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The car leaves Willcox with Elias Williams at the wheel and Javier Medina as passenger. Photo by Huji Rodriguez.
Written by Emilia Padilla
Today we officially made our way out of Arizona and into New Mexico. When we left Tucson, Arizona. We travelled south east into Willcox, Arizona. Which is also known as Maley’s camp. In 1880, the Southern Pacific Railroad built the rail road depot. General Orlando B. Wilcox was on board the train when it made it’s first stop. A reporter found out about the railroad and in the Arizona Daily Star he referred to the area as “the new railroad town, Wilcox.” In 1891, the spelling of Wilcox with one “L” received another. Willcox, Arizona used to be known as the cattle capital of the nation.
When we left Willcox, Arizona, we zipped to New Mexico. Our next stop was Lordsburg, New Mexico. Which is held in Hidalgo county. This county started being known for farming, ranching, and mining in 1912. I’ve noticed there’s a lot of big land. Hidalgo county is approximately 4,000 square miles. It was formed from Grand county in 1919. This county is named after Miguel Dolores Hidalgo, who led the Mexican revolution in 1810, which led to the liberty of Mexico from Spain.
We finally made it to Deming, New Mexico. The weather was still hot but not as bad as it’s been. Fall, Winter, and Spring are usually dry. On average, one to two days get one tenth of an inch a month. In the winter the very few times it does snow it melts as quickly as it lands. The maximum temperature in the summer is in the 90s and rarely get to 100s and up. But it’s okay because nights are cool thanks to the elevation. And instead of April and May being rainy months it’s July and August.
I have always loved history and never thought about the different history with states but in countries. it’s interesting, the things you can learn.
