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Early Memories of Belen and Los Lunas Pioneers
Festus Campbell arrived in Los Lunas in March 1900 as a Santa Fe Railway pumper on a three month trial. His family joined him around June, with DeWitt Campbell's later life in eastern Valencia County noted. The piece details pumping stations, local bridges, early Becker Company activity, the dairy east of Belen, and a 1905 map Campbell drew listing residents, businesses, and streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Festus W
Campbell
Los Lunas
Santa Fe Railway
Missouri
DeWitt
Valencia County
Santa Fe
U.S. 85
New Mexico
DeWitt Campbell
Peralta
la Joya
Alamillo
Albuquerque
el Paso
Belen
Rio Grande
Festus Campbell
John Becker Company
General Merchandise Store
Becker
Main Street
Becker-Dulles
Schwartzman
Mare ‘Ket
Terry Boucher
DeWitt Campte
D Ciry
Twoestory
Reinken Avenue
Javales Road
Airport Road