Water Towers and Standpipes of the United States of America. Sponsored by "Understanding Your Home" by building inspector Mark Visser Deming - New Mexico Luna County. Photo © Mark Visser ..... Tower Information Location: Raymond Reed Blvd. Tower signage: Built: Height: Capacity: Tower Information Location: Santa Clare Street Tower signage: Built: Height: Capacity: Tower Information Location: N Ninth Street Tower signage: Deming Built: Height: Capacity: Please take some pictures of "your" local tower and send them to us, uncropped and in .jpg format. Missing tower data: Please contact us if you have more information.Click here to send us an image Area Information The city is located in Luna County, New Mexico, 60 miles (97 kilometers) west of Las Cruces and thirty-three miles north of the Mexican border. History:The city, founded in 1881 and incorporated in 1902, was an important port of entry on the US-Mexican border. Deming is named after Mary Ann Deming Crocker, wife of Charles Crocker, one of The Big Four of the railroad industry. The Silver Spike was driven here in 1881 to commemorate the meeting of the Southern Pacific with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroads. A nickname was given to the city at the time of its founding, "New Chicago." It was expected that with the surge of railroad usage, that the city would grow drastically and resemble Chicago, Illinois. Resources: Wikipedia Other sites you may be interested in: Thumbnail Collection of USA Water Towers Canadian Water Towers and Standpipes Magnetic Hills in the United States of America The History of the Christian Fish Symbol Home   Back to New Mexico Index