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Lordsburg’s First Great Passenger Train Remembered
A reflective piece on Lordsburg New Mexico recalling October 18 1880 the arrival of the first Southern Pacific passenger train. It details early town life railroad workers and settlers including Ira G Hoag John Ownby and J P Ownby and the transformation from stage routes to rail service. The article frames progress from rough frontier days to modern amenities and celebrates the town’s birth through the railroad.
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Lordsberg
W. HH. Marble
Lordeburg
New Mexico
Anabole
France
Lordsburg
Newexico
Barauches
Iron Horse
Lordshire
New Menten
Pyramid
Tiet
Lordsturg
Pyramid Peak
Separ
Walter
Butterfield Stage Road
Pyramid Hills
Old Leitendorf
Shakespeare Wells
Ira G. Hoag
John Fillen
Dan Ogonnell
Tom McDonald
Louisburg
Lord
Tucson
Odf
Merony
Internef Curl
Witham Hood
J. H. Strobridge
Charles Crocker
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Charles Hovey
Jhotroe Ds
Southern Pacific
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Lordsbire
Southern Arena
Railroad Avenue
Benwine
Colonel Begnell
Mneoprietor
O. Z. Bouns
Gauhey
Southern Pacific Railroad
Southweel
J. P. Ownby
Mo W McGrath
Techanica
Deming
Ownlin
Bakersfield
California
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Robert
Margaret
Mee
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Mra. J. BB
Kussien Bill
Dan ‘Tucker
B. B. Ownby
de Isthmis
Panay
Southern Pacific Company
T. A. Woods
Halston Shakespeare
Trees Hermanos
Shakespeare
Repar
Paccon
Ran Simon Valles
Sao Simon
Concord
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Annie
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Dultertied
Sarah Hays
Nick Hever
Childeen
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Lomishburg
Papaka
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Lordisburg
Pens Express
Railroads
Autome
Wilson
Hidalgo
Armeres
Hutterfield
Hidalgo County
el Paso
Grace Henmann Morrow
Cotta