Las Vegas, NM
Posted by: saopaulo1
N 35° 34.580 W 105° 13.175
13S E 480103 N 3936982
A sign in Las Vegas, NM.
Waymark Code: WMTHRJ
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2016
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"Las Vegas served as an important stop on the Santa Fe Trail and later as a major railroad center. Here General Kearny announced the annexation of New Mexico by the U.S. in 1846. In 1862, during the Confederate occupation of Santa Fe, Las Vegas served as a Territorial capital. New Mexico Highlands University was established here in 1893."
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