How does New Mexico mainly make money now and in the past?
States have different sorts of income, like Florida is a big tourist attraction. What is New Mexico and what was New Mexico used for in the past, like early 1900's. I need to know this for a project, thanks.
Homework Help - 1 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
Nowadays, New Mexico does depend a lot on tourism. However, we have several military bases such as Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo and Kirkland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, Cannon (I think it's Air Force Base) in Clovis and, most importantly, White Sands Missile Range. We have scientific sites such as the Los Alamos Nuclear Labs and Sandia Labs (in Albuquerque). A hundred years ago, mining was important. The town of Madrid is now a ghost town but it was a mining town in the 1800's. Silver City was, ironically, a place most known for it's copper mines! (It still has Phelps-Dodge mines operating to this very day.) Truth or Consequences and Hillsboro were mining towns. I'm sure there were many others. Farming and ranching continues to be a big thing. Hatch, New Mexico is famous for it's chile. The Mesilla Valley near Las Cruces has Stahman Farms, known for their pecans. There's cattle ranches in the east and sheep in the Navajo lands.
