History of New Rockford: March 19, 2018

According to an item in the July 12, 1901, “Transcript” J.E. Renfrew had arrived in Eddy County 12 to 14 years prior with little or nothing. Over the ensuing years he had accumulated between 1200 to 1500 acres, and that spring had purchased three quarters from A.J. Brown and three quarters from A.M. Greely, plus a couple other quarters, which added an additional 1,200 acres to his holdings. If he...