Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument - Mountainair NM - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

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"Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
Tucked away in the heart of New Mexico is Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument. These 3 sites offer a glimpse into a unique time in history, entrenched with cultural borrowing, conflict, and struggles. The now abandoned sites stand as reminders of the Spanish and Pueblo People’s early encounters. Abó • Enjoy a walk through The 17th Century Mission of San Gregoiro de Abó. • Take photographs of the Spanish Resettlement Structures. • Listen to the sounds of nature near the arroyos where animals gather to drink out of small pools of water. • Call in advance and schedule a petroglyph tour. • Pack a lunch and picnic in our covered picnic area. Quarai • Take a leisurely stroll through Nuestra Señora de La Purisima Conception de Cuarac • Learn about the functions of the convento and view it's square kiva. • Enjoy some spectacular bird watching • Spend time enjoying nature by hiking the one mile Spanish Corral Trail • Have a picnic or just relax underneath the cottonwood trees in our picnic area Gran Quivira • Take a walk through history and see an excavated Pueblo Mound and two Mission Churches • Visit the museum and see the different tools and artifacts made by the people of Las Humanas • Catch a glimpse of the wildlife that inhabits the area • Check out the spectacular view that spans for miles • Learn about the desert plants that thrive in this harsh environment."

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Street address: 4030 Quivira Flats Road Mountainair, NM United States 87026 County / Borough / Parish: Socorro County Year listed: 1966 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599, 1499-1000 AD Historic function: Domestic, Religion Current function: Landscape Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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Please give the date and brief account of your visit. Include any additional observations or information that you may have, particularly about the current condition of the site. Additional photos are highly encouraged, but not mandatory.

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Date Logged Log User Rating   01/22/2023 Don.Morfe visited it