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North Light Plant’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

North Light Plant is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Light Plant had a population of 556. New Mexico State Road 574 passes through the community.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 414 to 556 (+34%). Half of its homes were built before 1993.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of North Light Plant 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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North Light Plant, 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 North Light Plant is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean North Light Plant has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Aztec Ruins Administration Building-Museum in Aztec, 2.9 miles away.

North Light Plant and the nearest listed places

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Aztec Ruins Administration Building-MuseumAztec Ruins National MonumentLower Animas DitchHarvey McCoy HouseH. D. Abrams HouseDaws-Keys House

Closest to North Light Plant

Aztec Ruins Administration Building-MuseumAztec · Built 19192.9miAztec Ruins National MonumentAztec · Built 19232.9miLower Animas DitchCenter Point · Built 18783.3miHarvey McCoy HouseAztec · Building3.4miH. D. Abrams HouseAztec · Built 19063.5mi

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. Aztec Ruins Administration Building-Museum’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

nearby towns’ history
📜 Aztec📜 Bloomfield📜 Farmington📜 Kirtland
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