Historical Markers in Luna County, New Mexico
Basin and Range County
Carlotta Thompkins Thurmond "Lottie Deno" (1844-1934)
Cathay Williams (ca. 1850 – Unknown)
Columbus
Cooke’s Wagon Road
Deming
Mary Ann Deming Crocker (1829-1889) "Namesake of Deming"
Pancho Villa State Park
Pancho Villa’s Raid and Pancho Villa State Park
Susan Parks (1895-1981)
Yucca – New Mexico's State Flower and Yucca Plains
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.