National Register Listings in
Eddy County, New Mexico

Abo Elementary School and Fallout Shelter Acord, John, House Armandine Artesia Residential Historic District Atkeson, Willie D., House Baskin Building Baskin, William, House Carlsbad Irrigation District Caverns, The, Historic District Caverns, The, Historic District (Boundary Increase) Dam-Sitting Bull Falls Recreation Area First National Bank of Eddy Gesler, Edward R., House Group Picnic Shelter-Sitting Bull Falls Recreation Area Hodges-Runyan-Brainard House Hodges-Sipple House Lukins, F. L., House Mauldin-Hall House Moore-Ward Cobblestone House Picnic Shelter-Sitting Bull Falls Recreation Area Rattlesnake Springs Historic District Robert, Sallie Chisum, House Ross, Dr. Robert M., House Tansill, Rober Weems and Mary E., House
The first European to visit what is now New Mexico was likely Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, a Spanish explorer who traveled through the region in the early 16th century. However, it was not until the arrival of Juan de Oñate in 1598 that the Spanish established a permanent settlement in the area.
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