AN IMPORTANT MAN IN NEW MEXICO Henry Jaffa—little remembered today—made his mark in the 19th century. That year, he started a business in Las Vegas,...
Hyman Neill—better known as Hoodoo Brown—was the driving force in Las Vegas, New Mexico from 1879-1880. He became justice of the peace. And then...
Patrick Coghlan owned a cattle ranch in the Three Rivers area of New Mexico. Lawmen, including the legendary Charlie Siringo (photo), found some...
Perhaps Lincoln County (NM) Sheriff William Brady’s biggest headache in office was getting a jail. When he took office in 1869, prisoners were held...
June 18, 1878. A group of men spot outlaw Nick Worthington outside the St. James Hotel in Cimarron, NM. They order him to surrender; Worthington...
Here’s a quick summary. Billy was a likable young man. He was very popular with the Latino population in New Mexico. He spoke Spanish...
Frank Wattron arrived in Holbrook in 1884, just three years after the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad (Santa Fe) arrived and the name was changed from...
Lew Wallace came to Santa Fe in 1878 to serve as New Mexico territorial governor. He moved into the Palace of Governors, which was in pretty bad...
Billy the Kid experts from around the globe weigh in on why these new Billy Bonney documents are significant.
James Allen is best known for a March 2, 1880 incident at the St. Nicholas Hotel in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Working as a waiter, he shot to death a...
J.J. Webb was marshal of Las Vegas, New Mexico in 1880. He was also a member of the Dodge City Gang which basically ran the town—often in...
A New Mexico community says it’s willing and able to save a historic fort.