[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 11, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E355]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            105TH ANNIVERSARY OF SANDOVAL COUNTY, NEW MEXICO

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                          HON. HEATHER WILSON

                             of new mexico

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 11, 2008

  Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico. Madam Speaker, Sandoval County, New Mexico 
celebrated its 105th anniversary yesterday, March 10, 2008. Please join 
me in recognizing the historical importance and many achievements and 
contributions the residents of this county have provided the State of 
New Mexico.
  Sandoval County was a thriving area centuries before Don Francisco de 
Coronado explored the area and first made camp near present-day 
Bernalillo in 1540 A.D. Prehistoric artifacts in many areas of the 
county date back thousands of years, with archaeological finds 
suggesting that Sandia Man lived and hunted in the area thousands of 
years ago.
  The area, consisting of modern-day Sandoval County, was included in 
one of two partidos, or districts, created in the New Mexico territory. 
It became part of Santa Ana County. One of seven political subdivisions 
created in 1852, Sandoval County was first established as a separate 
entity on March 10, 1903, nine years before New Mexico's statehood. The 
area that forms Los Alamos County was separated from Sandoval County in 
1949.
  Sandoval County boasts historical sites such as Coronado State Park, 
Bandalier National Monument, the Ceremonial Caves Trail, Jemez Springs, 
Casa San Ysidro, the historic Delavy House, the Vintage Auto Museum, 
and the Intel Museum.
  Sandoval County is one of the most geographically and culturally 
diverse areas in the Nation. Congratulations on your 105th anniversary.

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