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Glorieta Pass was the turning point of the war in the New Mexico Territory. [citation needed] Parts of the Glorieta Pass Battlefield are preserved in Pecos National Historical Park and are the site of an annual NPS Civil War Encampment event commemorating the battle. [32]
The Glorieta Pass Battlefield was the site of an American Civil War battle that ended Confederate ambitions to cut off the West from the Union.The Battle of Glorieta Pass took place on March 26–28, 1862, at Glorieta Pass, on the Santa Fe Trail between the Pecos River and Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The town of Glorieta is located on the eastern side of the pass. The stairwells of the Colorado State Capitol Building display cannonballs from the battle as ornaments. In 1879, the New Mexico and Southern Pacific Railroad constructed a railroad through the pass, which became part of the second North American transcontinental railroad in
The Battle of Glorieta Pass was fought March 26–28, 1862 in the mountain pass west of Pecos Pueblo, along the route of the Old Santa Fe Trail. Confederate forces were en route to take Union-controlled Fort Union , and were fought to a standoff by militia raised in the New Mexico and Colorado Territories.
Includes parts of Glorieta Pass Battlefield, an NHL, as well as a mission and other areas. 8: Petroglyph National Monument: June 27, 1990: Albuquerque: Bernalillo: Variety of cultural and natural resources including five volcanic cones, hundreds of archeological sites and an estimated 25,000 images carved by native peoples and early Spanish ...
Site of American Civil War Battle of Glorieta Pass. Parts of the battlefield are now included in Pecos National Historical Park which includes Pecos Pueblo in San Miguel County. 38: Hayt-Wientge House: Hayt-Wientge House
If built, the overpasses would be the first in the state. NMDOT is also targeting other hotspots like I-25 near the Glorieta Pass, U.S. 70 through Tularosa, and NM 48 within Ruidoso.
Glorieta Pass Battlefield portion of park is in Santa Fe County. 77: Pecos National Historical Park Archaeological and Historic District: September 22, 2022 : Address restricted: Pecos vicinity: 78: Pecos River Bridge at Terrero: Pecos River Bridge at Terrero