CITY

Official Website:
http://www.cityofcarlsbadnm.com/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.carlsbadchamber.com/

Population:
25625 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
15-Sep-1888 (named), 1891 (railroad), 1893 (town), 1899 (renamed), 25-Mar-1918 (city)

County:
Eddy County

Renamed in 1899 plebiscite from Eddy to Carlsbad.

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bruce Cabot	Actor	20-Apr-1904	3-May-1972	Saved Fay Wray from King Kong
Richard Travis	Actor	17-Apr-1913	11-Jul-1989	The Man Who Came to Dinner
Linda Wertheimer	Journalist	19-Mar-1943		NPR

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