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Mora County--J. J. Bowden
Located in North central NM. Created in 1860, with Mora as its County Seat.
Mora County in the early days was designated Lo de Mora, thought to refer to early residents of that name. Just as likely, early documents show the locality referred to as Demora, meaning a “camp, a stopover,” from the Spanish noun demora, “delay.” A different story attributes the name to Mora, Spanish for mulberry, because of the large number of mulberry trees found there.
The first settlement here was called San Antonio de lo Mora, and it lasted until 1833, when Plains Indians drove the settlers out. Two years later, however, Governor Albino Pérez gave the Mora Land Grant, extending from present Mora to Wagon Mound, to seventy-six individuals who recolonized the area. Mora is the heart of this high country and offers many hunting, fishing, and ranching areas. Locals and tourists flock to the area in the summer to pick and purchase raspberries at the Salmon Ranch and to tour the old restored mill in Cleveland just down the road.
Related Materials:
Town of Mora Grant
Gervacio Nolan Grant
Guadalupita Grant
Ocate Grant
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