The Lincoln County Courthouse that Billy the Kid escaped from stands as part of the Lincoln Historic Site. Lincoln County was named after President Abraham Lincoln.
McKinley County is located on the western border of the state and was named for 25th President William McKinley. Gallup is the county seat.
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The Lincoln County Courthouse that Billy the Kid escaped from stands as part of the Lincoln Historic Site. Lincoln County was named after President Abraham Lincoln.
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Teddy Roosevelt travels in a motorcade in Downtown Albuquerque on Oct. 23, 1916.
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Former president Teddy Roosevelt speaks to a crowd at the Alvarado Hotel in Albuquerque in 1916.
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Teddy Roosevelt greets people in Downtown Albuquerque on Oct. 23, 1916. It was one of several visits he made to New Mexico throughout his lifetime.
Editor’s note: The Journal continues “What’s in a Name?,†a once a month column in which Elaine Briseño will give a short history of how places in New Mexico got their names.
Feeling presidential: Several New Mexico counties take their names from past commanders in chief
Teddy Roosevelt greets people in Downtown Albuquerque on Oct. 23, 1916. It was one of several visits he made to New Mexico throughout his lifetime.
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Former president Teddy Roosevelt speaks to a crowd at the Alvarado Hotel in Albuquerque in 1916.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress
Teddy Roosevelt travels in a motorcade in Downtown Albuquerque on Oct. 23, 1916.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress
The Lincoln County Courthouse that Billy the Kid escaped from stands as part of the Lincoln Historic Site. Lincoln County was named after President Abraham Lincoln.
RICHARD PIPES/JOURNAL
McKinley County is located on the western border of the state and was named for 25th President William McKinley. Gallup is the county seat.
