Mark Howe – Archaelogy on New Mexico’s Southern Trail

Description

Mark Howe is the Cultural Resources Specialist at the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission.

His work is in the fields of Archeology, History and Environmental Management. He has written about the history of the Commission, Forest Service and recently about the Mexican Revolution around the Presidio, TX locations. He has degrees from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Arizona State University and an MA in History from University of Texas – El Paso.

His remarks will focus on the importance of the southern trails to the settling, commerce and homesteading of the western U.S. He will examine archeology, survey and documentation on trails that transect the U.S.-Mexico border, including the Laredo Trail in southwest Texas that coincides with the El Camino de los Tejas National Historical Trail near Falcon Reservoir. Other trails include the Lower Emigrant Road and Butterfield Trail south of El Paso; Cooke’s Wagon Road (along the border); El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro; Mission Trail (San Diego Mission excavations); and the Santa Fe Trail in Southeastern Colorado.