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0915864. Melrose is a village in Curry County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 651 at the 2010 census. The town is losing population due to rural exodus. Melrose is served by Melrose Elementary School and Melrose High School. William Hanna (1910–2001), co-founder of Hanna Barbera Studios, was born in Melrose.
- 1.69 sq mi (4.38 km²)
- Curry
- United States
- New Mexico
Melrose is a village in Curry County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 651 at the 2010 census. The town is losing population due to rural exodus. Melrose is served by Melrose Elementary School and Melrose High School. Melrose. Village. Melrose Art Center in ca. 1935. It was run by Federal Art Project of Works Progress Administration.
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Aug 23, 2022 · Melrose, NM is only 1.7 square miles. But, despite its small size, it still has one claim to fame — the birthplace of William Hanna. Hanna was born in 1910. He had a successful career as an animator, winning seven Academy Awards and eight Emmy awards. Unfortunately, Hanna passed away in 2001 at the age of 90.
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Aug 6, 2005 · A lot has changed in the once-bustling town that was known as the “Broom-corn capital of New Mexico.”. In 1914, Melrose reportedly had an opera house and many businesses, according to a copy of a recent speech delivered before the New Mexico House of Representatives by U.S. Rep. Tom Udall, D-N.M. However, World War I and a flu epidemic was ...
New Mexico's largest city is Albuquerque, and its state capital is Santa Fe, the oldest state capital in the U.S., founded in 1610 as the government seat of Nuevo México in New Spain. New Mexico is the fifth largest of the fifty states by area, but with just over 2.1 million residents, ranks 36th in population and 46th in population density.
The first blacksmith shop in Melrose was owned by Pat Wood. The first bank was built in 1907. Green Buster ran a hotel in Melrose in 1906. The Hesperian Hotel was soon built and later burned. The Midway Hotel stood for many years. (For much more history on Melrose, New Mexico see Curry County History published in 1978. You can find out what ...
