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This is a list of the officially designated symbols of the U.S. state of New Mexico. Most such designations are found in § 12.3 of the New Mexico Statutes. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The majority of the items in the list are officially recognized after a law is passed by the state legislature .
Land of Enchantment (1946), painting by Woody Crumbo, collection of the Philbrook Museum of Art. His art career was affirmed when Susie Peters, his mentor from his days at the Chilocco Indian School sold a number of his paintings to the San Francisco Museum of Art. [8]
Land of the Noonday Moon [7] The Last Frontier (used on license plates) [7] [8] Seward's Folly (named after U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward) [7] Seward's Ice Box, Icebergia, Polaria, Walrussia, and Johnson's Polar Bear Garden were satirical names coined by members of the U.S. Congress during debate over the Alaska Purchase [7 ...
Oct. 17—Families can explore a smorgasbord of traditions at "Fiesta of Cultures: All Cultures of New Mexico" at the Coronado Historic Site in Bernalillo on Saturday, Oct. 19. The event will ...
Land of Enchantment may refer to: New Mexico, a state in the United States with the official nickname "Land of Enchantment" Land of Enchantment, a New Mexico-inspired country music album by Michael Martin Murphey "Land of Enchantment", the first episode of the 2023 TV series The Curse
It has the highest proportion of federal land with oil and gas, as well as the most lucrative: since the last amendment to the U.S. Mineral Leasing Act in 1987, New Mexico had by far the lowest percent of land sold for the minimum statutory amount of $2 per acre, at just 3%; by contrast, all of Arizona's federal land was sold at the lowest rate ...
Caption: "Land of Enchantment" Don Everhart 48 Arizona: June 2, 2008 (February 14, 1912) 509,600,000 Grand Canyon, saguaro cactus closeup. Banner with text: "Grand Canyon State" Joseph F. Menna 49 Alaska: August 25, 2008 (January 3, 1959) 505,800,000 Grizzly bear with salmon (state fish) and North Star Caption: "The Great Land" Charles L ...
Fairyland (Early Modern English: Faerie; Scots: Elfame (Scottish mythology; cf. Old Norse: Álfheimr (Norse mythology)) in English and Scottish folklore is the fabulous land or abode of fairies or fays. [1] Old French faierie (Early Modern English faerie) referred to an illusion or enchantment, the land of the faes.