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In 1849; James Hervy Simpson; a lieutenant and engineer in the Army Corps of Topographical Engineers; was ordered to survey a wagon road as a southern alternative to the Santa Fe Trail from Fort Smith; Arkansas; to Santa Fe; New Mexico. Simpson hired two brothers; Edward "Ned" and Richard Kern; to provide survey sketches that included the pueblo ruins of Giusewa and natural hot springs of Ojo Caliente; which are known today as Jemez Springs. Prior to incorporation in 1955; Jemez Springs; like many frontier towns; was supported by ranching; logging; and mining. It also had an influx of tourists who enjoyed the hot springs or one of the many dude ranches in the area. In 1995; Jemez Springs won an award as an All-America City from the National Civic League; and with a mere 375 residents at the time; it was one of the smallest communities to earn the honor.