Pecos National Historical Park

Infobox_protected_area | name = Pecos National Historical Park
iucn_category = V

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caption =
locator_x = 90
locator_y = 110
location = Santa Fe and San Miguel Counties, New Mexico, USA
nearest_city = Santa Fe, New Mexico
lat_degrees = 35
lat_minutes = 32
lat_seconds = 59
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 105
long_minutes = 41
long_seconds = 21
long_direction = W
area = 6,670 acres (27 km²)
established = June 28, 1965
visitation_num = 35,782
visitation_year = 2005
governing_body = National Park Service

Pecos National Historical Park is a National Historical Park in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is located about 25 miles (40 km) east of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The site was originally designated Pecos National Monument on June 28, 1965. In 1990 new lands were added to the park and the official designation was changed to Pecos National Historical Park. It includes the Pecos Pueblo, a National Historic Landmark.cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=344&ResourceType=District
title=Pecos Pueblo |accessdate=2008-06-26 |work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]

Pecos National Historical Park is composed of several noncontiguous units. The main unit of the park preserves the ruins of Pecos Pueblo which is thought to have been established sometime during the 14th century. The main unit also protects the remains of Mission Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles de Porciúncula de los Pecos, a Spanish mission near the pueblo built in the early 1600s. A 1.25 mile (2 kilometer) self-guiding trail begins at the nearby visitor center and winds through the ruins of Pecos Pueblo and the mission church. The Pecos Pueblo was declared a National Historic Landmark on October 9, 1960.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/66000485.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: ___NPS website down, fill this in later___] |32 KB|date=___, 19__ |author=_____ |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/66000485.pdf "Accompanying ___ photos, exterior and interior, from 19__"] |32 KB]

In 1960, the National Park Service's statement of significance read:

Other park units protect the Glorieta Pass Battlefield, site of the American Civil War Battle of Glorieta Pass, as well as a stretch of wagon ruts along the old Santa Fe Trail. Both the Glorieta and Santa Fe units are currently closed to public use but can be visited on scheduled, ranger-guided tours.

Another part of the park is the Forked Lightning Ranch home designed by John Gaw Meem for Tex Austin and later occupied by Greer Garson.

References

External links

* [http://www.nps.gov/peco/ National Park Service: Pecos National Historical Park]
* [http://www.swanet.org/2007_pecos_conference/index.html Pecos Conference]
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/amsw/ American Southwest, a National Park Service "Discover Our Shared Heritage" Travel Itinerary]