Gallup (3)
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Long a major trading center for the Navajo and Zuñi Indians living in communities north and south of the town, Gallup emerged in 1881 from a railroad construction camp. It is named for David Gallup, who in 1880, was paymaster for the Atlantic & Pacific (now the Santa Fe) Railroad. Population 0 18,161.
Elevation, 6,600 feet.
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