Deming Essential Info
Overview
Deming is a small town in the southwestern region of New Mexico, USA. It has attained a quirky sort of fame as the site of the Great American Duck Race, one of those little bits of Americana sometimes encountered in very small towns. Interesting country is nearby for the geologist and hiker.
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Basics
Best Time To Go
Mar-Oct
Current Time
Current Weather
50 °F
Cloudy
Fun Facts
- Deming is named after Mary Ann Deming Crocker, wife of Charles Crocker, one of The Big Four of the railroad industry.
- Deming was an important port of entry on the US-Mexican border until the Gadsden Purchase of 1853. A nickname was given to the city at the time of its founding, "New Chicago."
- The United States Department of Homeland Security. United States Border Patrol vehicles comprise a large fraction of Deming area road traffic.
- The movie Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was partly fimed in Deming.
- The Themyscira scenes in Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, was shot in Deming.
Popular Foods
- Chicken Enchilada
- Parilladas