Roswell

Roswell (HM120C)

Location: Roswell, NM 88203 Chaves County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 21.336', W 104° 30.606'

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Population 50,000 - Elevation 3,612

Roswell was 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 from the Territory of New Mexico. In the 1930s, Dr. Robert Goddard conducted experiments in liquid fuel rocket flights here.
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HM NumberHM120C
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Placed ByNew Mexico Historic Preservation Division
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Date Added Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at 12:58am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13S E 545580 N 3690817
Decimal Degrees33.35560000, -104.51010000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 21.336', W 104° 30.606'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 21' 20.16" N, 104° 30' 36.36" W
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Area Code(s)505
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2137 Co Rd 13, Roswell NM 88203, US
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