PRAIRIEVIEW

NAME: Prairieview
COUNTY: Lea
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 4
CLIMATE: Hot summer/mild winter
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime
COMMENTS: A youth center still stands, along with a store and a few houses. A great place to see.
REMAINS: A few buildings

Little is known about the town. The neighboring area residents held dances in the youth center. Most residents who lived there were there in the early 1900's and have since moved into a surrounding city. Submitted by: Amber Wagner

PRAIRIE VIEW. Quay County.PRAIRIE VIEW. Lea County.PRAIRIE VALLEY. Curry County.'Prairie'. Wide tract of level or rolling grassland, is not too common in NMMm and the word is not Spanish but French. In early days the grass on grazing land was higher and the top soil deeper. The Spanish word might be Pradera or Hanura. In the Southwest, llano is heard for a treeless plain. PRAIRIE VIEW. Post office 1908/1915.PRAIRIE VIEW. Lea County. (No post office) Submitted by: Samuel W McWhorter

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