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| Page Views: 1,232 Last Visit to Artesia: July, 2001 | Artesia, New Mexico by rids - last update: Sep 8, 2002 |
<p>In 1903 when artesian wells were discovered in the area, the town was named "Artesia." Artesia became an agricultural oasis until the early 1920s when many of the area's artesian wells began to dwindle. Fortunately, in 1924 another kind of well was discovered when the Illinois #3 oil well came in, opening up the Artesia oil fields locally, and the Permian Basin regionally. Today, the population is 12,000, and the oil & gas industry continues to flourish in the Artesia area, along with farming, ranching, dairies, and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. This is the Chamber of Commerce <a href=http://www.artesiachamber.c om/>website</a>.
<b><font color=darkblue>FFA stands for "Future Farmers of America."</b></font> |
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TropicGirl77 Fri Sep 19, 2003 02:03 UTC
Sounds like you've been in Artesia as long as I have ... the "air" gives away the industry! Love those storm shots. | floss1 Sun Mar 3, 2002 20:21 UTC
Amazing pictures!!! | Geoff_Wright Thu Nov 15, 2001 22:03 UTC
H Denyse. Love your storm photos. Nice page | brdwtchr Sat Oct 6, 2001 02:27 UTC
We see lots of storms come across the plains in Kansas. |
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