Roadside New Mexico: A Guide to Historic Markers
- ISBN-10
- 0826331181
- ISBN-13
- 9780826331182
- Category
- Automobile travel
- Pages
- 434
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- UNM Press
- Author
- David Pike
Description
The people, geological features, and historic events that have made New Mexico what it is today are commemorated in over 350 historic markers along the state's roads. This guide is designed to fill in the gaps and answer the questions those markers provoke.
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- 2015-08-01
- 440 pages
- Ebook
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- 2015
- 512 pages
- Paperback
- University of New Mexico Press
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