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History · Pecan Park

Pecan Park’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Pecan Park. 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

Pecan Park is a census-designated place in Luna County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pecan Park had a population of 113. Like other areas in Luna County, the community is in the Deming Public Schools school district.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 75 to 113 (+51%). Half of its homes were built before 1967.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Pecan Park 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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Famous people close to Pecan Park

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NBNacio Herb BrownDeming · 5 miCCCordelia CandelariaDeming · 5 miJSJohn Arthur SmithDeming · 5 miWBWade BlasingameDeming · 5 miCraig NoelCraig NoelDeming · 5 miJFJohn FerejohnDeming · 5 mi
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Pecan Park, 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 Pecan Park is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Pecan Park has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Luna County Courthouse and Park in Deming, 4.8 miles away.

Pecan Park and the nearest listed places

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Luna County Courthouse and ParkDeming ArmoryDowntown Deming Historic DistrictSeaman Field HouseUS Post Office-Deming MainMahoney Building

Closest to Pecan Park

Luna County Courthouse and ParkDeming · Built 19104.8miDeming ArmoryDeming · Built 19164.8miDowntown Deming Historic DistrictDeming · District4.9miSeaman Field HouseDeming · Building5miUS Post Office-Deming MainDeming · Building5mi

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. Luna County Courthouse and Park’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Pecan Park?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Pecan Park’s story, or a memory of it.
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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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📜 Deming📜 Columbus📜 Hurley📜 Hatch
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