Dawson, New Mexico, United States
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Dawson, New Mexico, United States, is a former coal-mining town and now-ghost town best known as the birthplace of labor and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dawson, New Mexico | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former coal-mining town
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ghost town ⓘ |
| abandoned | 1950 ⓘ |
| birthplaceOf | Dolores Huerta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cemeteryStatus |
National Historic Landmark
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listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| county | Colfax County, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentStatus | privately owned ranch land ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent |
1913-10-22 Dawson mining disaster
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1923-02-08 Dawson mining disaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| DoloresHuertaBirthYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| DoloresHuertaCoFounderOf | United Farm Workers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| DoloresHuertaOccupation |
civil rights activist
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labor leader ⓘ |
| foundedAsMiningTown | early 1900s ⓘ |
| hadFacilities |
company store
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hospital ⓘ railroad depot ⓘ school ⓘ swimming pool ⓘ theater ⓘ |
| hasAnnualEvent | reunions of former residents and descendants ⓘ |
| hasCemetery | Dawson Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early 20th century company town ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Dawson mining disaster of 1913
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Dawson mining disaster of 1923 NERFINISHED ⓘ coal mining disasters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
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northeastern New Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cimarron, New Mexico
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Raton, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorIndustry | coal mining ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Barkley Dawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePerson | Dolores Huerta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths |
more than 120 miners in 1923 disaster
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more than 250 miners in 1913 disaster ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Phelps Dodge Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of coal mining in New Mexico
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history of labor in the United States ⓘ |
| populationPeakApprox | 9000 ⓘ |
| reasonForAbandonment | closure of coal mines ⓘ |
| region |
southwestern United States
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surface form:
American Southwest
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| servedByRailway |
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
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El Paso and Southwestern Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | New Mexico ⓘ |
| visibleRemains |
Dawson Cemetery
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few building foundations ⓘ |
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