Roswell : New Mexico
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Introduction A city in Chaves County, Roswell covers an area of 75.0 km² (29.0
mi²). In 1978 Roswell, New Mexico was selected as an All America City
and today it is known more because of the 1947 Roswell UFO incident.
It is primarily an agricultural community and one of the country’s
leaders in chilli pepper industry. Its dairies provide milk for the
largest mozzarella cheese factory in the world.
Tucked away on the sun-baked eastern plains of New Mexico,
Roswell is a quaint little town near Texas. Robert Goddard, the
physicist who launched the first liquid-fueled rocket in 1926,
practiced rocketry here. It is popular for irrigation farming,
dairying, ranching, manufacturing, distribution, and petroleum
production. It is also the home of New Mexico Military Institute,
founded in 1891. Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located a few
miles northeast of the city on the Pecos River.
Average temperature in January is around 41.2 degrees in
January while it crosses 80 degrees in July. It receives an annual
average rainfall of 10.75 inches.
Elevation: 3573 feet
Land area: 28.9 square miles
Latitude: 33.39 N
Longitude: 104.53 W
Population: 45,199 as on 2005
Local festivals include:
- Pecos Valley Jazz & Arts Festival - Oct. 13-15, 2006
Attractions:
- Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Historical Center for Southeast New Mexico
- General Douglas L. McBridge Military Museum
- International UFO Museum and Research Center
- Roswell Museum and Art Center
- Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art
- International UFO Museum and Research Center