What is Mowry City associated with?

Documented relationships include: lived_at, co_founded, had. 10 claims extracted from primary sources.

What sources cite Mowry City?

7 primary sources cite this place, including: at the old Mimbres crossing, is probably one of… (1891); In the old stage coach days, those within… (1891); Mowry City, at the old crossing of the… (1891); and 4 more.

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Mowry City place

born: [1858-01-01,1859-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)🌐 Q6927331id: p_mowry-city_839842

also known as: Mowry city, MOWRY CITY, Whitehill's, WHITEHILL'S, the "city"

Probable 70%Lost place

Summary: Former town at the old Mimbres crossing, now mostly in ruins, once a harbor of refuge during overland days.

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Claims (10)

co_founded

Sylvester Mowry— 1858

cited from The place has an historical interest, inas-… (1891)

and it might well be mistaken for an old habitation or stronghold of a once warlike people. The “city” was constructed of substan- tial stone and adobe houses, and when in the full tide of its glory, no doubt presented a truly formidable an…

New York company

cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-07-24 (1891)

er this time, the crossing of the Mimbres was a station on the southern overland route from southwest Mis- souri to El Paso, and thence by way of Mesilla and the Mimbres on to the Pacific coast, touch- ing at Tucson and the military posts …

had

steamboats and other crafts plying in mid-stream

cited from The company published pamphlets, maps… (1891)

The company published pamphlets, maps and prospectuses, and among their views was Mowry City represented as a fairly populous town on the banks of the Mimbres, while in mid- stream steamboats and other crafts were plying to and fro.

lived_at

oldest settlement in Grant County

cited from The place has an historical interest, inas-… (1891)

road agents

cited from The Mimbres river derives its name from… (1891)

um- mings, had a store at the crossing, but having no customers, he moved up to Silver City with his goods, the remnant of a large stock. The place was for a long time unoccupied on account of its supposed insalubrity, and was finally taken…

same location as Mimbres Crossing

cited from at the old Mimbres crossing, is probably one of… (1891)

at the old Mimbres crossing, is probably one of the best known localities in the southwest, and during the overland days was a harbor of refuge for the traveler from the states bound for Cali- fornia’s golden shores. As Mowry city, by which des…

old crossing of the Mimbres

cited from Mowry City, at the old crossing of the… (1891)

Mowry City, at the old crossing of the Mimbres, occupies a peculiar position in the

Mimbres River

cited from The company published pamphlets, maps… (1891)

Mimbres crossing

cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-07-24 (1891) · +1 more

ilver City band has been engaged for the occasion, while many prominent old settlers have been put down for speeches. Let the old settlers from all over the county turn out, and have a jolly, good time. MOWRY CITY Vicissitudes of a Metropol…

was

favorite resort for road agents

cited from In the old stage coach days, those within… (1891)

In the old stage coach days, those within the memory of persons who have lived in Grant county for twenty years, the almost deserted Mowry City was a favorite resort for road agents, whose object was to capture the silver bullion which was shi…