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places includes:

Battle of Glorieta
 
 
Civil War Weekend in March
Park Photo by Christine Beekman
Civil War Weekend
Pecos Pottery
A.V. Kidder
Kidder is considered to the godfather of southwest archeology used pot sherds to
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Photo of sand grains  

Did You Know?
The gypsum that makes up the white sands starts out as clear, translucent sand grains. As the wind bounces the sand grains along the ground, they collide and scratch each other. The scratches change the way light reflects off the grains, making the sand appear white.

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