Centennial: Where the Old West Meets the New Frontier

Alamogordo, New Mexico: Alamogordo/Otero County Centennial Celebration, Inc., 1999. CH1 - A first printing hardcover book SIGNED by David Townsend and Clif McDonald on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has half-inch tear with wrinkling, crease and chipping on the front top left, some scattered scratches, rubbing and stains, tanning and light shelf wear. Book lightly cocked, some bumped corners, crease on some inside pages, tanning and light shelf wear. Centennial: Where the Old West Meets the New Frontier, Alamogordo, New Mexico 1898-1998, Otero County, New Mexico, 1899-1999. 11.5"x9", 142 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Otero County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its county seat is Alamogordo. Its southern boundary is the Texas state line. It is named for Miguel Antonio Otero, the territorial governor when the county was created. Otero County comprises the Alamogordo, NM Micropolitan Statistical Area. Alamogordo is the seat of Otero County, New Mexico, United States. A city in the Tularosa Basin of the Chihuahuan Desert, it is bordered on the east by the Sacramento Mountains and to the west by Holloman Air Force Base. Alamogordo is known for its connection with the Trinity test, the first explosion of an atomic bomb. Its also known as the famous Atari video game burial site that happened in 1982. Humans have lived in the Alamogordo area for at least 11,000 years. The present settlement, established in 1898 to support the construction of the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad, is an early example of a planned community. The city was incorporated in 1912. Tourism became an important economic factor with the creation of White Sands National Monument in 1934. During the 1950-60s, Alamogordo was an unofficial center for research on pilot safety and the developing United States' space program. Alamogordo is a charter city with a council-manager form of government. City government provides a large number of recreational and leisure facilities for its citizens, including a large park in the center of the city, many smaller parks scattered through the city, a golf course, Alameda Park Zoo, a network of walking paths, Alamogordo Public Library, and a senior citizens' center. Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center is a nonprofit shared military/civilian facility that is also the hospital for Holloman. . Signed by Author. First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.