Roswell, New Mexico

Roswell is a city located in Chaves County in the southeastern quarter of the state of New Mexico, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 45,293. It is a center for irrigation farming, dairying, ranching, manufacturing, distribution, and petroleum production. It is also the home of New Mexico Military Institute, founded in 1891. Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located a few miles northeast of the city on the Pecos River.

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Chaves County - New Mexico - USA - 2000 - Irrigation - Farm - Dairy - Ranching - Manufacturing - Distribution - Petroleum - New Mexico Military Institute - Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge - Pecos River

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In the 1930s Roswell was a site for much of Robert Goddard's later rocketry work. It is also the birthplace of actress Demi Moore, musician John Denver and Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith. A Hall of Famer in another sport, golf great Nancy Lopez, was raised in Roswell (though born in California).

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1930s - Robert Goddard - Demi Moore - John Denver - Hall of Fame - Jockey - Mike Smith - Hall of Fame - Golf - Nancy Lopez - California

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