Interesting Bernalillo Tidbits From Local History
The piece chronicles Bernalillo lore including the first gunpowder north of Mexico made from sulphur near Soda Dam after Coronado sent Capt. Barrio Nuevo. It notes midnight hangings to teach sinners, the ATSF offices bid, Apaches raiding in 1704, De Vargas’s death at Don Fernando de Chavez’s home, Bernalillo spawning Albuquerque in 1706, Civil War Texan captives, and a 1880 boom with a 1000 population driven by nearby gold rush.
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Mexico
Coronado
Francisco Barrio Nuevo
Soda Dam
Jemez Mountains
Diego de Vargas
Santa Fe
Sandias
DeVargas
Bernalillo
Don Fernando de Chavez
Algodones
Fort Union
Taos
Elizabethtown
New Mexico
Sandoval County
Albemarle
Domingo
U.S. Mint
Denver
Sandoval County History Stewards Find Roots in DeLary House
Martha Liebert and Lorraine Dominguez-Stubblefield lead the Sandoval County Historical Society through tours of the DeLary House, the former DeLavy home donated by Edmond DeLavy, now a people’s library and reference hub. The group preserves county lore, from Cabezon to Bland, and honors 5700+ veterans in a courthouse memorial.
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Sandoval
DeLary
New Mexico
Liebert
Bernalillo
DeLavy
Edmond DeLavy
Nathan Bibo
Sandoval County Historical Society
Lorraine Dominguez-Stubblefield
DeLary House
DeLavy House
Martha Liebert
White Pine Lumber Co
Dick Kent
White Pine Lumber
Jemez Mountains
Edmond de ‘Avy
Santa Ana Star Casino
City of Vision
North Dakota
Dominguez-Stubblefield
Sandoval County
Vietnam
G.I. Jones
Torreon
County Commission
Where Are They Now
Antonio Sanchez reports for the San Antonio Observer on a reflective feature exploring notable figures and their current paths, tracing career shifts, personal choices, and community impact since their high visibility moments.
First Rio Rancho City Council member Fred Kellogg recalls animal ordinance push
Fred Kellogg, elected in 1981 to Rio Rancho's first council alongside Marlene Feuer and others, recalls efforts to allow residents to own chickens and pygmy goats. He served as mayor pro tem and helped drive incorporation amid early activism. Now 80, Kellogg attends meetings and reflects on a city that grew from 7,000 residents to a modern municipality.
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Rancho
Rio Rancho
Kellogg
Marlene Feuer
Grover Nash
Alice Jakumin
Eugene Burton
Stanley Rosenthal
New Mexico
William Howden
Fred Kellogg
Rio
Joan
Feuer
Chee House
West Sens Coney Lane Se
Rio Rancho Chamber of Commerce
Pasos
Kellogg Agency
Eck Ai A Aalswieien
Masonic Fraternity
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Our Lady of Sorrows Church
ATSF
California
el Paso
Don Francisco Leandro Perea
Albuquerque
la Villa de Alburquerque de
San Francisco Xavier del Bosque
Bernalillo High School
Spartan
Town of
America
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Rio Grande Valley
The
Historical Society
Maine
U.S
John Sinclair
Coronado Historic Site
Sinclair
By Gary Herron
Observer
Gherron
Rrobserver
Bland
Eagle
Dick” Bland
Bland Herald
Montoya
Cabezon
Cuba
Cabezon Peak
Sandovalhistory.org
Antonio Sanchez
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