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New Mexico Information |
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New Mexico's motto is Crescit Eundo (It Grows As It Goes).
New Mexico is known as the " Land of Enchantment."
New Mexico has two state songs, "O, Fair New Mexico" and "Así es Nuevo Méjico.
| Capital | Santa Fe Santa Fe is the highest capital city in the United States at 7,000 feet above sea level. |
| Statehood | January 6, 1912, 47th state |
| Size | Fifth largest state, 121,599 square miles |
| Bird | Roadrunner |
| Flower | Yucca |
| State grass | Blue Gamma |
| State animal | Black Bear |
| State insect | Tarantula Hawk Wasp |
| State fossil | Coelophysis |
| State fruit | Chile (yes, it is a fruit) |
| State vegetable | Frijoles (pinto beans) |
| State cookie | Bizcochito |
| State gem | Turquoise |
| Tree | Pinon |
| Fish (unofficial) | Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout |
| Bureau of Land Management | P. O. Box 27115, Santa Fe, NM 87502-0115 505-438-7400 |
| Museums | www.museumofnewmexico.org |
| STATE PARKS |
N. M. State Parks Division, P. O. Box 1147, Santa Fe 87504 888-667-2757 |
| NATIONAL PARKS | Intermountain Region Office 2968 Rodeo Park Dr. West, Sante Fe 87505 505-988-6100 www.nps.gov |
| FISHING INFO | N. M. Dept. of Game and Fish, P. O. Box 25112, Santa Fe, NM 87504 505-476-8000 www.wildlife.state.nm.us |
| NATIONAL FORESTS | Southwest Regional Office, 333 Broadway SE, Albuquerque 87102 505-842-3292 |
Some Famous People of New Mexico
| Cochise (1812–1874) | Chiricahua Apache chief |
| Geronimo (1829–1909) | Chiricahua Apache chief |
| Victorio (1825–1880 | Chiricahua Apache c |
| William Hanna (1910–2001) | Animator, director, producer, cartoon artist, and co-founder, together with Joseph Barbera, of Hanna-Barbera |
| John Denver (1943–1997) | Singer-songwriter |
| Michael Martin Murphey (1945–) | Country musician |
| Norman Petty (1927–1984) | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
| Edward Condon (1902–1974) | Nuclear physicists |
| Sidney M. Gutierrez (1951–) | Astronaut |
| Harrison Schmitt (1935–) | Astronaut, geologist and former U.S. Senator from New Mexico |
| Nancy Lopez (1957–) | Hall of Fame golfer |
| Mike Smith (1965–) | Hall of Fame jockey |
| Al Unser (1939–) | Race car driver |
| Al Unser, Jr. (1962–) | Race car driver |
| Bobby Unser (1934–) | Race car driver |
| Billy the Kid (1859–1881) | Outlaw |
| Dorothy Page (19??–1989) | Known as the "Mother of the Iditarod" |
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