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County History

McKinley County was created 23 February 1899. It was named for William McKinley, who was the 25th president of the United States. The county seat is Gallup. Gallup is the center of the American Indian Inter-tribal Ceremonial. McKinley boasts a lumber industry, oil refinery, coal mining, and uranium production. It has within its boundaries the Navajo reservation and other Indian lands and ancient attractions.