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LINCOLN COUNTY, NEW
MEXICO
Community of Hondo
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| HONDO, 157.8 m. (5,280 alt., 854
pop.), at the confluence of the Benito (Sp., pretty) and Ruidoso (Sp.,
noisy), mountain streams which unite to form the Rio Hondo, is a typical
New Mexican settlement built around the riginal homestead claim of L.
W. Coe, a cousin of Frank and George Coe, who were involved in the
Lincoln County War.
In Hondo is the western junction with US 380 which branches (R). US 70 traverses the scenic Ruidoso Canyon, noted for its forests of tall conifers, trout stream, and recreation areas for campers in summer and skiers in winter, and from a hilltop is a vast panorama. Source: Federal Writer's Project WPA, 1940 - Transcribed by C. Anthony |
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