2020 Edition
This road trip was taken during the scamdemic of 2020. The year that
the commie Democrats intentionally destroyed the US economy, unlawfully
took away our constituional rights and freedoms and pretty much destroyed
America as we knew it.
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These images were made with my Nikon D810 camera and my
Zeiss Planar T* 50mm F/1.4 ZF.2 manual focus Lens.
Nara Visa traces its beginnings to brothers Sim and Fred McFarland of
La Veta, Colorado. The brothers originally came to New Mexico to work on
their uncle's cattle ranch. When word came that the Rock Island Railroad
would be building a track through the area, the McFarlands moved to a
location near the proposed route. The community was first known as
Narvaez, named after the Narvaez family, who lived in the area in the
1880s. English-speaking settlers changed the name into its current name
Nara Visa.
Henry F. King came to the site in November 1901 to be the first section
foreman, when the town was founded. At that time, there were no structures
aside from the depot. He and his wife lived in a boxcar where they boarded
trainmen, section men, and occasionally cowboys. In January 1902, the
section house was constructed. Soon two small stores were built.
The community's first school was constructed in 1906. By 1910, there were
a total of four active churches. In 1919, Nara Visa had eight saloons, at
least three dance halls, drugs stores, general merchandise stores, a
barber shop, butcher shops, millinery shops, auto suppliers, hotels,
garages, and a bank.
In 1921, the Nara Visa School was constructed. It closed and currently
is a community center.
I had just crossed over from Texas early in the am. Pretty much blew
through this tiny town... then realizing it was an interesting-looking
ghost town, I turned around and took these pictures. So glad I did.
The chances of me ever returning again are pretty much zero. I suppose
there could have been more interesting things to photograph if I had
done a little exploring.... but I was on a sort of schedule and didn't
want to burn up a lot of time here. As it was I preobably spent an hour
walking around taking pictures. I think I probably saw most everything
worth seeing....
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