Bob Culpepper, former mayor,
recalls
Farmington, New Mexico as a small town
Excerpt of article from
Denver Post, 22 Jan 2000
FARMINGTON, N.M. - From horse-drawn
wagons and apple orchards to fiber optics and large national retail stores -
these are some of the tremendous changes Farmington has seen during the past
100 years, four former mayors say…
Bob Culpepper, 72, mayor from 1978-82,
remembers Farmington as a small town. 'It was a great place to grow up. I
liked to hunt and fish. I'd get up in the morning and ride my bike down to
what is now B-Square Ranch. I remember shooting ducks.'
Culpepper recalls the sidewalks on Main
Street containing rings to tie up horses. Many of the rings weren't taken out
until the 1970s, he said. He also remembers Navajos using wagon teams to
travel into Farmington to trade.
'They, in large part, are responsible
for our prosperity,' Culpepper said. 'A lot of Native Americans come to shop
here on the weekend or live here now…'
(Comments from other mayors deleted.)
