Sunset in Yeso
by Tikvah's Hope
Title
Sunset in Yeso
Artist
Tikvah's Hope
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Yeso is an unincorporated community in De Baca County, New Mexico, United States. Yeso is located along U.S. Route 60 west of Fort Sumner.
The word means "gypsum" in Spanish; the town was established inm 1906, when the AT&SF RR came to the area, and it became a trading center for ranchers (and the very few farmers) in the area. Its post office began operations in 1909, and continues to the present (but, the name was spelled Yesso during the years 1912-1913, for unknown reasons). When it became clear that the land was not good for farming, and only useful for sheepherding and grazing, many of the original settlers moved away. It still has a few residents.
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