Newspaper from New Mexico 3 years before statehood...
Item # 718496
July 30, 1909
FARMINGTON ENTERPRISE, New Mexico (Santa Fe de Nuevo México), July 30, 1909
* Rare territorial publication
* San Juan County
This issue was published 3 years before New Mexico would become a state. This was a weekly which lasted for 15 years.
Various news and ads of the day. Gregory notes that only one institution has any holdings of this title.
Pages are not numbered so we do not know if the 4 pages present comprise the entire issue. Much wear at the margins and folds, some archival mends, foxing & some light staining.
AI notes: The Farmington Enterprise was a pioneering local newspaper in Farmington, New Mexic served as an essential voice for the growing community in the late 19th century. As one of Farmington’s earliest newspapers, it provided local news, announcements, and commentary, helping to connect residents in a frontier region of the U.S. Southwest. Over time, the paper evolved and merged with or was succeeded by later publications such as the Farmington Observer, eventually contributing to the lineage of newspapers that led to the modern Farmington Daily Times. Original issues of the Enterprise have been preserved in microfilm and digital collections by the Farmington Community Library, making them valuable resources for historical research, genealogy, and understanding the social and economic development of northern New Mexico during a formative period.
* Rare territorial publication
* San Juan County
This issue was published 3 years before New Mexico would become a state. This was a weekly which lasted for 15 years.
Various news and ads of the day. Gregory notes that only one institution has any holdings of this title.
Pages are not numbered so we do not know if the 4 pages present comprise the entire issue. Much wear at the margins and folds, some archival mends, foxing & some light staining.
AI notes: The Farmington Enterprise was a pioneering local newspaper in Farmington, New Mexic served as an essential voice for the growing community in the late 19th century. As one of Farmington’s earliest newspapers, it provided local news, announcements, and commentary, helping to connect residents in a frontier region of the U.S. Southwest. Over time, the paper evolved and merged with or was succeeded by later publications such as the Farmington Observer, eventually contributing to the lineage of newspapers that led to the modern Farmington Daily Times. Original issues of the Enterprise have been preserved in microfilm and digital collections by the Farmington Community Library, making them valuable resources for historical research, genealogy, and understanding the social and economic development of northern New Mexico during a formative period.
Category: The 20th Century
