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Kenna, New Mexico

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Kenna was one of the largest cattle shipping points in the state by 1909. At the peak of its development, the town had a bank, two hotels, several stores, a post office, and several saloons. By 1912, many homesteaders relinquished their claims due to the drought, and Kenna began to decline.
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In 1899, when the railroad was completed, the name Kenna remained for the camp. Established first as Urton in 1902 by the opening of a post office, the name was changed back to Kenna in 1906. E.D. Kenna, the vice president of the railroad, may have contributed to the final choice of a name.
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The settlement was originally known as Urton, probably named for two brothers who came to the region from the state of
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in 1884. A contractor by the name of Kenna camped in Urton during the construction of a roadbed for the
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kenna, New Mexico
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Unincorporated community in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States
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Kenna Store, formerly Midway Service Station, listed in
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Unincorporated community in New Mexico, United States
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Photos of the Llano Estacado and Eastern New Mexico
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Low brick building with large brick awning
National Register of Historic Places
Kenna is located in New Mexico
33°50′32″N 103°46′19″W / 33.84222°N 103.77194°W / 33.84222; -103.77194
United States
New Mexico
Roosevelt
Llano Estacado
Time zone
UTC-7
Mountain (MST)
575
GNIS
Office of the State Historian
unincorporated community
Roosevelt County
New Mexico
U.S. Route 70
Portales
Missouri
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
stagecoaches
New Mexico portal
Eastern New Mexico
Llano Estacado
Elida, New Mexico
Tucumcari Mountain
Lucianosaurus
"National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Midway Service Station".

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