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History · Napi Headquarters

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

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Napi Headquarters is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Napi Headquarters had a population of 758.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 727 to 758 (+4%). Half of its homes were built before 1994.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Napi Headquarters yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Napi Headquarters’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Napi Headquarters

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Melanie StansburyMelanie StansburyFarmington · 7 miJKJoe KieyoomiaFarmington · 7 miLuci TapahonsoLuci TapahonsoShiprock · 28 miChevel ShepherdChevel ShepherdFarmington · 7 miMike DunnMike DunnFarmington · 7 miRussell BegayeRussell BegayeShiprock · 28 mi
By decade

Napi Headquarters, decade by decade

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 Napi Headquarters is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Napi Headquarters has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District in Farmington, 5.4 miles away.

Napi Headquarters and the nearest listed places

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Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial DistrictAmerican HotelAztec Motor Company BuildingEngleman-Thomas BuildingBuilding at 202 Park AvenueAztec Main Street Historic District

Closest to Napi Headquarters

Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial DistrictFarmington · Italianate5.4miAmerican HotelAztec · Building16.6miAztec Motor Company BuildingAztec · Built 190616.6miEngleman-Thomas BuildingAztec · Built 190616.6miBuilding at 202 Park AvenueAztec · Building16.7mi

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. Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial 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

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

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📜 Farmington📜 Kirtland📜 Bloomfield📜 Aztec
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