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CCC Camp Ruins

(nr Cuchillo NM) While exploring the area, I came upon the ruins of a CCC Camp from the 1930s. My research indicates it was likely the Davis Well camp that was located northwest of town. CCC Camp Ruins As you may know, the Civilian Conservation Corps was an agency created to deal with widespread unemployment […]

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Mimbres Ruins

(Lake Roberts NM) The site of ruins from a Mimbres native settlement, now called Vista Village, overlooked Lake Roberts. In their time, it would have been a stream now named Sapillo Creek which empties into the Gila River. A paved walkway went across a hill where the village existed. Signs explained about the place. Not […]

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Dittert Site Ruins

(nr Grants NM) My route took me within about five miles of the Dittert Site Ruins. It was found south of the El Malpaís National Conservation Area, and just inside of the Cebolla Wilderness. A trailhead was found 1 1/2 miles on a dirt 2-track. From the parking spot, it was a hike of about […]

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