Fort Selden Cemetery
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leadhiker
N 32° 29.366 W 106° 55.082
13S E 319785 N 3596309
Marker is on Leasburg Park Road 0.3 miles north of New Mexico Route 157.
Waymark Code: WMBT83
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 06/19/2011
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Marker text:
Fort Selden was established nearby in 1865 to help protect the settlements of the Mesilla Valley and travelers along the Jornada del Muerto from Apache raids. The post cemetery was located in this field until the fort was abandoned in 1891. Military personnel were reinterred at the National Cemetery at Santa Fe. A number of unmarked graves in an adjacent potters field apparently still remain.
History:: Not listed
Link to History,Plaque or Sign:: Not listed
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