Truth or Consequences’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Truth or Consequences. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The area is noted for its hot springs, and the first public bath in the area was built at John Cross Ranch over Geronimo Springs in the late 19th century. The hot springs are part of the Hot Springs Artesian Basin. However, major settlement did not begin until the construction of Elephant Butte Dam and its reservoir in 1912; the dam was completed in 1916. It was a part of the Rio Grande Project, an early large-scale irrigation effort authorized under the Newlands Reclamation Act of 1902. In 1916, the town was incorporated as Hot Springs. It became the Sierra County seat in 1937. By the late 1930s, Hot Springs was filled with 40 natural hot springs spas — one per every 75 residents at the time — though primarily catering to visitors.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Truth or Consequences’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Truth or Consequences’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewRPPC Grigs Studio Hot Springs NM A, c. 1927: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Truth or Consequences, decade by decade
1990s
CommonsPalace Motel -- U.S. Highway 85, North entrance2011 · postcard
DocumentGreetings from Hot Springs, New Mexico; Now Truth or Conseq…2011
DocumentGreetings from Hot Springs, New Mexico - Large Letter Postc…2011
Commons'If you want the very best', Traveler's Lodge, Truth or Con…2011 · postcard
CommonsAstragalus wootonii2010
Commons"Joy" by R. Wm. Winkler2010
Book2010 Census Urban Cluster Reference Map for2010
DocumentGreetings from Hot Springs, New Mexico - Large Letter Postc…2010
CommonsSign - New Mexico - Truth Or Consequences - Exit2009
CommonsBig A Burger2009
CommonsAugust 29 sunset in2009
CommonsTruth or Consequences2008
CommonsElephant Butte2008
CommonsNMMap-doton-TruthOrConsequences2004Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as RPPC Grigs Studio Hot Springs NM A (c. 1927) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Historic places
National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (17) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.