Photo of Folsom Falls by Ward Shrake

Folsom

Union County, New Mexico

Folsom has an incredibly rich history preserved in the buildings, people, and the Folsom museum. Originally, a town named Madison was established where the Granada to fort Union Military route crossed the Dry Cimarron River. When the railroad track was laid through the areas, it bypassed Madison. The townspeople threw together a tent city where the tracks met the river — it was called Rag town because all of the canvas structures. Some time later the bride-elect of President grover Cleveland, Francis Folsom stepped off the train to explore the little town during a whistle stop. The townspeople were smitten by her charms and chose her maiden name with which to christen the little village by the river.

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Express Aviation Services
33788 US Route 64 , Raton, New Mexico 87740, United States 2673.05 km
Raton Pass Motor Inn
308 Canyon Drive , Raton, New Mexico 87740, United States 2661.8 km
NRA Whittington Center
35013 US Route 64 , Raton, New Mexico 87740, United States 2660.48 km
Raton Pass Camp
46020 Interstate 25 , Raton, New Mexico 87740, United States 2662.43 km
Solano's Boot & Western Wear
101 North 2nd Street , Raton, New Mexico 87740, United States 2661.82 km
The Medicine Shoppe® Pharmacy
1233 South 2nd Street , Raton, New Mexico 87740, United States 2662.61 km
High Desert Outdoors Inc
600 Kiowa Avenue , Raton, New Mexico 87740, United States 2661.35 km
Los Viejitos
600 Kiowa Avenue , Raton, New Mexico 87740, United States 2661.35 km
Candelario’s Santa Fe Trail Mercado
600 Kiowa Avenue , Raton, New Mexico 87740, United States 2661.35 km
Sierra Grande Restaurant & Gift Shop
31 Sierra Rd , Des Moines, New Mexico 88418, United States 2625.64 km
Colfax Ale Cellar
Colfax Ale Cellar , Raton, New Mexico 87740, United States 2661.91 km
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Bruno’s Pizza & Wings
133 Cook Avenue , Raton, New Mexico 87740, United States 2661.88 km