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History · Glenwood

Glenwood’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Glenwood. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story

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The first house was built in Glenwood in 1878 on the Bush Ranch, later renamed White Water for the creek that runs through it. When it was a stage stop the town was called Glenwood Springs, and in 1901 the town was formally named Glenwood. New Mexico's first powered airplane flight happened in 1909 near Glenwood.

In the 1930s Glenwood was the site of several mild earthquakes.

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Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Glenwood is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Glenwood has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Mogollon Historic District in Mogollon, 7.2 miles away.

Glenwood and the nearest listed places

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Mogollon Historic DistrictSocorro Mines Mining Company Mill, Fannie HillBearwallow Mountain Lookout Cabins and ShedMogollon Baldy Lookout CabinBear Mountain Lookout Complex

Closest to Glenwood

Mogollon Historic DistrictMogollon · District7.2miSocorro Mines Mining Company Mill, Fannie HillMogollon · District7.4miBearwallow Mountain Lookout Cabins and ShedMogollon · Built 192315miMogollon Baldy Lookout CabinMogollon · Built 192316.5miBear Mountain Lookout ComplexAlpine · Structure21.5mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Mogollon Historic District’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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