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New Mexico, United States
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Deming, city, seat (1901) of Luna county, southwestern New Mexico, U.S., about 55 miles (89 km) west of Las Cruces. The city is located in the broad valley of the Mimbres River (there flowing underground) and is surrounded by mountains. Deming was founded in 1881 as a railroad service point at the junction of the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific railways. Originally called Mimbres Junction, it was renamed for Mary Ann Deming Crocker, wife of...

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