BRAKES

NAME: BRAKES COUNTY: QUAY ROADS: 2WD GRID: 3 CLIMATE: NO WORRY BEST TIME TO VISIT: ANY TIME

COMMENTS: BRAKES. Post office 1907 / 1909. Mail to Norton. REMAINS: inquire locally

BRAKES / NORTON. Former farming and ranching community on NM 88, 20 mi SE of Tucumcari. Named for Michael J. Norton who established a store here in 1907 and became the first postmaster. Post office from 1907/ 1941. Submitted by: Samuel W McWhorter

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