Pecos
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Pecos may refer to:
- Pecos BillPecos BillPecos Bill is an American cowboy, apocryphally immortalized in numerous tall tales of the Old West during American westward expansion into the Southwest of Texas, New Mexico, Southern California, and Arizona. Their stories were probably invented into short stories and book by Edward O'Reilly in the...
, a mythical American cowboy, immortalized in numerous tall tales - Pecos ClassificationPecos ClassificationThe Pecos Classification is a division of all known Ancient Pueblo Peoples culture into chronological phases, based on changes in architecture, art, pottery, and cultural remains. The original classification dates back to consensus reached at a 1927 archæological conference held in Pecos, New...
, a division of all known Ancient Pueblo Peoples culture into chronological phases - Pecos County, TexasPecos County, TexasPecos County is a county located in Texas which is named for the Pecos River. It is one of the nine counties that comprise the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas. In 2000, its population was 16,809. The county seat is Fort Stockton....
, a county located in the U.S. state of Texas, named for the Pecos River - Pecos National Historical ParkPecos National Historical ParkPecos National Historical Park is a National Historical Park in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is located about east of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The site was originally designated Pecos National Monument on June 28, 1965. In 1990 new lands were added to the park and the official designation was...
, a National Historical Park in the U.S. state of New Mexico - Pecos Pueblo, a National Historic LandmarkNational Historic LandmarkA National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in Pecos National Historical Park - Pecos, New MexicoPecos, New MexicoPecos is a village in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,441 at the 2000 census, growing much faster than in other parts of San Miguel County, partly because Pecos is within commuting distance of Santa Fe. The village is built along the Pecos River which flows from...
, a village in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States - Pecos RiverPecos RiverThe headwaters of the Pecos River are located north of Pecos, New Mexico, United States, at an elevation of over 12,000 feet on the western slope of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range in Mora County. The river flows for through the eastern portion of that state and neighboring Texas before it...
, rises near Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States - Pecos, TexasPecos, TexasPecos is the largest city in and the county seat of Reeves County, Texas, United States. It is situated in the river valley on the west bank of the Pecos River at the eastern edge of the Chihuahuan Desert and the Trans-Pecos region of west Texas and near the southern border of New Mexico...
, a city in Reeves County, Texas, United States - USS PecosUSS PecosUSS Pecos may refer to:, a Kanawha-class fleet replenishment oiler, 1920–1942, a Suamico-class fleet replenishment oiler, 1942–1946; with Military Sea Transportation Service, from 1950; struck 1974, a U.S. Navy Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler in service since 1989....
, the name of two ships of the United States Navy - USNS Pecos (T-AO-197)USNS Pecos (T-AO-197)|...
, a U.S. Navy fleet replenishment oiler in service since 1989.