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800 E Pine St Deming, NM 88030

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The city, founded in 1881 and incorporated in 1902, was an important port of entry on the US-Mexican border until the Gadsden Purchase of 1853. A nickname was given to the city at the time of its founding, "New Chicago". It was expected that with the surge of railroad usage, that the city would grow drastically and resemble Chicago, Illinois. Originally Deming was called Mimbres Junction and is now named after Mary Ann Deming Crocker, wife of Charles Crocker, one of The Big Four of the railroad industry. The town was known too as the “City of Windmills” for the machines which were used to pump water from aquifers. This water was and is still used to raise chili peppers, onions, cotton, pecans, feed crops and cattle. Downtown Deming circa 1910 During World War II, a U.S. Army Airfield was constructed here. Today, it hosts the world’s largest chili processing plant and the town’s economy has always been largely based on cattle and farming. There are numerous ancient Native American sites around Deming. The Mimbres and Casas Grandes cultures made pottery of remarkable quality, and the Deming area is rich in native pottery artifacts, as well as beads, stone implements, stone carvings, graves, etc. Downtown Deming 1930 37 buildings in Deming have historical significance, 16 have been placed on the State Historic Register and 4 are also on the National Register of Historic places. Notable people ◦Deming is the birthplace of the songwriter Nacio Herb Brown. ◦Among Deming's current residents is the musician and songwriter Max Crook, who co-wrote Del Shannon's hit song "Runaway".

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