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Apache Wars in Grant County, NM

Grant County sat at the heart of the Apache homeland. The Mimbres / Chihenne / Bedonkohe bands and US Army campaigns against Mangas Coloradas, Victorio, Nana, and Geronimo's group define the region's 1850-1886 history.

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Pithouse periodthing

The Pithouse period is one of the time spans covered by the Mimbres Foundation's excavations.

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ranchesthing

Ranches in the Mimbres area were sold by Israel King and the Hewlett brothers to Chicago parties.

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rebate of $500 in taxes and $25,000 in valuationthing

Unauthorized rebate granted to the Mimbres Mining Company.

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sample rooms for commercial travelersthing

Facilities provided at the Victorio Hotel for transient business travelers.

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Senate Document No. 41thing

A congressional document containing a report on the Mimbres Valley's water system.

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Southwestern prehistoric pottery traditionsthing

Broader context in which Mimbres ceramic art is placed.

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Spanish colonial policiesthing

Policies of the Spanish colonial government that Apache groups adapted to.

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traction engines with gang plowsthing

Large agricultural machinery capable of breaking 15 to 30 acres in the Mimbres Valley.

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Whitehill'sthing

At the old Mimbres crossing, a known locality in the southwest, once a harbor for travelers.

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W. H. Taylor Ranchthing

A ranch situated on the lower portion of the river opposite pueblo ruins in the Mimbres Valley area.

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Wittick #1 Original glass negativething

The photograph of Nana is an 8x10 inch glass negative from the Ben Wittick Collection.

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wooden legthing

Ophner now wears a wooden leg in place of the one lost while hunting Geronimo.

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Browne's travel accountthing

A primary source from the Civil War era, including illustrations and descriptions of Southwest New Mexico.

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Brown ware bowlthing

A brown ware bowl with good form, associated with archaeology and anthropology subjects.

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farmhousesthing

Farmhouses are being built in the valley.

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Howard Lamar's classic study of the territorial Southwestthing

A revised edition covering New Mexico and Arizona from the Mexican-American War through statehood, including Grant County topics.

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Minersthing

Miners are mentioned as flocking into the area.

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