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Pecos National Historical Park
History & Culture

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18th century mission Priest and Pueblo Indians
Roy Andersen Painting
18th Century Mission priest with Pueblo Indians
 
Pecos National Historical Park preserves over 12,000 years of rich cultural history including Pecos Pueblo and Spanish mission ruins, the ruts of the Santa Fe Trail, the Forked Lighting Ranch and the Civil War Battle of Glorieta.
Photo of paleontologist Earl Douglass.  

Did You Know?
Paleontologist Earl Douglass first came to Utah looking for mammal fossils. He returned in 1909 and discovered an immense deposit of dinosaur bones, now protected at Dinosaur National Monument. Although made famous by dinosaurs, Douglass died preferring his beloved mammal fossils over dinosaurs.

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Last Updated: November 22, 2006 at 12:13 EST