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What can you tell me about Cimarron, New Mexico?

by | Apr 1, 2007 | Inside History

What can you tell me about Cimarron, New Mexico? Max Gross Venice, Florida Cimarron, on the Old Santa Fe Trail, had its beginnings in 1841 when the Beaubien-Miranda Land Grant was filed. Along with being the headquarters of the 1.7 million-acre Maxwell Land Grant Company, it became an instant gathering place for ranchers and miners. In 1864, Lucien B. Maxwell built a house the size of a city block, with a gambling room, billiards room, dance hall and, in the rear section, a bordello. The house s


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