Library

History

The Alamogordo Museum of History preserves and explores the rich history of Alamogordo, Otero County, and the entire Tularosa Basin. Operated by the Tularosa Basin Historical Society, an all volunteer organization, the museum contains exhibits on the native population from pre-history to present, the impact of the military presence in the Tularosa Basin since 1942, the establishment and growth of Alamogordo, the daily life of the residents, the industries of the region (railroad, lumbering, ranching, farming, mining). The museum also has a small reference library in which staff and patrons conduct research. There is also a photograph collection of over 3,000 images that is available for reproduction.

Art

Art, Children's, History, Historic House, Library, Natural History

Specialized

History

This privately owned history museum features mining artifacts and other pre-19th century area relics. The building was originally the Ocean Grove Hotel, owned by Madame Sadie Orchard, and later the Chinaman's Cafe.

Science

Park

Culture, General, History

The Peace Center was founded in 1983 by concerned members of the community who felt it was important for groups working on peace and justice issues to have a place to go to share in and support each other's work. Over those two decades of grassroots action, we have built up a significant archive.

Culture

Culture, History, Historic House

The Santa Fe railroad arrived in Belen in 1880, when Belen was just a small farming community. For the next 25 years, there was little train traffic through Belen, because the main rail line went west from Albuquerque. But in 1908 the railroad opened a new line that avoided the steep grades over Raton Pass. This new line was the Belen cut-off, and it routed many more trains through Belen. Belen began to bustle.

Specialized

Natural History