Mary Ann Deming Crocker (1829-1889) "Namesake of Deming"

Historical marker location:

US 180 , Deming, New Mexico

( at Deming visitor center)

Born in 1827, Mary Ann Deming was married to Charles Crocker, one of the founders of the Central Pacific Railroad. A “silver spike” was driven here in 1881 that commemorated connecting the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe railroads, and signaled completion of the nation's second transcontinental railroad. The new settlement was christened Deming in Mary’s honor for her generosity and benevolence to many charitable causes for the poor.