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Born in 1827, Mary Ann Deming married Charles Crocker, one of the founders of the Central Pacific Railroad. A silver spike was driven here in 1881 to commemorate the connection of the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe railroads and to signal completion of the nation’s second transcontinental railroad. The new settlement was named Deming in Mary’s honor for her generosity and benevolence to many charitable causes for the poor.
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Deming, New Mexico · United States