Country United States County Union ZIP codes 88422 Elevation 1,793 m Local time Tuesday 7:23 AM | State New Mexico Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) GNIS feature ID 898549 Area code 575 | |
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Weather 3°C, Wind NW at 18 km/h, 50% Humidity | ||
Gladstone is an unincorporated community in Union County, New Mexico, founded in 1880. It lies at the intersection of US Route 56 and Union County Road C001. The post office which opened in 1888 closed in 2010.
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Map of Gladstone, NM 88422, USA
History
Gladstone was founded in 1880 by William H. Harris, an Englishman, who hoped to set up a Utopian religious community called "Gladstone Colony". He named it in honor of William E. Gladstone, a Liberal politician and the British Prime Minister at the time. A fair number of settlers came to Gladstone, but many left disillusioned shortly thereafter.
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Gladstone, New Mexico Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA