Pinos Altos, New Mexico place
also known as: Pinos Altos
Summary: Hurlburt came to Pinos Altos in 1868.
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Claims (7)
founded_in
1860— 1860
cited from The Pinos Altos Story (1960)A comprehensive local history of Pinos Altos, the oldest Anglo settlement in Grant County. Covers
the gold discovery of 1860 by Birch, Snively, and Hicks; the Battle of Pinos Altos (1861); the
careers of Roy Bean, Jack Swilling, and other early figures; the mines and mining booms…
located_at
nine miles beyond the latter
cited from Fleming, thirty miles to the northeast, in the… (1889)Fleming, thirty miles to the northeast, in the
Bear mountains; Silver City and Pinos Altos
nine miles beyond the latter; Shakespeare,
twenty-three miles, and Leitendorf still nine
miles west of that; Stein’s Peak and San Simon
districts forty-five …
mentioned_in
photograph— unknown
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/
witnessed
cited from At the Columbian exposition in “93” to be… (1891)
At the Columbian exposition in “93” to be
held in Chicago, Pinos Altos will be represented
road in need of repair
cited from yet nothing is done to remedy it… (1891)yet nothing is done to remedy it. It would take
but a few hundred dollars to place the road in
good shape and the least the commissioners can
do is to appropriate money to repair it. — Pinos
Altos.
stone-throwing rowdyism
cited from The Pinos Altos complains of tought… (1891)The Pinos Altos complains of tought
throwing stones through the windows of the
buildings in that camp. Such rowdyism should
be stopped.
cited from The Pinos Altos Story (1960)
A comprehensive local history of Pinos Altos, the oldest Anglo settlement in Grant County. Covers
the gold discovery of 1860 by Birch, Snively, and Hicks; the Battle of Pinos Altos (1861); the
careers of Roy Bean, Jack Swilling, and other early figures; the mines and mining booms…
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Sources (6)
Fleming, thirty miles to the northeast, in the…
1889 · newspaper · public-domain
At the Columbian exposition in “93” to be…
1891 · newspaper · public-domain
The Pinos Altos complains of tought…
1891 · newspaper · public-domain
yet nothing is done to remedy it…
1891 · newspaper · public-domain
Gold prospector, Pinos Altos, New Mexico ↗
lee, russell · 1940 · photo · public_domain · details
The Pinos Altos Story ↗
Watson, Dorothy · 1960 · book · public_domain · details