Magdalena (2)

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Magdalena (2)

Magdalena, NM, USA

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Magdalena is located in a mineral-rich area which became a center of silver mining in the 1860s. In 1885, a railroad was built to the smelter in Socorro, and Magdalena became an important railhead for cattle, sheep and ore.

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