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Wetback Tank

Wetback Tank is a reservoir in Sierra County, New Mexico, in the United States.

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Wetback Tank
Wetback Tank
Location within New Mexico
LocationSierra County, New Mexico
Coordinates32°56′02″N 107°00′40″W / 32.9339644°N 107.0111305°W / 32.9339644; -107.0111305
Typereservoir

Wetback Tank is a reservoir in Sierra County, New Mexico, in the United States.1

The name of the reservoir has been criticized in the media for containing the ethnic slur wetback.23

References

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wetback Tank
  2. Fonesca, Felicia; Cone, Tracie (February 26, 2012). "From Negro Creek to Wop Draw, place names offend". NBC News. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  3. Perez-Pena, Richard (28 March 2015). "Tribes See Name on Oregon Maps as Being Out of Bounds". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 March 2015.