Originally known as Hot Springs, the
town changed its name in 1950 when Ralph Edwards, the game show host, offered
national publicity to a town if it would change its name to Truth or Consequences
for one day.
Hot Springs did just that,
permanently, the name change was voted on 3 times during the years and each
time the vote was carried.
In 1863 while visiting the hot
springs, the Commander of nearby Fort McRae, Captain Pfeiffer, his wife and two
servant girls were attacked by Apache.
During the attack the escort of
volunteer soldiers were driven away and Mrs Pfeiffer and one of the servant
girls abducted, although wounded Captain Pfeiffer made his way back to Fort
McRae and raised the alarm. An Army
patrol pursued the Apache who took part in the attack, sadly they were never
caught and the two women were killed.
Luckily for us there were no
marauding Apache around the day we visited the Museum.
Some of the exhibits
The Mogollon and Mimbres bowls below
are just a few of the amazing collection housed in the museum.
The saddle and horse blanket
belonged to a Mescalero Apache leader name Daklugie, who was a nephew of
Geronimo.
It’s a small museum, but very
interesting and well worth a visit.
Have fun, we are!
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