Alamogordo Museum of History Alamogordo Museum of History The Tularosa Basin Museum of History, formerly the Tularosa Basin Historical Society Museum, is a history museum holding a collection of historical photographs, documents, and relics from Otero County, New Mexico. The museum is located in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and is owned and operated by the Tularosa Basin Historical Society. The prize item in the collection is a 47-star U. S. flag. New Mexico was admitted to the union as the 47th state on January 6, 1912, followed by Arizona as the 48th state on February 14, 1912. The Flag Act of 1818 specifies "That on
48th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) 48th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) The 48th Infantry Division (German: 48. Infanterie-Division) was a German division in World War II. The 48th Infantry division was formed in November 1943 in Ostend, West Flanders from the 171st Reserve Division. After completing reorganization in February 1944, the unit was assigned to coastal protection near Ostend. In August 1944, after the collapse of the Normandy Front, the 48th was transferred to France. First engaged in the Chartres area by the 3rd US Army, it performed poorly, being continually driven back by the 3rd Army through Metz and finally the Siegfried Line, where it collapsed