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Mosquero, NM |
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Mosquero is located on State Highway 39. Interstate 25 can be
accessed 52 miles to the west of Wagon Mound.
Located on the high plains of northeastern New Mexico, Mosquero
is the county seat of
Harding County
and is the smallest county seat in New Mexico. The original townsite
plat was filed in
July of 1908. |
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Mosquero is conveniently located just a short drive from the
breathtaking views of the New Mexico ranges of the Rocky Mountains. |
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Mosquero started as a
settlement for the construction of the Dawson
Railway in 1906. This stretch of rail was built from Tucumcari to
the coal fields in Dawson by the
Southern Pacific Railroad. The railroad was removed in 1964. |
"Mosquero"
is a Spanish word used to convey a swarm of flies, fleas or mosquitoes. |
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During the 1920s and 1930s
dry ice was produced here because of the presence of the
Bravo Dome, a huge
carbon dioxide
gas field beneath
Harding County.
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The community also boosts of the rich tradition of cattle
ranching being surrounded by some of the largest
cattle ranches in
existence today. |
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Today Mosquero is primarily a cattle ranching community with
County Government located in the historic
Court House at Third and Pine Streets. |
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Traditional
small town values and
traditions make Mosquero an ideal community in New Mexico. |
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Main street
Mosquero recently had a facelift,
thanks to the efforts of the Mosquero School's Roundup Technology and
the Digital Media Entrepreneur's Curriculum. They have plastered
and painted the storefronts of several businesses and have painted
murals depicting historical and community culture.
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Village of
Mosquero
P.O. Box 116
Mosquero New Mexico 87733
Phone: (575)673-2322
Fax: (575)673-2902 |
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