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Alamogordo is a city in southern New Mexico. It is the county seat of Otero County. Covering 19.3 sq mi (50.1 sq km), it has a population of 36,000 people (2011 estimate). The city is 4,336 ft (1,322 m) above sea level.
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Alamogordo, New Mexico
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More on Alamogordo
Human habitation in the Alamogordo area goes back to prehistoric times. The modern town has a much shorter history. It was established in 1898 when the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad was built. The city was established as a planned community, and was incorporated in 1912. The city was founded by Charles Bishop Eddy whose brother John Arthur Eddy giving it the name Alamogordo, meaning "large cottonwood" in Spanish.From the 1940s to the 1960s, Alamogordo was the site of the Holloman Air Force Base, where tests were conducted into aeronautics and space exploration. The city came into world attention in 2001 when the Christ Community Church held a public book burning of Harry Potter books as well as works by JRR Tolkien, Stephen King, Shakespeare, Ouija boards and Star Wars material.
Today Alamogordo depends mainly on tourism and the military installation as its key economic drivers. The proximity of the White Sands National Monument brings a steady stream of visitors.
Visiting Alamogordo
US Highway 54 runs north-south through Alamogordo. US Highway 70 connects it with Las Cruces in the southwest while Route 82 connects it with Artesia to the east.Places of Interest in Alamogordo
- New Mexico Museum of Space History
Museum and planetarium displaying items related to space flight and space exploration, and includes the International Space Hall of Fame. - Otero County Administration Building
Pueblo-style government building erected in 1938, today listed in the NRHP. - White Sands National Monument
Preserved nature site with beautiful white sand dunes. - White Sands Space Harbor
NASA facility with runways for the Space Shuttle to practice landings.
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