Turth or Consequence Historic Marker ~ New Mexico
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
Population 5,219 - Elevation 4,576
In 1581, Capitan Francisco Sánchez Chamuscado took possession of this region for the King of Spain, nam-ing it the Province of San Felipe. Significant European settlement of the area, however, did not occur until the mid-1800s. Once called Hot Springs because of its curative natural hot springs, "T or C" in 1950 took its present name from Ralph Edwards' radio program.
Turth or Consequence Historic Marker ~ New Mexico
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
Population 5,219 - Elevation 4,576
In 1581, Capitan Francisco Sánchez Chamuscado took possession of this region for the King of Spain, nam-ing it the Province of San Felipe. Significant European settlement of the area, however, did not occur until the mid-1800s. Once called Hot Springs because of its curative natural hot springs, "T or C" in 1950 took its present name from Ralph Edwards' radio program.