Santa Fe trail 2021 heritage Week in Las Vegas, NM
September 13-19, 2021
The year 2021 marks 200 years since the Santa Fe Trail began its legacy as an international commercial highway. Las Vegas was the first New Mexican settlement encountered by traders and supply trains traveling from Missouri and the United States along the Santa Fe Trail. Not only did the Trail bring exotic goods and luxuries to Las Vegas, but it also brought ideas, cultures, and people.
The Trail meant jobs and commerce, and Las Vegas grew to over a thousand people by I860 from its founding in 1835. Over the next twenty years, its population quadrupled as it became a major Southwestern trade center with businesses and residences lining the Plaza. While some local families from Las Vegas profited from the goods traded along the Trail, disagreements between the Spanish, the new Anglo emigrants, and the local Apache riddled the era. Movement on the Trail was positive and lucrative for some, while others suffered from it. Stories of conflict, commerce, and culture abound on the Trail, with the potential to teach us about our past and help us determine our future.
Join us to celebrate the Trail's Bicentennial in Las Vegas!
CCHP is hosting 2021 Heritage Week in Las Vegas will include guided walking tours, historical enactments, community events, competitions, rallies, and pop-up exhibits related to the Santa Fe Trail. We encourage the public to tour the route, seek out hidden spots, share stories both old and new, and discover the legacy of the Santa Fe Trail in Las Vegas.
The Trail meant jobs and commerce, and Las Vegas grew to over a thousand people by I860 from its founding in 1835. Over the next twenty years, its population quadrupled as it became a major Southwestern trade center with businesses and residences lining the Plaza. While some local families from Las Vegas profited from the goods traded along the Trail, disagreements between the Spanish, the new Anglo emigrants, and the local Apache riddled the era. Movement on the Trail was positive and lucrative for some, while others suffered from it. Stories of conflict, commerce, and culture abound on the Trail, with the potential to teach us about our past and help us determine our future.
Join us to celebrate the Trail's Bicentennial in Las Vegas!
CCHP is hosting 2021 Heritage Week in Las Vegas will include guided walking tours, historical enactments, community events, competitions, rallies, and pop-up exhibits related to the Santa Fe Trail. We encourage the public to tour the route, seek out hidden spots, share stories both old and new, and discover the legacy of the Santa Fe Trail in Las Vegas.