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When Alamogordo was laid out in 1898, the east–west streets were given numerical designations, while north–south streets were named after states. The present-day White Sands Boulevard was then called Pennsylvania Avenue. [12]: 42, 44–45 With the creation of White Sands National Monument in 1934, tourism began. [13]: 53
The main campus is located at 1900 North White Sands Boulevard in Alamogordo, New Mexico. [13] Most of the old buildings on the main campus have been razed since World War II. The oldest surviving building is the original Teachers' Cottage, built in 1918, [1]: 102 and renamed the Paul and Lois Tapia Building in 2006.
The museum originally shared a building with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce at 1301 N. White Sands Blvd. In 2006 the City of Alamogordo received a $300,000 grant from the State Legislature to buy a historic adobe building at the corner of White Sands Blvd. and Tenth Street as a new home for the museum. [8]
Wetzel's passion for "bringing pretzels to the people" extends beyond traditional mall settings, airports, stadiums, food trucks, convenience stores and major retailers like Walmart and Macy's.
Gerald Champion Memorial Hospital was built at the corner of Tenth Street and Cuba Avenue in Alamogordo and was dedicated on Sunday, July 31, 1949 [13] and officially opened for business on Tuesday, August 2, with 24 beds. [9] A number of additions and renovations were made to the facility over the years. [9]
Otero County (Spanish: Condado de Otero) is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico.As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,839. [1] Its county seat is Alamogordo. [2]
It is adjacent to the White Sands Missile Range and is operated by the 846th Test Squadron of the 704th Test Group of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex at Arnold Air Force Base. The Test Track provides its services to a wide variety of American defense and governmental agencies such as the Air Force, Army , Navy , and the Missile ...
Juan Corral, Alamogordo Daily News April 25, 2024 at 12:00 PM Two people died in a three-car crash at the intersection of White Sands Blvd. and 10th St. on April 7.