WINSTON m English. From a surname derived from an English place name, which was in turn derived from the Old English given name Wynnstan meaning joy stone ...[more].rom the name of a Basque village which contains an important shrine to the Virgin Mary, possibly meaning old stone. JADE f English, French. From the name of the precious stone that is often used in carvings ...
Another National Historic Landmark, Farmingtonâs First Church of Christ played a prominent role in the lives of the Mende Africans during their eight months in town. The churchâs abolitionist minister, Noah Porter, let one of the females, Margru, stay in his house (which is also on Main Street).
Farmington is a city in San Juan County, New Mexico. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, this city had a total population of about 37,844 people. Farmington (and surrounding San Juan County) also makes up one of the four Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA's) in New Mexico. The U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate in 2006 for Farmington was about 43,573. Farmington is located at the junction of the San Juan River, the Animas River, and the La Plata River, and it is located on the Colorado Plateau in northwestern New Mexico.