Kraut Canyon is a valley in Lincoln County, New Mexico, in the United States.[1]
A large share of the early settlers being natives of Germany led to the valley to be called Kraut Canyon, from the ethnic slur "kraut".[2]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kraut Canyon
- ^ McCoy, Caroline (11 September 2014). "Horse tales: From Fire to rebirth — A journey through Kraut Canyon". Ruidoso News. Retrieved 27 February 2015.