Editing Red River, New Mexico (section)

==History==
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Prior to the arrival of [[European-Americans]], the area now occupied by Red River was used as a summer hunting ground by the [[Jicarilla Apache]] and [[Ute people|Utes]], who hunted [[big horn sheep]], [[mule deer]], [[elk]], [[Mountain cottontail]], and [[mallard]]s, amongst other species.

The town of Red River had its beginnings late in the 19th century, when miners from nearby [[Elizabethtown, New Mexico|Elizabethtown]] in the Moreno Valley were drawn in by [[gold]] strikes in the area and trappers sought game. It was named after the [[perennial stream]], [[Red River (New Mexico)|Red River]], that flows through the town, coming from the northern slopes of [[Wheeler Peak (New Mexico)|Wheeler Peak]]. By 1895, Red River was a booming [[mining]] camp, with gold, [[silver]] and [[copper]] in some abundance, and a population estimated at three thousand. Mining hit its peak in 1897, and by 1905 the mining and the population dwindled but the town survived, gaining a reputation as a great getaway from hot weather and as a trout fishing paradise. The last serious mining efforts extended until 1931. By that time [[tourism]] had become the principal economic livelihood.<ref>Pearson, Jim Berry (1986) ''The Red River-Twining area: a New Mexico mining story'' University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, {{ISBN|0-8263-0875-9}}</ref>

In 2019, the [[Christmas tree]] displayed at the [[United States Capitol]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] was harvested in Red River.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 1, 2019|title=New Mexico prepares to harvest US Capitol Christmas tree|url=https://apnews.com/article/c5884b16799c4051a752c070f5cb7212|access-date=November 7, 2020|website=AP NEWS}}</ref>