Fort Selden State Monument, 1865-1891
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leadhiker
N 32° 33.165 W 106° 55.400
13S E 319414 N 3603337
A New Mexico OSHM in the southbound rest area at milepost 23.
Waymark Code: WMCJXW
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 09/14/2011
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Marker Text
Fort Selden was established to protect settlers and railroad construction crews in the Mesilla Valley and the Jornada del Muerto from Apaches. The first regular army troops to garrison it were four companies of the black 125th Infantry. General Douglas MacArthur spent two years of his childhood here. The Fort was finally abandoned in 1891.
History:: Not listed
Link to History,Plaque or Sign:: Not listed
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