How did the railroad change Grant County?

Railroad in Grant County, NM

The arrival of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and the Silver City, Deming & Pacific lines in the early 1880s transformed Grant County from a frontier mining district into a connected economy.

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People (1)

Samuel J. Beanperson

Owner of a fortified store at Pinos Altos where defenders held the line during the 1861 Apache attack.

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Places (2)

Santa Fe, New Mexicoplace

Santa Fe, New Mexico is the publication location of The New Mexican and the broader jurisdiction where legal matters were reported.

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Santa Fe, N.M.place

Santa Fe, N.M., is the location of the U.S. Land Office issuing the public notice.

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Events (1)

Battle of Pinos Altosevent

A battle on September 27, 1861 in which Apache warriors under Mangas Coloradas and Cochise attacked the settlement of Pinos Altos and were repelled by roughly t…

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