Chaves County

In 1889, Roswell patriarch Capt. Joseph C. Lea, Pat Garrett (the former sheriff who shot Billy the Kid), and land developer Charles B. Eddy ventured to the territorial council and house in Santa Fe to petition for the creation of two new counties from the massive Lincoln County in southeastern New Mexico. The request was granted and Chaves County officially came into being on February 25, 1889. Today, 120 years later, Chaves County still thrives with a population of more than 60,000 people and is the dairy capital of the Southwest, producing around 1.7 billion pounds of milk annually. Explored in this volume is Chaves Countys earliest peoples and settlements, including Roswell, Dexter, Hagerman, Lake Arthur, and Elk. It also takes a look at long-forgotten towns such as Acme, Blackdom, Cumberland, Greenfield and even old ranching outfits and farms such as John Chisums South Spring River headquarters, the Clifton Chisholm alfalfa farm, and many others.

About the author

The Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico and John LeMay, the author of Images of America: Roswell, delve even deeper into Roswell and Chaves County's past with over 200 vintage images from the vast archives of the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico.

Product details

• Authors: Historical Society for Southeast New Mex, Historical Society of Southeast New Mexico, John Lemay
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.12.2009
• EAN: 9780738578507
• ISBN: 978-0-7385-7850-7
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 231 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 318 g
• Series: Images of America (Arcadia Pub; Images of America (Arcadia Pub; Images of America
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous