Endee is an unincorporated community on the route of historic Route 66 in Quay County, New Mexico, United States.[1][2] The town was founded circa 1885 and named after the brand of the ND Ranch.[3] A post office operated in Endee from 1886 to 1955.[3] In 1952, Route 66 was rerouted so it bypassed Endee.[2]
Endee was a supply center for ranches in the area. In 1946, the town consisted of a grocery store, a gas station with "modern restrooms" and a repair garage, a school, and a scattering of cabins.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Montoya". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b Hinckley, Jim (2012). The Route 66 Encyclopedia. Voyageur Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0760340417.
- ^ a b Julyan, Robert Hixson (1998). The Place Names of New Mexico (revised ed.). Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press. p. 124.
- ^ Hinkley, Jim (2011). Ghost Towns of Route 66. Minneapolis: Voyageur Press. pp. 94–97. ISBN 978-0-7603-3843-8.
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