Remembering Alameda: Community near the Rio Grande shares the roots of its name with the famous Alamo Mission
(WorldNews Mexico)

Editor’s note: The Journal continues “What’s in a Name?,” a twice a month column in which staff writer Elaine Briseño will give a short history of how places in New Mexico got their names. The Rio Grande didn’t always trickle. It used to gush with enough power to destroy. ADVERTISEMENTSkip ................................................................ And destroy it did, all up and down the valley, gobbling crops, homes and whole communities. A combination of drought, increased demand and management have depleted the waters of the river, making it more benign, but many Albuquerque area settlements along its bank are still thriving. One of those is the...