Second Saturday: William Watts Hart Davis in the New Mexico Territory

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From 1853 – 1857, William Watts Hart Davis served as a U.S. district attorney, acting governor, superintendent of Indian affairs, and the superintendent of public buildings, in the newly established American Territory of New Mexico. Davis’ in-territory travels and judicial experiences were often adventuresome. Larry Marken will share a variety of replicas and true antiques that would have been used during Davis’ travels and present on Davis' life and experiences in New Mexico. Marken has served as a docent at El Rancho de las Golondrinas, presented for El Camino Real Heritage Center and the New Mexico Humanities Council, and has served as a National Park Service volunteer in Hawaii.

Second Saturdays are free, public open house events where guests can learn about the historic site and its collection. These events feature lectures about different aspects unique to New Mexico’s past, present, and future. Because the lectures are free, seating is limited to the first 65 guests to arrive. Come early to reserve your spot.


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William Watts Harts Davis Photograph Portrait from "A collection of papers read before the Bucks County Historical Society," published for the Bucks County Historical Society by B.F. Fackenthal, Jr., 1908

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