History - Southwestern States (AZ, NM, OK, TX)

History of Houston, Austin, San Antonio (Remember the Alamo!), Padre Island and Southeastern Texas The land of southwest Texas has had six national flags fly over its soil: those of Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederacy, and the United States. History of Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos, Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado The earliest people to call this region home were the Pueblo and Anasazi Native Americans who arrived in the area nearly two millennia ago. History of Durango and Four Corners of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado History of Phoenix, Tucson, Scottsdale, Tombstone and Southern Arizona Historians believe that the first inhabitants of southern Arizona were Paleo-Indians who were part of the hunting culture that extended from the Great Plains to New Mexico and Arizona. History of Grand Canyon, Sedona, Prescott and Northern Arizona Major Tourist Attractions in the Region Albuquerque Old Town - Albuquerque, New Mexico The Alamo - San Antonio, Texas Acoma Pueblo - New Mexico Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad - Chama, New Mexico Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site - Ganado, Arizona Slide Rock State Park - Sedona, Arizona Santa Fe Historic Plaza - New Mexico Taos Pueblo, New Mexico Seminole Canyon State Park Aztec Ruins National Monument - Aztec, New Mexico Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument - Silver City, New Mexico Montezuma Castle National Monument - Sedona, Arizona Bandelier National Monument - Los Alamos, New Mexico Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park - Texas Edge of the Cedars State Park - Blanding, Utah Petroglyph National Monument - Albuquerque, New Mexico Seminole Canyon State Park - Comstock, Texas San Francisco de Asis Mission Church - Taos, New Mexico Fort Union National Monument - Watrous, New Mexico Mission San Xavier Del Bac - Tucson, Arizona Apache Trail - Arizona Biosphere 2 - Tuscon (Oracle), Arizona Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument - Blanding, Utah Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site - Brownsville, Texas Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico Casa Grande Ruins National Monument - Coolidge, Arizona El Morro National Monument - Ramah, New Mexico San Antonio Missions National Historical Park - Texas Chamizal National Memorial - El Paso, Texas Chaco Culture National Historical Park - Nageezi, New Mexico Historic Heritage Square - Phoenix, Arizona Gila River Arts and Crafts Center - Sacaton, Arizona