historical Park.

 
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Church stabilization, summer 2012.
Park Photo
 
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Historic view, Pigeon's Ranch.
Park Photo

Did You Know?

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The Santa Fe Trail passed through Apache Canyon for 60 years; the railroad did not wend its way through the narrow gap until 1880.