Catron County, New Mexico
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Catron County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,579, making it New Mexico's third-least populous county. Its county seat is Reserve. Catron Count
Catron County Courthouse in Reserve
The Lightning Field
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The Lightning Field is a land art work in Catron County, New Mexico, by sculptor Walter De Maria. It consists of 400 stainless steel poles with solid, pointed tips, arranged in a rectangular 1 mile ×
Catron County, New Mexico
…both Socorro and Catron in order to create a new Rio Grande County. A court suit voided this act, and the two counties retained their independence. The Lightning Field, an art installation on the open earth, brought national attention to Quemado in this county in the late 1970s. According to the U.S. Census Bureau…
The Lightning Field in Catron County, New Mexico
The Dia field office in Quemado, New Mexico is responsible for administering The Lightning Field.