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How did towns develop in the Maxwell Land Grant?

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He established the towns of Rayado and Cimarron. When gold was discovered on the Maxwell grant and thousands of prospectors swarmed in, Maxwell decided to let them stay and create a town, which Maxwell named Elizabethtown, after his daughter.

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He established the towns of Rayado and Cimarron. When gold was discovered on the Maxwell grant and thousands of prospectors swarmed in, Maxwell decided to let them stay and create a town, which Maxwell named Elizabethtown, after his daughter.

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