What's in a Name? - Albuquerque Journal

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New Mexico town fiercely protective of its land and ...
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Chilili's name is not to be ... Chilili's name is not to be confused with another small town in northern New Mexico called Chili, or the delicious condiment we put on ...
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NM activist Alice K. Hoppes was a voice for ...
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New Mexican Civil Rights activist Alice ... New Mexican Civil Rights activist Alice K. Hoppes believed fighting for equal rights was her destiny.
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Chester T. French came to Duke City to help ...
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French opened his mortuary, called C.T. ... French opened his mortuary, called C.T. French, Undertaker, in 1907, at the corner of Fifth Street and Central Avenue
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ABQ's historic Rosenwald Building got its start as a ...
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When the railroad came through Albuquerque ... When the railroad came through Albuquerque in the late 1800s, commercial activity formed around it to provide services for its passengers. The Rosenwald wa
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James Fulton Zimmerman unapologetically set out to create the ...
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The main campus library now bears ... The main campus library now bears his name.
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Before the UFO, Roswell was part of the story ...
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It was businessman Van C. Smith ... It was businessman Van C. Smith and his partner Aaron Wilburn who in 1869 helped stack the adobe bricks that would become the city's ...
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The capital of chile is ...
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Before the spicy pepper put it ... Before the spicy pepper put it on the map, Hatch got its name from a Civil War general
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The Barelas neighborhood got its start as a 17th ...
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One of the city's oldest communities, ... One of the city's oldest communities, Barelas is a triangular-shaped area south of Coal, sandwiched between Interstate 25 and the Rio Grande.
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Celebrating 50 years, El Rancho de las Golondrinas named ...
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This year the ranch celebrates 50 ... This year the ranch celebrates 50 years as a living history museum but that designation is only one chapter of its story that continues ...