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Pecos National Historical Park
History & Culture

history & culture includes:

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18th century mission Priest and Pueblo Indians
Roy Andersen Painting
18th Century Mission priest with Pueblo Indians
 
Pecos National Historical Park preserves over 12,000 years of rich cultural history including Pecos Pueblo and Spanish mission ruins, the ruts of the Santa Fe Trail, the Forked Lighting Ranch and the Civil War Battle of Glorieta.
AV Kidder  

Did You Know?
The Pueblo of Pecos has been called the “birth place of southwestern archeology.” From 1915-1927 the excavations conducted in Pecos, by AV Kidder, resulted in the first stratigraphy to date ancient dwellings. The stratigraphy became the foundation for archeologists conducting excavations in the SW.

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Last Updated: November 22, 2006 at 12:13 EST