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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.
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
Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport covers an area of 1,465 acres (593 ha) at an elevation of 4,200 feet (1,280 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways : 4/22 is 9,207 by 150 feet (2,135 x 46 m) with an asphalt surface; 16/34 is 3,257 by 190 feet (1,993 x 58 m) with a dirt surface.
White Sands National Park is a national park of the United States located in New Mexico and completely surrounded by the White Sands Missile Range. The park covers 145,762 acres (227.8 sq mi; 589.9 km 2 ) in the Tularosa Basin , including the southern 41% of a 275 sq mi (710 km 2 ) field of white sand dunes composed of gypsum crystals.
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.
Nearby are the community of Alamogordo and White Sands National Park. Oliver Lee Memorial State Park was established in 1980. Oliver Lee Memorial State Park was established in 1980. [ 2 ]
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White Sands is a census-designated place (CDP) in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. [2] It consists of the main residential area on the White Sands Missile Range. As of the 2010 census the population of the CDP was 1,651. [4] It is part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area.