SMOKEY BEAR HISTORICAL PARK CAPITAN NEW MEXICO
SMOKEY BEAR HISTORICAL PARK CAPITAN NEW MEXICO
Smokey The Bear Historical Museum / Capitan New Mexico Attraction
Welcome to my series some of the attractions in New Mexico. I just bought a New Mexico Annual State Park Pass and I am enjoying it very much. The only thing that makes it even better is, taking you along with me!
While passing through the Ruidoso/Capitan area, I found to about the Smokey the Bear Historical Museum. Who knew the Smokey had such an interesting back story! Watch this video to get the full scoop on this iconic character.
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Smokey The Bear's Real Story - A New Mexico Travel Guide : Smokey Bear was a real bear. He is now past and is buried in Capitan, New Mexico. His recuse from a forest fire is a heart warming story. But he his long since past. And is buried in the heart of New Mexico. And it is well worth a stop if you are traveling to Lincoln, Roswell, Arizona, Texas, Ruidoso, or near by. The Smokey Bear Grave is also just an hour or two from Carlsbad Caverns or White Sands National Parks. Remember Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires. #NewMexico #SmokeyBear #NewMexicoTravel
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Living Here - Smokey Bear Museum
The Smokey Bear Historical Park was established in 1976 to honor the bear cub found twenty-six years earlier in Capitan New Mexico.
Smokey Bear Birthday Challenge New Mexico
The New Mexico State Forestry Division is joining Smokey Bear and all of his friends to help recognize the 75th birthday of the Smokey Bear wildfire prevention campaign. To celebrate, agencies from across the country are making challenge videos as a fun way to remind everyone that only you can prevent wildfires.
Recently Smokey stopped by his hometown of Capitan, New Mexico to see if he could help out at Smokey Bear Historical Park. At first, it wasn't quite working out the way he wanted, but then he was called to duty by the Type 2 Southwest Incident Management Team #5, and Incident Commander Jeff Andrews for the Pine Lodge Fire!
New Mexico is challenging the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands to help Smokey continue to celebrate his big 75th milestone.
Thank you Smokey Bear and wildland firefighters everywhere for all you do!
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THE STORY OF SMOKEY BEAR w/ HOPALONG CASSIDY U.S. FOREST SERVICE FIRE FIGHTERS 98974
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Made in 1953, Little Smokey tells the story of Smokey the Bear, as told by cowboy actor William Boyd, also known as Hopalong Cassidy.
Smokey Bear is an American advertising icon created by the U.S. Forest Service with artist Albert Staehle, possibly in collaboration with writer and art critic Harold Rosenberg. In the longest-running public service advertising campaign in United States history, the Ad Council, the United States Forest Service (USFS), and the National Association of State Foresters (NASF) employ Smokey Bear to educate the public about the dangers of unplanned human-caused wildfires.
A campaign featuring Smokey and the slogan Smokey Says – Care Will Prevent 9 out of 10 Forest Fires began in 1944. His later slogan, Remember... Only YOU Can Prevent Forest Fires was created in 1947 and was associated with Smokey Bear for more than five decades. In April 2001, the message was officially updated to Only You Can Prevent Wildfires. in response to a massive outbreak of wildfires in natural areas other than forests (such as grasslands), and to clarify that Smokey is promoting the prevention of unplanned outdoor fire versus prescribed fires. According to the Ad Council, 80% of outdoor recreationists correctly identified Smokey Bear's image and 8 in 10 recognized the campaign PSAs.
In 1952, the songwriters Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins had a successful song named Smokey the Bear which was performed by Eddy Arnold. The pair said the was added to Smokey's name to keep the song's rhythm. During the 1950s, that variant of the name became widespread both in popular speech and in print, including at least one standard encyclopedia, though Smokey Bear's name never officially changed. A 1955 book in the Little Golden Books series was called Smokey the Bear and he calls himself by this name in the book. It depicted him as an orphaned cub rescued in the aftermath of a forest fire, which loosely follows Smokey Bear's true story. From the beginning, his name was intentionally spelled differently from the adjective smoky.
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Smokey Bear Park Dedication Ceremony
The City of Gainesville recently dedicated the newly renovated Smokey Bear Park. The improvements include a new playground, walking paths, dog park, picnic facilities, and pavilion.
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Ruidoso is a premier resort destination in Southern New Mexico. Ruidoso is a small mountain village located in Lincoln County in the Sacramento Mountains of South Central New Mexico. The community of 8,000 people sits at an elevation of over 7,000 feet, which makes Ruidoso the most popular tourism destination in the region. The Village of Ruidoso is governed by a Mayor, Village Council and Village Manager and Staff. The Village offers a wide range of services to its residents, including the Sierra Blanca Regional Airport.
Ruidoso is surrounded by over a million acres of forest and wilderness. The Lincoln National Forest, the White Mountain Wilderness Area and the Bureau of Land Management’s Fort Stanton National Conservation Area offer hundreds of miles of multi-use trails and is an ideal destination for hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking and camping. Ruidoso is located in the Smokey Bear Ranger District for the Lincoln National Forest. Smokey Bear, the bear cub that became the symbol of forest fire prevention, was rescued by firefighters from Fort Bliss Army Base after a forest fire in the Capitan Mountains in 1950. After his passing in 1976, Smokey was returned home to Capitan and now rests at the Smokey Bear Historical Park.
The Ruidoso Downs Racetrack and Casino located in nearby Ruidoso Downs brings tens of thousands of visitors to the area during racing season, Memorial Day through Labor Day. The All-American Futurity is held annually on Labor Day; the race is the richest quarter horse race in the world with a purse of over $3 million.
Adjacent to Ruidoso one may also find the Mescalero Apache Reservation. The Mescalero Apache are native to this region; the present reservation was established in 1883. The 463,000 acre reservation lies on the eastern flank of the Sacramento Mountains and borders the Lincoln National Forest. The Mescalero Tribe owns and operates both Ski Apache and the Inn of the Mountain Gods, the areas only full service resort hotel.
The Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce is the most vibrant organization in the Ruidoso community. With 500 members from all segments of the Ruidoso area business community, the Chamber is a proactive force that is engaged with the community and provides essential services to our local businesses. The Chamber organizes three of the biggest events of the year: The Ruidoso Art Festival, a juried fine arts show that takes place during the last weekend in July, the Aspenfest Parade, held on the first Saturday of October, and the Festival of Lights Parade held on the first Saturday night in December.
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Arkansas Forestry celebrates Smokey's 75th Birthday
The Arkansas Forestry Commission (AFC) wants to send out a special shoutout to Smokey Bear for his 75th Birthday. AFC accepted the Smokey Birthday Challenge from the Virginia Department of Forestry.
Other states have created shoutout videos in response this challenge among state forestry agencies in celebration of Smokey’s birthday that is being celebrated in 2019
Smokey’s story began because of World War II. On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes attacked Pearl Harbor. The following spring, Japanese submarines surfaced near the coast of Santa Barbara, California, and fired shells that exploded on an oil field, very close to the Los Padres National Forest. Americans were shocked that the war had come directly to the American mainland. Fear grew that more attacks would bring a disastrous loss of life and destruction of property. There was also a fear that incendiary shells exploding in the forests of the Pacific Coast would ignite numerous raging wildfires.
Because of that fear, Smokey Bear was created on August 9, 1944, when the USDA Forest Service and the Ad Council agreed that a fictional bear named Smokey would be their symbol for forest fire prevention.
In the spring of 1950, in the Capitan Mountains of New Mexico, a young bear cub found himself caught in a burning forest. He climbed a tree to survive, but he was still badly burned. The firefighters who retrieved him were so moved by his bravery, they named him Smokey.
Since 1944, Smokey Bear has taught millions of Americans just like you about their role in preventing wildfires. Seventy-five years later, in 2019, Smokey is celebrating a milestone birthday.
Remember, only you can prevent wildfires.
Smokey Bear LIVE: A Distance Learning Adventure
Smokey Bear wildfire prevention campaign celebrated its 75th birthday in 2019. Join us for a live wecast from Capitan, New Mexico, where Smokey is buried. Learn about: the Smokey Bear ad campaign; the bear cub that was found in 1950 and became the living symbol of the wildfire prevention campaign; and how to prevent wildfire at home and outdoors.
Little Smokey: The True Story of America's Forest Fire Preventin' Bear
A bear cub found after a forest fire is taken to the zoo and becomes Smokey Bear. Stresses the importance of fire prevention.
Narrated by Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd). Sponsored by The Advertising Council. Produced by United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service in 1953.
The living symbol of Smokey Bear was an American black bear who in the spring of 1950 was caught in the Capitan Gap fire, a wildfire that burned 17,000 acres (69 km2) in the Capitan Mountains of New Mexico. The cub was in the Lincoln National Forest. Smokey had climbed a tree to escape the blaze, but his paws and hind legs had been burned. He was rescued by a Game Warden after the fire.
At first he was called Hotfoot Teddy, but was later renamed Smokey, after the mascot. A local rancher who had been helping fight the fire took the cub home with him, but he needed veterinary aid. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Ranger Ray Bell took him to Santa Fe. His wife, Ruth, and their children, Don and Judy, cared for the cub. The story was picked up by the national news services and Smokey became an instant celebrity. He and the Bells were featured in Life, cementing his star status. Soon after, Smokey was flown in a Piper Cub to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., where he lived for 26 years. Upon his death on November 9, 1976, Smokey's remains were returned by the government to Capitan, New Mexico, and buried at what is now the Smokey Bear Historical Park.
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Road Trip 10-5-1991 Santa Fe to White Oaks New Mexico in a 1948 Chevrolet
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White Oaks is a ghost town in Lincoln County, New Mexico. Located on the outskirts of the Lincoln National Forest, it became a boomtown in 1879 following the discovery of gold and coal in the nearby Jicarilla Mountains.
In 1879, following the discovery of gold and coal in the Jicarilla Mountains, White Oaks sprang into existence from nothing. It was frequented by notable Old West personalities, including Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, and Shotgun John Collins. Jonathan H. Wise established the town's first newspaper in 1880, called the White Oaks Golden Era.
In November, 1880, a posse originating in White Oaks pursued Billy the Kid a distance of over forty miles, culminating in a standoff, during which the posse accidentally shot and killed Deputy Sheriff Jim Carlysle, as the latter was attempting to negotiate with the outlaw. Billy the Kid escaped.
The town, at its peak, had a population of 2,000 people, reached by 1890. In 1882, with a population of 500, construction was completed on Starr's Opera House, and the town sported several saloons, several general stores, a school, and a town hall. In 1884 Lyman Hood held the first church services in an actual church building, with those meetings taking place previously in the town hall. During this period, there were brothels with many prostitutes, and the town was frequently a haven for cattle rustlers and other outlaws.
By 1885, White Oaks had settled down, and was beginning to thrive. Three attorneys, John Y. Hewitt, H. B. Fergusson, and George Barber, opened businesses there, and other professionals began to arrive in town to open their own businesses. However, its continued existence was dependent on a railroad passing through it. This did not happen, with the railroad instead running twelve miles to the west, through Carrizozo, New Mexico, and by the late 1890s the mines had dried up, and the population dwindled. By the early 1900s the town was a shadow of its previous self. It is now a ghost town, with several of the more permanent buildings still standing today.
Susan McSween Barber, widow of Alexander McSween who was killed during the Lincoln County War, became known as the Cattle Queen of New Mexico in the late 19th century, having over 5,000 head of cattle. In 1902 she sold out, and moved to White Oaks, where she remained until her death in 1931. She is buried in the old White Oaks cemetery, along with another notable, former New Mexico state Governor William McDonald, the state's first governor after achieving statehood.
In 1970, White Oaks was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district.
Smokey Bear Museum
The Smokey Bear Museum in Capitan, New Mexico.
Beginning Of The Whitewater-Baldy Fire - Largest Wildfire In New Mexico History
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I shot a video of the Fire burning in the Gila Wilderness in New Mexico from the top of Grouse Mountain on May 17th, 2012. This fire is still burning at this time (June 1st) and has now grown in to the largest fire in New Mexico state history! The fire was discovered the day before I filmed this, May 16th, and was reported to have been caused by lightning. There were no storms or lightning that I saw here on May 16th though, and I camped approx. 3 linear miles from this fire on the night of May 16th. We thought it was a controlled burn!
When I got back to my car the next day, there was a forest ranger there who told us they had just sent in rangers on horseback to look for anyone still in the area. All the trails were now closed and my car was the only one in the parking lot, other than an elderly couple on a day hike in an area that had not yet been closed.
Road trip to Cloudcroft NM, Sunspot NM & Ski Apache
We go on a road trip from Alamogordo to Cloudcroft New Mexico. On the way we stop by the National Solar Observatory in Sunspot NM, we drive to the Ski Apache in Alto NM, and stop by Smokey Bear Historical Park in Capitan NM.
Here are the places we stopped by on this road trip:
- Tunnel Vista Observation Site on US 82
- Mexican Canyon Railway Trestle, Cloudcroft NM
- National Solar Observatory, Sunspot NM
- Lunch in Cloudcroft NM
- Windy Point Vista on NM route 532
- Ski Apache, Alto NM
- Smokey Bear Historical Park, Capitan NM
The idea for this road trip came from the book Most Scenic Drives in America. This is Drive 52 from the book: New Mexico’s Scenic South. We have had the book for many years and have done multiple itineraries from the book and have never been disappointed. It even survived downsizing from 4-bed house to a 21ft travel trailer :) Check it out here:
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Lincoln County New Mexico Fair August 2016
I've been to several county fairs before but this was my first pig show I ever caught! It sure was fun watching the sparkly pig take home the blue ribbon and the mean goat who head butted the baby goat! It wasn't so funny at the time though! And then there was the crested duck with the white pom pom hairdo! The fair was in Capitan, New Mexico, the hometown of Smokey Bear just north of the Lincoln National Forest!
I've always been a huge fan of Smokey and frequently stop as I travel across America to get my picture taken with him in the middle of no where! And when I walked into the museum I said my life is complete and the young gal running it laughed and said I'm definitely not the first to come in and say that!
First called Hotfoot Teddy, he was later renamed Smokey and became the real-life version of the United States Forest Service mascot Smokey Bear. Smokey was later sent to the National Zoo in Washington D.C., where he lived for 26 years. Upon his death on November 9, 1976, his remains were returned to Capitan and buried at what is now the Smokey Bear Historical Park!