Capulin’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Capulin. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗It was known as Dedman from 1909 to 1922, after railroad superintendent E.J. Dedman.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Capulin’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Capulin’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMountain scene near Capulin, New …, 1939: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Capulin, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Capulin is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Capulin has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Capulin Volcano National Monument Historic District in Capulin, 3 miles away.
Capulin and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Mountain scene near Capulin, New Mexico (1939) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3) and the Library of Congress (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.