Kraut Canyon

Kraut Canyon is a valley in Lincoln County, New Mexico, in the United States.[1]

A large share of the early settlers being natives of Germany led to the valley to be called Kraut Canyon, from the ethnic slur "kraut".[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kraut Canyon
  2. McCoy, Caroline (11 September 2014). "Horse tales: From Fire to rebirth — A journey through Kraut Canyon". Ruidoso News. Retrieved 27 February 2015. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)


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