• New Mexico Centennial

 

Photos: 100 yrs of New Mexico Statehood

These photos are from the "Get the Picture" contest - recreating a modern day version of the picture taken somewhere, sometime in New Mexico.

  • New Mexico Fast Facts
Statehood: January 6, 1912 New Mexico is the 47th state in the Union signed by President William Taft
Highest Point: Wheeler Peak, 1,3161ft. Lowest Point: Red Bluff Reservoir, southeast of Carlsbad, 2,842 ft.
State Question: "Red or Green?" State Motto: Crecit Eundo: "It Grows as it Goes"
State Fossil: Coelophysis ("see-la-fisis") State Gem: Turquoise State Flower: Yucca
State Insect: Tarantula Hawk Wasp State Bird: Roadrunner State Tree: Piñon
State Fish: Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout State Animal: Black Bear State Tie: Bolo Tie
Advertisement
  • Centennial Tweets
  • Community Calendar
Advertisement
  • On New Mexico

Explore New Mexico - know for its long and rich history and diverse culture...

Advertisement

More on KRQE.COM