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Mabel Sibley Jones
In 1890, Mabel Sibley Jones became the first teacher in the small, frontier town of Tajique in New Mexico Territory. She rode the train from Wilmington, Delaware and Tajique mercantile owner Elisha Dow met her in Santa Fe. He had publicized for a teacher through the Presbyterian Home Missions Society and other teacher agencies and Mabel agreed to teach in Tajique’s first school.

They traveled between Santa Fe and Tajique in Elisha Dow’s covered wagon.  Mabel described the experience in a short story she sent Elisha Dow in 1952.   She wrote, “We stopped at a roadhouse that evening and spent the night without disrobing and slept in a room where others were resting.”  The next day they drove along the eastern slopes of the Manzano Mountains reaching Tajique after midnight. ​
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        • Peter Vigil and The All-star Band 7/30/2021
        • Doug Muchmore 8/6/2021
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        • Watermelon Mountain Jug Band 8/20
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        • Sally Townes Band 4/2/2021
        • Marc Malin and Paula Rhae's Roadside Distraction 4/9/2021
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        • Leigh Baca and Ken Hume 4/23/2021
        • Bad Katz 4/30/2021
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        • Reverend E and the Vagrants 1/8/2021
        • Swing Shift 1/15/2021
        • Rye Creek 1/22/2021
        • Odd Dog 1/29/2021
        • Gilbert Ortiz 2/5/2021
        • The Keys Band 2/12/2021
        • Stanlie Kee and Step In 2/19/2021
        • John DeYoung 2/26/2021
        • JJ and The Mystics 3/5/2021
        • The Larry Conga Show 3/12/2021
        • The Rudy Boy Experiment 3/19/2021
        • Dick Orr 3/28/2021
    • Archaeology in Your Backyard Archives >
      • Conflicts and Military Actions >
        • Coronado's Entrada
        • Pueblo Revolt
        • Tiguex War
        • Tumultous 1600's
        • 12-Years of Revolt
      • Ghost Stories and Mysteries >
        • Deadman's Curve
        • Ghost Towns
      • Influential Men >
        • Sherrif Elfego Baca
        • David Meriwether
        • Ernie Pyle
        • Delbert Redfern
        • Clem (Pop) Shaffer
        • Montague Stevens and Grizzly Bears
        • Delmar Thomas
      • Influential Women >
        • Eve Ball
        • Carol Bishop
        • Ella Foley Clayton
        • Mabel Sibley Jones
        • Carmen Padilla
        • Emily Post's Roadtrip Through New Mexico
      • INDIGINEOUS PEOPLE >
        • Alamo Navajo Tribe
        • Chief Manuelito of the Mescalero Apache
        • Plight of the Chiricahua Apache
        • Gran Quivira Mythical City of Gold
        • Gran Quivira's Preservation
      • interesting Places >
        • Antelope Springs
        • Baca Car Dealership
        • Belen Cutoff
        • El Bosque Homestead
        • Cedarvale School
        • Cedro Peak Fire Lookout
        • Estancia Salt Lakes
        • Hanging Trees
        • Manzano National Forest
      • Paleo-American >
        • Clovis and Theories
        • Mammoth Steppe Hypothesis
        • Solutrean Hypothesis
      • Significant Events >
        • Community Buffalo Hunts
        • Last Hanging in New Mexico
      • Torrance County Pioneers >
        • Baca and Barela Families
        • Early Villages Along The Monzanos
        • Tabet Family
        • Torrance County Early Days
      • Towns, Settlements and Villages >
        • Encino
        • Estancia
        • Gran Quivira
        • Madrid
        • Magdalena
        • Punta de Aqua
        • Socorro
        • Stanley
        • Stanley
      • Wild West >
        • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
        • Cowgirls and Wildwest Stars
        • Dime Novels and Pulp Westerns
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