MOWRY CITY

From Demming take Hwy 180 about 16 miles northwest to Perrin Road. Turn right and go another five miles northward. Perrin Road is on the east side of the Mimbres River and the townsite and stage station were on the west side. There is no access to the area on the west side of the river, and private property between Perrin Road and the river. You might be able to get access to cross the private property from the Stockton Ranch. The townsite was most likely on the low bench below the bluff.

Hysterical Journey To Historic Places

March 5th 2013
MOWRY CITY Such as it was, Mowry City sprung into existence in 1859 at the Mimbres River Station on the Butterfield Trail. It was one of the earliest land scams in the American Southwest. Sylvester Mowry was a well-known advocate for separate territorial status for Arizona. To do so he was in the habit of making wildly exaggerated claims about population density, mineral wealth, and ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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