Is New Mexico a southern state?

[Six Foot Three]

Lots of echos on here............

[TexasReb]

Originally Posted by jsc23

As a native of the TX Panhandle, I have to respectfully disagree with some of your generalizations regarding Texas' settlement. What you say about Southerners settling TX is generally true, particularly of the more heavily settled Central part. However, the Panhandle had no permanent settlements until 1877 - the first settlers were from San Miguel Cty, NM. The ranches were populated as much by Kansans, Coloradoans and New Mexicans as by Southerners. Real settlement in the Panhandle came between 1900 and 1920 with the wheat and oil booms. Settlers came from the mid-west farm belt mostly.

Natives of the TX Panhandle tend to think themselves sui generis, considering themselves Texans or anything else when convenient. In "Plutonium Circus"- a documentary about Amarillo- a young woman was asked why she went to Baylor U (Waco, TX). Her reply, "To get as far away from Amarillo as I could." (you gotta come from the area to truly appreciate her answer)

Point about the upper Panhandle is for SURE acknowledged (and got a chuckle out of your anecdote!). But anyway, likewise the Trans-Pecos area of Texas, this area of the state has always been "different" in terms of history and culture relative to the rest. No doubt they are proud Texans, but most natives of the area even view themselves as in their own class. You are right!

[catman]

Originally Posted by Solidwood

NM is southern geographically only, but the South lost to the yanks at the end of the Civil war at Glorietta Pass. The twang-lish you here came after.

The Glorieta Pass battle was in 1862, nowhere near the end of the war. The tide turned against the South at Gettysburg in 1863, although they fought to the bitter end at Appomattox Courthouse in 1865 (although, since news travelled slowly, not all hostilities ceased).

[songinthewind7]

I would call NM a southwestern state. Nothing really to do with ones religion.