Grandmother Mountains Named After Massacre Legend Near Deming
Mrs. Dewey Benedict of Deming recalls a naming tale for the Grandmother Mountains in Luna County linked to an 1870 immigrant wagon train attack. The range near Gage west of Deming features Grandmother Peak, petroglyphs, few springs, and a history of local ranch ownership culminating with the Benedicts in 1941.
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East Quadrangle
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Rime Rock
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Grandmother Peak
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