Historical Markers in Socorro County, New Mexico
Acomilla
Carthage-Tokay-Fraley
Doña Eufemia "La Valerosa" / The Spanish Entrada of 1598
Fort Craig Rest Area
Garcia Opera House, The
Jumbo
Kelly
La Joya de Sevilleta
Las Nutrias
Magdalena (1)
Magdalena (2)
Magdalena Fault
Mesa del Contadero
New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources Museum
New Mexico Tech
Plains of San Agustín
Riley
Rio Salado Sand Dunes
San Antonio on the Camino Real
San Pedro
Socorro
Socorro Plaza Kittrell Park
Trinity Site
Valverde Battlefield
Vásquez de Coronado’s Route (1)
In the early 1800s, New Mexico became an important center for trade along the Santa Fe Trail, which connected Missouri to Santa Fe. The trail was used by traders, trappers, and settlers to transport goods and supplies across the frontier.