- Capital: Santa Fe
- Major Cities:
- Albuquerque
- Los Alamos
- Roswell
- Las Cruces
- Major Geographical Features
- Colorado Plateau
- Zuni Mountains
- Black Mountains
- San Andres Mountains
- Sangre del Cristo Mountains
- Great Plains
- Rio Grande
- Pecos River
- National Park: Carlsbad Caverns National Park
- 1848: Western New Mexico is granted to the United States as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
- 1853: Gadsden Purchase enlarges the territory
- 1912: New Mexico becomes the 47th state
- 1945: The 1st atomic bomb is tested at White Sands near Alamogrodo
- Motto: "It grows as it goes"
- Name Meaning: Named for the nation of Mexico
- Industries
- Cattle
- Mining
- Santa Fe is the oldest and highest elevated capital city in the United States
- The Pecos River is a Yazoo tributary
- The Chapel at San Miguel Church in Santa Fe is the oldest church in the United States
- Zia Sun symbol on New Mexico's flag reflects the philosophy of the Zia people
- 5th largest state by area
- 36th largest state by population (1/2 of this population is Hispanic)
- Most of New Mexico's population lives along the Rio Grande
- Famous People
- Neil Patrick Harris
- Billy the Kid
Thursday, August 21, 2014
New Mexico: The Land of Enchantment
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