Paul Secord: 3 books
by Paul Secord
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2014
There is no greater range of history in New Mexico than that found within 15 miles surrounding the village of Pecos. This book explores the last 1,000 years of that history, which includes many cultures and events, such as Native Americans, Spanish explorers, a Civil War battle, the Santa Fe Trail, railroads,...
by Paul R. Secord
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2016
Bandelier National Monument is located about 60 miles west of Santa Fe, New Mexico, on the edge of the Valles Caldera, the center of a massive extinct volcano that forms the Jemez Mountains. The 50-plus-square-mile preserve was designated a national monument in 1916 and is named for anthropologist Adolph...
by Paul R. Secord
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
It is unknown when the earliest commercial lodging establishment came to Santa Fe. However, the first clear identification of a hotel at a specific site in Santa Fe dates to 1833, when Mary and James Donoho operated an inn on the site of what is now La Fonda on the Plaza, the Inn at the End of the Trail....