(Radium Springs NM) Visited Fort Selden State Monument which was built near the Rio Grande in 1865. It’s primary mission was to protect settlers from hostile Mescalero Apaches. Troops also escorted wagons going to Las Cruces to the south, and to Deming further west. Positioned along the Camino Real trade route, it also served as […]
(Chloride NM) A former silver mining town, Chloride once had about 3,000 residents. But today, there are only 11 living there. Most of the town has been bought up by one family. They’ve done a nice job restoring many of the original buildings; and now, much of the town is like a museum. The Pioneer […]
(Truth or Consequences NM) Another small town museum with lots of interesting stuff was found at the Geronimo Springs Museum. Several rooms with displays on different themes represented settlers, cowboys, ranchers, and natives well. There was so much, I may have missed some things. Of course, the famous Apache leader Geronimo had a room devoted […]