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Roswell (3)
U.S. 285, Roswell,
NM,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
33° 17' 15.126",
-104° 27' 58.4136"
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New Mexico State
Historical Marker
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A watering place for the Pecos Valley cattle drives of the 1870s and 1880s, it was incorporated in 1891 and is seat of Chaves County, named for Col. J. Francisco Chaves, Civil War soldier and delegate to the U.S. Congress. In the 1930s, Dr. Robert Goddard conducted experiments in liquid fuel rocket flights.
Last updated: 10/15/2009 01:16:53 |
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Related Themes: C.S.A., Confederate States of America, Confederacy
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