Eagle Nest’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Eagle Nest. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusEagle Nest is a village in Colfax County, New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, Eagle Nest had a population of 315. Located along the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway, Eagle Nest is a small summer-home and resort destination. Originally named Therma, the village was renamed Eagle Nest in the 1930s. The town is located in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains (a sub-range of the Rocky Mountains) in northern New Mexico near the Colorado border.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 290 to 315 (+9%). Half of its homes were built before 1983.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Eagle Nest yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Eagle Nest’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Eagle Nest’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewEagle Nest, New Mexico. A Catholi…, 1943: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Eagle Nest, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Eagle Nest
1 place in Eagle Nest is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Eagle Nest, New Mexico. A Catholic church (1943) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.