The Blackdom Story Map highlights the history of a little known event in New Mexico History. The first all-black settlement in New Mexico was incorporated in 1903 and occupied until the mid-1920s by up to 300 people. Blackdom had a school, post office and several churches during this time. This… Continue reading
Fred Harvey began building hotels, restaurants, news stands, and sightseeing tours throughout the American Southwest in the late 1800’s. Use this map to learn more about Fred Harvey Properties located in New Mexico. Locations are provided with varying degrees of accuracy, and should not be used for navigation. Some locations… Continue reading
New Mexico’s history of mining and exploration makes it home to hundreds of abandoned settlements. Intrepid research into the history of these settlements yielded a compilation of our state’s documented ghost towns. Here is a link to the interative map. The data used to create this map, which includes names,… Continue reading
