History of Storrie Lake Presentation, August 20th

Date: August 19, 2009

NEWS RELEASE  U.S. Department of the Interior

National Park Service

For Immediate Release                                                      Frank Torres 425-8025

Presentation on History of Storrie Lake at CCHP August 20th

 

The National Park Service and Fort Union National Monument announces its’ monthly “Glimpses of the Past” presentation. The program will be held at the Citizen’s Committee for Historic Preservation/Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center, 116 Bridge St., in Las Vegas, Thursday August 20th at 7:00 p.m.

This month’s presentation will feature a talk on The History of Storrie Lake, near Las Vegas, NM. Park Ranger, Mike Sanchez, will discuss how Storrie Lake originated, and how it has developed over the many years as a New Mexico State Park.

The “Glimpses of the Past” series of programs are presented to the public free of charge, in cooperation with the National Park Service, Citizens Committee for Historic Preservation (CCHP). For more information, you may contact Fort Union National Monument at [phone], or visit the park website at www.nps.gov/foun.