Grants
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member linkys
N 35° 09.379 W 107° 52.138
13S E 238664 N 3894148
One of those towns that is "on the way" to somewhere else, but has things of interest for the person who stops.
Waymark Code: WM7W9J
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 12/12/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Geo Ferret
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GRANTS
Population 11,451 - Elevation 6,500


Located just north of the the great lava bed known as the malpais, Grants began as a coaling station for the Santa Fe Railroad. Around 1880 it was known as Grant's Camp, after the Canadian bridge contractor Angus A. Grant. In 1950, the area's vast uranium deposits were discovered.

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