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Back to SearchEnchanting Stories of New Mexico - Some unusual New Mexico town names
One of the things visitors to New Mexico notice is some of the unusual names of our towns. Candy Kitchen, Coyote, Eureka, Arroya Seco, Mosquero, Abiq…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Enchanting Stories of New Mexico - Fred Harvey changed New Mexico
In the Old West, especially New Mexico there was incredible dining with the Fred Harvey Company which ran the Harvey House chain of restaurants, hote…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Enchanting Stories of New Mexico - A short tour of New Mexico
If you are new to New Mexico I want to take you on a small short but interesting tour of the Land of Enchantment. New Mexico is the 47th state in the…
8 months, 1 week ago
Enchanting Stories of New Mexico - The Roy Nakayama Effect
New Mexico chile, that wonderful, tasty pepper, became a commercial crop a hundred years ago. Before that it was a prized delicious garden vegetable.…
8 months, 1 week ago
Enchanting Stories of New Mexico - The Lost Adams Diggins
Today I am talking about a fascinating New Mexican, Ed Adams of the fabled legend of the Lost Adams Diggings. I talked about lost gold a couple weeks…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Enchanting Stories of New Mexico - The Fabián García Legacy
Fabián García is often given the title, The founder of New Mexico Commercial Food Production. While we think of him on Chiles Peppers, he was instrum…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Enchanting Stories of New Mexico - Lost Gold in New Mexico
Recently I was talking about how when the California Column came to New Mexico during the Civil War many of the soldiers were also Gold Miners. They …
9 months ago
Enchanting Stories of New Mexico - The surprising New Mexico gold
In the Old West, prospecting for gold was a prime motivation for some people. Nothing was better than finding gold in New Mexico. This was surprising…
9 months, 1 week ago
Enchanting Stories of New Mexico - The New Mexico artist Peter Hurd
One of the artistic icons of New Mexico who created art for all time was born in Roswell, New Mexico in 1904, eight years before New Mexico became a …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Enchanting Stories of New Mexico - Butterfield Stage and Mail came through Mesilla 1858
In today’s world, if you wish to go from St. Louis to San Francisco, it is a little over 1700 miles and you can drive it in a day or four hours in an…
9 months, 3 weeks ago