ARREY

NAME: Arrey
COUNTY: Sierra
ROADS: 2WD
GRID #(see map): 4
CLIMATE: Mild winter, warm summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT:
Spring, winter, fall
COMMENTS: S of Truth or Consequences.
REMAINS: Descendants of the homesteaders still ranch and farm in the area.
Arrey was a Hispanic farming community
named Bonito (Spanish for "pretty") when the Elephant Butte Land and Cattle Co. bought
homestead rights. Among the homesteaders: Tomas Baca and Urbano Arrey, who came to
town from Las Palomas in 1891 and was the town's first postmaster. The post office opened
in 1901 and never closed. Descendants of the homesteaders still ranch and farm in the area.

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