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born: [1895-01-01,1896-01-01)died/dissolved: [1940-01-01,1941-01-01)geocode: external_geography🌐 Q1522id: p_new-mexico_9f0dac
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Summary:  New Mexico is the state where Columbus and the Lower Mimbres Valley are located, and where the Panama-California Exposition features local agricultural achievements.
Completeness: 82/100 Grade B
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Claims (27)

arrived_in

Statehood consideration with Arizona1906-06-23
cited from Image 5 of Albuquerque evening citizen (Albuquerque, N.M.), June 23, 1906 (1906)
ALBUQUEKQUE EVEN INT CIUZEN SATURDAY JUNE 23 1906 PAGE FIVE LEADING SPANISH JOURNAL COMES OUT FOR STATEHOOD La Bandera Americana on This Great Question Presents Strong Argument in Its Favor Ia Handera Americana hie a great many other Spanish Jnirnals of the territory fir ypars ha…
Washington1908-01
cited from Image 1 of Santa Fe new Mexican (Santa Fe, N.M.), January 7, 1908 (1908)
Librarian of Congress Wiihlugt ANTA FE NEW M VOL 44 SANTA FE NEW MEXICO TUESDAY JANUARY 7 1908 NO m HEW BO IN THE LIMELIGHT Statehood Petition Reaches Wash ington fflRACTsWlinENTl Circular Letter it Referred to Committee on Territories Washington Jan 7 A petition ask ing for the …

discovered

cited from Image 7 of Santa Fe new Mexican (Santa Fe, N.M.), December 16, 1909 (1909)
THURSDAY DECEMBER 16 1909 THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN SANTA FE N 1L PAGE SEVEN MINES AND MIMN6 New Mexico Ranks Tenth New Mexico ranked tenth in lltdS among the copper producing states Arizona stood first then came Montana Mich igan Utah California Tennessee Col orado Nevada and Ida…
cited from Image 7 of Santa Fe new Mexican (Santa Fe, N.M.), December 16, 1909 (1909)
THURSDAY DECEMBER 16 1909 THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN SANTA FE N 1L PAGE SEVEN MINES AND MIMN6 New Mexico Ranks Tenth New Mexico ranked tenth in lltdS among the copper producing states Arizona stood first then came Montana Mich igan Utah California Tennessee Col orado Nevada and Ida…
gold1913
cited from Image 3 of Las Vegas optic (East Las Vegas, N.M.), July 6, 1914, (CITY EDITION) (1914)
LAS VEGAS DAILY OPTIC MONDAY JULY 6 1914 STATES INCREASE MINERAL OUTPUT MEW MEXICO SHOWS MARVELOUS GROWTH IN GOVERNMENT GEOLOGICAL REPORT Large gains were made In the mine production of gold silver copper and zinc In New Mexico in 1913 according to final figures of Charlea W Hen …
silver1913
cited from Image 3 of Las Vegas optic (East Las Vegas, N.M.), July 6, 1914, (CITY EDITION) (1914)
LAS VEGAS DAILY OPTIC MONDAY JULY 6 1914 STATES INCREASE MINERAL OUTPUT MEW MEXICO SHOWS MARVELOUS GROWTH IN GOVERNMENT GEOLOGICAL REPORT Large gains were made In the mine production of gold silver copper and zinc In New Mexico in 1913 according to final figures of Charlea W Hen …
copper1913
cited from Image 3 of Las Vegas optic (East Las Vegas, N.M.), July 6, 1914, (CITY EDITION) (1914)
LAS VEGAS DAILY OPTIC MONDAY JULY 6 1914 STATES INCREASE MINERAL OUTPUT MEW MEXICO SHOWS MARVELOUS GROWTH IN GOVERNMENT GEOLOGICAL REPORT Large gains were made In the mine production of gold silver copper and zinc In New Mexico in 1913 according to final figures of Charlea W Hen …
zinc1913
cited from Image 3 of Las Vegas optic (East Las Vegas, N.M.), July 6, 1914, (CITY EDITION) (1914)
LAS VEGAS DAILY OPTIC MONDAY JULY 6 1914 STATES INCREASE MINERAL OUTPUT MEW MEXICO SHOWS MARVELOUS GROWTH IN GOVERNMENT GEOLOGICAL REPORT Large gains were made In the mine production of gold silver copper and zinc In New Mexico in 1913 according to final figures of Charlea W Hen …
cited from Image 45 of El Paso herald (El Paso, Tex.), October 14, 1911, (Statehood Jubilee Edition=Section 6) (1911)
EL PASO HERALD New Mexicos Coal Would Supply Southern Counties the Storehouse Of Metals But Coal Turquois and Are Found In All Parts Of the THE mineral wealth o New Mex ico Is rich beyond computation There is coal enough to supply the United States for a generation and gold stive…
gold
cited from Image 45 of El Paso herald (El Paso, Tex.), October 14, 1911, (Statehood Jubilee Edition=Section 6) (1911)
EL PASO HERALD New Mexicos Coal Would Supply Southern Counties the Storehouse Of Metals But Coal Turquois and Are Found In All Parts Of the THE mineral wealth o New Mex ico Is rich beyond computation There is coal enough to supply the United States for a generation and gold stive…
cited from Image 45 of El Paso herald (El Paso, Tex.), October 14, 1911, (Statehood Jubilee Edition=Section 6) (1911)
EL PASO HERALD New Mexicos Coal Would Supply Southern Counties the Storehouse Of Metals But Coal Turquois and Are Found In All Parts Of the THE mineral wealth o New Mex ico Is rich beyond computation There is coal enough to supply the United States for a generation and gold stive…
cited from Image 45 of El Paso herald (El Paso, Tex.), October 14, 1911, (Statehood Jubilee Edition=Section 6) (1911)
EL PASO HERALD New Mexicos Coal Would Supply Southern Counties the Storehouse Of Metals But Coal Turquois and Are Found In All Parts Of the THE mineral wealth o New Mex ico Is rich beyond computation There is coal enough to supply the United States for a generation and gold stive…

had_population

above 4000001908-01-07
cited from Image 1 of Santa Fe new Mexican (Santa Fe, N.M.), January 7, 1908 (1908)
Librarian of Congress Wiihlugt ANTA FE NEW M VOL 44 SANTA FE NEW MEXICO TUESDAY JANUARY 7 1908 NO m HEW BO IN THE LIMELIGHT Statehood Petition Reaches Wash ington fflRACTsWlinENTl Circular Letter it Referred to Committee on Territories Washington Jan 7 A petition ask ing for the …

has_subject

Mines and mineral resources
cited from Industries - Mining
Industries - Mining Subject: Mines and mineral resources -- New Mexico;Santa Rita (N.M.) -- Pictorial works;Grant County (N.M.) -- Pictorial works Creator: New Mexico. Department of Tourism

located_in

cited from Gold prospector, Pinos Altos, New Mexico (1940)
1 negative : nitrate ; 35 mm. Subjects: pinos altos; nitrate negatives; united states; new mexico LoC: http://www.loc.gov/item/2017742204/

owned

coal
cited from Image 4 of The chieftain (Socorro, N.M.), December 6, 1895 (1895)
Let congress make New Mexi co a state and the people will soon make that state an empire in 1L production that go to make an empire great except an emperor New Mexico has everything on earth that goes to make a man t comfortable contented and hap py and in this land of sunshine a…
iron
cited from Image 4 of The chieftain (Socorro, N.M.), December 6, 1895 (1895)
Let congress make New Mexi co a state and the people will soon make that state an empire in 1L production that go to make an empire great except an emperor New Mexico has everything on earth that goes to make a man t comfortable contented and hap py and in this land of sunshine a…
salt
cited from Image 4 of The chieftain (Socorro, N.M.), December 6, 1895 (1895)
Let congress make New Mexi co a state and the people will soon make that state an empire in 1L production that go to make an empire great except an emperor New Mexico has everything on earth that goes to make a man t comfortable contented and hap py and in this land of sunshine a…
lead
cited from Image 4 of The chieftain (Socorro, N.M.), December 6, 1895 (1895)
Let congress make New Mexi co a state and the people will soon make that state an empire in 1L production that go to make an empire great except an emperor New Mexico has everything on earth that goes to make a man t comfortable contented and hap py and in this land of sunshine a…
cited from Image 4 of The chieftain (Socorro, N.M.), December 6, 1895 (1895)
Let congress make New Mexi co a state and the people will soon make that state an empire in 1L production that go to make an empire great except an emperor New Mexico has everything on earth that goes to make a man t comfortable contented and hap py and in this land of sunshine a…
gold
cited from Image 4 of The chieftain (Socorro, N.M.), December 6, 1895 (1895)
Let congress make New Mexi co a state and the people will soon make that state an empire in 1L production that go to make an empire great except an emperor New Mexico has everything on earth that goes to make a man t comfortable contented and hap py and in this land of sunshine a…
cited from Image 4 of The chieftain (Socorro, N.M.), December 6, 1895 (1895)
Let congress make New Mexi co a state and the people will soon make that state an empire in 1L production that go to make an empire great except an emperor New Mexico has everything on earth that goes to make a man t comfortable contented and hap py and in this land of sunshine a…
cited from Image 4 of The chieftain (Socorro, N.M.), December 6, 1895 (1895)
Let congress make New Mexi co a state and the people will soon make that state an empire in 1L production that go to make an empire great except an emperor New Mexico has everything on earth that goes to make a man t comfortable contented and hap py and in this land of sunshine a…
cited from Image 4 of The chieftain (Socorro, N.M.), December 6, 1895 (1895)
Let congress make New Mexi co a state and the people will soon make that state an empire in 1L production that go to make an empire great except an emperor New Mexico has everything on earth that goes to make a man t comfortable contented and hap py and in this land of sunshine a…

produced

lead1912
cited from Image 3 of Las Vegas optic (East Las Vegas, N.M.), July 6, 1914, (CITY EDITION) (1914)
LAS VEGAS DAILY OPTIC MONDAY JULY 6 1914 STATES INCREASE MINERAL OUTPUT MEW MEXICO SHOWS MARVELOUS GROWTH IN GOVERNMENT GEOLOGICAL REPORT Large gains were made In the mine production of gold silver copper and zinc In New Mexico in 1913 according to final figures of Charlea W Hen …

ranked

tenth in copper production1909-12-16
cited from Image 7 of Santa Fe new Mexican (Santa Fe, N.M.), December 16, 1909 (1909)
THURSDAY DECEMBER 16 1909 THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN SANTA FE N 1L PAGE SEVEN MINES AND MIMN6 New Mexico Ranks Tenth New Mexico ranked tenth in lltdS among the copper producing states Arizona stood first then came Montana Mich igan Utah California Tennessee Col orado Nevada and Ida…

witnessed

greatest advance in agricultural development in its last year as a territory1911
cited from Image 42 of El Paso herald (El Paso, Tex.), January 27, 1912, (PIONEER and Progress Edition, New Mexico Good Roads and Progress) (1912)
Rapid Agricultural Development In New Mexico 7 Mining Progress In the New State HasUeeii a Big Feature Of the Past Twelve MonthsProgress On Great Dam Work Of Construction On Elephant Butte Project Is the Most Important Event Of the Year In the New State But Construction Of Chino …

Mentioned by (19)

D. A. McDougal arrived_in New Mexico
Dick Huber arrived_in New Mexico1882
James Kirker arrived_in New Mexico1846
M. R. Koehler Wright arrived_in New Mexico
W. Lee Thompson arrived_in New Mexico
George W. Kendall departed_for New Mexico
M. R. Koehler Wright died_in New Mexico1949
Jicarilla Apache Fiesta held_in New Mexico
D. A. McDougal lived_at New Mexico
General Lew Wallace lived_at New Mexico
Sierra County Advocate lived_at New Mexico
Col. Albert J. Fountain lived_at New Mexico
Speaker lived_at New Mexico1878
Laguna Indians lived_at New MexicoOct 1
Pinos Altos located_in New Mexico
Silver City located_in New Mexico
nitrate negative (photograph) located_in New Mexico
Grant County part_of New Mexico

Sources (9)

Image 4 of The chieftain (Socorro, N.M.), December 6, 1895

Anonymous · 1895 · newspaper · public_domain · details

Image 1 of Santa Fe new Mexican (Santa Fe, N.M.), January 7, 1908

Anonymous · 1908 · newspaper · public_domain · details

Gold prospector, Pinos Altos, New Mexico

lee, russell · 1940 · photo · public_domain · details

Industries - Mining

New Mexico. Department of Tourism · photo · Use of SRCA images may involve obtaining permission from the copyright holder. Please contact SRCA prior to (re)use. · details

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