History of Gallup, New Mexico
Gallup (Navajo language|Navajo: NaʼnÃzhoozhÃ) is a city in McKinley County, New Mexico|McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 20,209 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of McKinley County, New Mexico|McKinley County{{GR|6}}.
Gallup was founded in 1881 as a railhead for the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad.
Gallup was the setting as the center of activity in a 2006 Sci Fi Channel (United States)|Sci Fi Channel mini-series The Lost Room starring Peter Krause.
Gallup is sometimes called the "Indian Capital of the World", for its location in the heart of Native Americans in the United States|Native American lands, and the presence of Navajo (people)|Navajo, Zuni, Hopi and other tribes.
U.S. Highway 66|Route 66 runs through Gallup, and the town's name is mentioned in the lyrics to the song, Route 66 (song)|Route 66.
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