Map of NMSU original college land as surveyed by Lampton and Biggs.
Historical context
''Agricultural Colleges in the United States owe their existence to an act of Congress approved July 1, 1862, by which from donation of public lands, they are liberally endowed. Without reciting this act in full, its provisions include the following: Section 1 donates to each State, for the endowment of an Agricultural College, 30,000 acres of land for each Senator and Representative in Congress.'' Cited from the Catalogue for 1890, and Announcements for 1890-91, http://contentdm.nmsu.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/catalogs/id/5163/rec/1. ''You may ask, “Who is Jacob Schanblin and what is important about his 100 Acres?” Jacob Schanblin and his wife, Bertha, owned a ranch located approximately 3 miles south of the Town of Las Cruces during the late 1800’s. What is important about the Schanblin’s 100 Acres is that it was the acreage provided to fulfill the 100 acre requirement of an act approved by February 28th 1889 by New Mexico Territorial Legislature that established an Agricultural College and Experiment Station. The property belonging to the Schanblins was given to The Territory of New Mexico through a warranty deed on July 29, 1889. A deed of conveyance was approved August 1, 1889 and was signed by John R. McFie, Judge of the 3rd Judicial District of New Mexico. This property was bounded on the west by the “Old River Bed”, on the north by “Murphy’s Ranch”, on the east by “Foothills”, and on the south by “Garcia’s Ranch.” The western boundary is approximately where I-10 is today. The northern boundary was located where University Ave. currently is. “Wagon Road” is now Espina St.'' Cited from The Buildings of New Mexico State University: NMSU Building History by Patricia Grumet, Vol. 1 p. 13, https://lib.nmsu.edu/archives/documents/GrumetVol1.pdf
Subject (LCSH)
College campuses
Maps
Surveying--Public lands
Subject (local)
Schanblin, Jacob
Schanblin, Bertha
Digital publisher
New Mexico State University Library
Access rights
Public record. No restrictions on use. See New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act, Chapter 14, Article 2, 8th Edition, 2015
Source
NMSU Library Archives and Special Collections Department