Solano is an unincorporated community in Harding County, New Mexico, United States, founded in 1907. It lies along NM 39 and the tracks of a spur of the Southern Pacific Railroad[1] about half-way between Roy and Mosquero. The post office was opened in 1907.[1][2]
History
Solano began in 1907 when F. M. Hughes built his house and a store.[3] It was named after a local mail carrier, Cipriano Solano.[2] Solano was the largest town in Harding County for a time, and even published a local newspaper, The Solano Herald, but when the coal mines in Dawson shut down in the 1950s, its importance waned.[3]
References
- ^ a b Pearce, T. M. (1965) "Solano" New Mexico Place Names; A Geographical Dictionary University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, page 158, OCLC 420847
- ^ a b Julyan, Robert (1998) "Solano" Place Names of New Mexico (2nd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, page 338, ISBN 0-8263-1689-1
- ^ a b "Solano, New Mexico" Archived February 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine New Mexico Tourism Department
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