105th Wagon Mound Bean Day Celebration

As described on the Bean Day website (http://beanday100.com):  The historic event of Bean Day began in 1909 when Higinio Gonzalez and his crew cooked up a pot of beans in wash boilers behind the school house for what was then called the “Mora County Farmers Harvest Jubilee”. The following year, the name “Bean Day” was born to honor the crop that was once staple of the local farming economy. In those days, Wagon Mound was a major center for the production of pinto beans. . . Although few pinto beans are grown in the area these days, the tradition continues as an enjoyable family oriented celebration.

More information available at www.beanday100.com  Contact: Luis (575-447-1597) or Darlene (575-668-2345)

Just 40 miles north of Las Vegas or 25 miles south of Springer, Wagon Mound is located in Northeastern New Mexico — on I-25 at the intersection of State Highway 120 (387 exit). 

Wagon Mound is named for a lone butte along the Santa Fe Trail that some travelers thought looked like a wagon pulled by a team of horses. The town once had up to 1,500 residents, but is now home to about 300.