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Estancia Valley Prospers as Agricultural Frontier
The Estancia Valley emerges as a promising farming region with rich soils, abundant water from wells and windmills, and a planned irrigation district. Reconstruction of land grants and railroad access spurred settlement, leading to extensive crops under artificial irrigation and a proposed bond funded power and pump system for local farmers.
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