CITY

Official Website:
http://www.roswell-nm.gov/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.roswellnm.org/

Population:
45293 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1869 (founded), 20-Aug-1873 (post office), 1891 (city), 1893 (railroad station)

County:
Chaves County

County seat of Chaves County since 1889.

Site of a purported UFO crash in 1947, now milked for every tourist dollar.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
New Mexico Military Institute	1891

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
Roswell Museum and Art Center	1935

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Denver	Country Musician	31-Dec-1943	12-Oct-1997	Rocky Mountain High
J. Z. Knight	Paranormal	16-Mar-1946		Claims to channel Ramtha
Demi Moore	Actor	11-Nov-1962		Ghost
Joseph Skeen	Politician	30-Jun-1927	7-Dec-2003	Congressman from New Mexico, 1981-2003
Ken Zangara	Business	c. 1952		Albuquerque car dealer

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert O. Anderson	Business	13-Apr-1917	2-Dec-2007	CEO of ARCO, 1966-86
Andrew H. Burke	Politician	15-May-1850	17-Nov-1918	Governor of North Dakota, 1891-93
Joseph Skeen	Politician	30-Jun-1927	7-Dec-2003	Congressman from New Mexico, 1981-2003

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