The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Known as Richmond prior to 1916, the area was originally owned by the New Mexico Mining Company, and was the location of a stamp mill for the silver ore mined in nearby Ralston. After the mine was closed, the site was sold in 1916 to Mormons who had left the Mormon Colonies in Chihuahua during the Mexican Revolution. The Mormons renamed the village after the rancher who sold them the land.
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2000
Nothing in Virden is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Virden has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Benjamin F. Billingsley House in Duncan, 6.5 miles away.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
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