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New Mexico
Fort Selden Camino Real Army post
Ghost town Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and bucklesAlso reported: cartridge cases and bullets, horse tack, camp items (not to be collected here).
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1861 Confederate camp, 1865-1891 US Army post
Long the Paraje de Robledo campground on the Camino Real, the site held a Confederate camp in 1861 and a US Army fort from 1865 that protected the Mesilla Valley. It fell into disrepair and was abandoned in 1891.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
heat
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