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Spanish & Mexican Era in Grant County, NM

Before the Mexican-American War transferred Grant County to US territory in 1848, the region was a contested borderland under Spanish (to 1821) then Mexican rule, with Apache resistance shaping all of it.

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Cienega, New Mexicoplace

Location where J.D. Robb recorded the song.

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Cimarron, New Mexicoplace

A station stop on the St. Louis, Rocky Mountain and Pacific Railway line.

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Claud, New Mexicoplace

Probably the location of a scene photographed by Dorothea Lange in June 1938; no town named Cland has been found as of 2023.

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Clifton House, New Mexicoplace

A station stop on the St. Louis, Rocky Mountain and Pacific Railway line near Raton.

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Clovis, New Mexicoplace

Location of The Clovis News newspaper.

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Colfax, New Mexicoplace

A station stop on the St. Louis, Rocky Mountain and Pacific Railway line.

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commercial center of New Mexicoplace

The destination W. Lee Thompson traveled to for business.

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Cooney, New Mexicoplace

Origin of H. Donelly.

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Dark Canon, Eddy County, New Mexicoplace

The copper claims are in a canon branching off from Dark Canon.

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Des Moines, New Mexicoplace

A station stop on the St. Louis, Rocky Mountain and Pacific Railway line.

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Dona Ana County, New Mexicoplace

New mining discoveries are reported in Dona Ana County.

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Eddy County, New Mexicoplace

Their copper claims are located in Eddy county.

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Elizabethtown, New Mexicoplace

One of the gold mining districts where important mineral discoveries have recently been made.

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Estancia, New Mexicoplace

Location of the newspaper and the Womans Club.

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Fanta Fe, New Mexicoplace

Location of The Palace Hotel.

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Fort Bayard, Grant County, New Mexicoplace

Location near where the small jar was found or associated.

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Fort Bayard Near, Grant County, New Mexicoplace

Location near which the jar fragment was found or is associated.

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Gallup, New Mexicoplace

Location where the Gallup Ceremonial is held.

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Gladstone, Union County, New Mexicoplace

Apolonio A. A. Sena went to Gladstone, Union county to investigate a killing.

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Gold Hill, New Mexicoplace

Location where Lucy Garris resides.

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Grant Countyplace

Grant County is a place, but no specific historical facts about its discovery, ownership, or significance are known from the available sources.

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Graphic mine, Magdalena, Socorro County, New Mexicoplace

A six-foot run of ore was struck in the Graphic mine at Magdalena in Socorro county.

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Guadalupe Countyplace

One of the counties where fusion tickets were put in field.

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Hachita, New Mexicoplace

Origin of M. Downey.

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Hadley, New Mexicoplace

Dateline location for the article.

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Hillsborough, New Mexicoplace

Hillsborough is mentioned as the location of the newspaper dateline on May 6, 1887.

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Juarez, Mexicoplace

Location where S. H. Cavitt was killed.

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Koehler Junction, New Mexicoplace

A junction station stop on the St. Louis, Rocky Mountain and Pacific Railway line.

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Koehler, New Mexicoplace

A station stop on the St. Louis, Rocky Mountain and Pacific Railway line.

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Las Cruces, New Mexicoplace

The location where Pat Garrett's funeral will be held and where he will be interred.

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Lincoln County, New Mexicoplace

Site of the Lincoln County War, disorder in 1878.

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Lordsburg, Grant County, New Mexicoplace

A 50-ton furnace is being erected at Lordsburg, Grant county.

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Lordsburg mining districtplace

A mining district in western New Mexico, scene of great activity, with three periods of boom and revival.

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Lordsburg, New Mexicoplace

Location near which drought refugees intended to chop cotton as seasonal agricultural laborers.

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Los Cerrillos, New Mexicoplace

Location where Colonel McIlhany resided.

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Los Chavez, New Mexicoplace

Birthplace of Dennis Chavez.

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Mangus, New Mexicoplace

Location of Peter Mungall's ranch where the killing occurred.

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Mcintosh, New Mexicoplace

Location of D. S. King's office.

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Mexican borderplace

The border towards which Captain Keys followed the trail.

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Mexican's houseplace

The house where tracks from the store led and where bloody boots and clothing were found.

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New Mexico Military Institute Libraryplace

Library at NMMI that received a Carnegie grant and was being remodeled in 1937.

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old Mexicoplace

Destination across the line where Jensen allegedly smuggled flour.

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Otero County, New Mexicoplace

Caballero canon is in Otero County.

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Peñasco, New Mexicoplace

Place of residence of Bonito A. Romero according to the U.S. Land Office notice.

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Pinos Altosplace

Pinos Altos is a mining area in southwestern New Mexico Territory, located east of the site where Bullard and Hudson discovered silver in 1870.

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Pinos Altos, New Mexicoplace

Hurlburt came to Pinos Altos in 1868.

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Post Exchange at New Mexico Military Instituteplace

Location of dances and the lounge room.

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Preston, New Mexicoplace

A station stop on the St. Louis, Rocky Mountain and Pacific Railway line.

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Raton, New Mexicoplace

A major station and junction on the St. Louis, Rocky Mountain and Pacific Railway line.

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Red River, Taos County, New Mexicoplace

Location mentioned as the place of publication for a newspaper.

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Rio Arriba County, New Mexicoplace

The county where Tierra Amarilla and Abiquiu are located.

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Roy, New Mexicoplace

Location of Harmony Lodge No. 24.

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San Juan County, New Mexicoplace

County containing Chaco Canyon.

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San Rafael, New Mexicoplace

Plaza where the assassination and subsequent events took place.

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Santa Fe Addition to the Town of Mountainair, New Mexicoplace

Addition to Mountainair where the levied property (lot 23, block 11) is located.

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Santa Rita, New Mexicoplace

Now-vanished company mining town that was physically relocated for the expanding Santa Rita (Chino) open-pit copper mine.

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Silver City (New Mexico)place

A town 10 miles north of Tyrone where commuters work.

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Socorro County, New Mexicoplace

County where the W. S. ranch dam is located.

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Sonora, Mexicoplace

Location near where the Tombstone correspondent purchased a mining property.

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Southern New Mexicoplace

Region where the Gila is located and where E. T. Hubbard is active.

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