Santa Fe
Oldest American capital
Santa Fe is the capital of New Mexico, one of the oldest cities in the United States, known for its adobe architecture and arts scene.
The name, Spanish for "holy faith," appears in several other place names across the Americas.
The Santa Fe Trail was the 19th-century trade route connecting Missouri to New Mexico.
Unfire-dried clay block
- puebloCommunal adobe village
- earthenMade of clay
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- sun-driedDehydrated by daylight
casita · hacienda · stucco · corbels · plaster · terracotta · portal · banco
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- turquoiseBlue-green opaque gemstone
- silverworkCrafting items from precious metal
- potteryFired clay objects
weaving · retablo · tin work · Navajo rugs · landscape painting · plein air
To leave behind completely
- mesaFlat-topped steep-sided elevation
- Rio GrandeMajor southwestern waterway
- piñonSmall cone-bearing evergreen
- juniperAromatic berry-bearing conifer
high desert · arroyo · sagebrush · Pecos · Española · Los Alamos · chile · green chile
Southwestern U.S. state
- state capitolSeat of state government
- roundhouseCircular train maintenance building
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- governorState's chief executive
plaza · territorial · downtown · municipal · historic district
Spanish colonial soldiers
- colonialOf occupied territories
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
- missionPurpose-driven task
- presidioFortified colonial military post
territorial · indigenous · archaeology · preservation · land grant
Wheeled hauling vehicle
- Oregon TrailEmigrant route westward
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- westwardToward the sunset
- frontierEdge of settlement
expansion · Conestoga · Missouri · trade route · commerce · merchants · oxen · prairie schooner
mudbrick
Unfire-dried clay block
sun-dried · casita · hacienda · stucco · corbels · plaster · terracotta · portal · banco
Georgia O'Keeffe
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- turquoiseBlue-green opaque gemstone
- silverworkCrafting items from precious metal
pottery · weaving · retablo · tin work · Navajo rugs · landscape painting · plein air
desert
To leave behind completely
- mesaFlat-topped steep-sided elevation
- Rio GrandeMajor southwestern waterway
- piñonSmall cone-bearing evergreen
juniper · high desert · arroyo · sagebrush · Pecos · Española · Los Alamos · chile · green chile · red chile
New Mexico
Southwestern U.S. state
- state capitolSeat of state government
- roundhouseCircular train maintenance building
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
governor · plaza · territorial · downtown · municipal · historic district
conquistadors
Spanish colonial soldiers
presidio · territorial · indigenous · archaeology · preservation · land grant
wagon
Wheeled hauling vehicle
- Oregon TrailEmigrant route westward
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- westwardToward the sunset
frontier · expansion · Conestoga · Missouri · trade route · commerce · merchants · oxen · prairie schooner · manifest destiny
depot
Vehicle storage facility
- railyardTrain staging facility
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- freightGoods being transported
junction · steam · transcontinental · rail spur · boxcar · terminus · gauge · passenger
- New MexicoAlbuquerque, Taos, adobe, White Sands, Rio Grande
- Saint PlacesSan Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, San Juan
- Southwestmesa, Monument Valley, Arizona, New Mexico, Grand Canyon
- Colonial SitesJamestown, Plymouth, St. Augustine, New Amsterdam, Batavia
- New Mexico PlacesAlbuquerque, Taos, Carlsbad, Gallup, Los Alamos
- Rio GrandeRio Grande, Rio Grande Valley, headwaters, river source, river basin
Santa FeHouston
Texas's largest city
Phoenix · Las Vegas · Detroit · New York City · Los Angeles
sanction, saint, saintly, Santa, sanctify, Santería, sanctions, sanctioned, sanctified