Ghost Towns Alive

by Harris, Linda G.

• ISBN13: 9780826329073
• ISBN10: 0826329071
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Univ of New Mexico Pr

Summary

The first book of the twenty-first century on New Mexico's ghost towns, this illustrated survey is based on research, interviews, and the travels of author Linda Harris and photographer Pamela Porter. They have divided the state into eleven regions comprising seventy ghost towns, from the Santa Fe Trail and Colfax County in the north to the southern mountains and the boot heel at the other end of New Mexico. For this writing, Harris has redefined ghost town to refer not just to permanently abandoned places but also to those that have declined without necessarily dying. She sheds light on the ways some towns have survived and how some have reinvented themselves, like Madrid and Cerrillos, former mining towns turned artistic and bohemian enclaves. All the towns in this book are accessible. Many have their own web sites and most have benefited from the efforts of preservation-minded residents and museum curators. Roads have been improved, churches restored, and schools have been transformed into community centres, libraries, or residences. This book will certainly entice New Mexicans and out-of-state tourists alike to pack a lunch and hit the road. Don't forget to bring walking shoes and your camera!

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
1. Turquoise Trail: From Turquoise to Tourists	1	(17)
Cerrillos	3	(3)
Waldo	6	(1)
Madrid	7	(4)
Golden	11	(2)
Hagan	13	(3)
Coyote	16	(2)
2. The Santa Fe Trail: Traders, Soldiers, and Settlers	18	(21)
Fort Union	20	(3)
Tiptonville	23	(2)
Watrous	25	(3)
Loma Parda	28	(3)
La Cueva	31	(2)
San Geronimo	33	(1)
La Liendre	34	(2)
Trementina	36	(3)
3. Colfax County: Land Grant Legacy	39	(33)
Rayado	41	(3)
Cimarron	44	(5)
Ring	49	(4)
Elizabethtown	53	(3)
Colfax	56	(2)
Dawson	58	(5)
Sugarite/Yankee	63	(4)
Johnson Mesa	67	(2)
Folsom	69	(3)
4. The Rio Puerco: Village Life	72	(15)
San Luis	74	(2)
Cabezon	76	(3)
Guadalupe	79	(3)
Casa Salazar	82	(2)
La Bajada	84	(3)
5. Socorro County: Rails and Trails	87	(15)
San Acacia	88	(2)
San Antonio	90	(2)
Magdalena	92	(3)
Kelly	95	(4)
Riley	99	(3)
6. The Eastern Plains: Highways and Byways	102	(13)
Colonias	103	(2)
Puerto de Luna	105	(2)
Cuervo	107	(2)
Yeso	109	(2)
Duran	111	(1)
Claunch	112	(3)
7. Lincoln County: Billy the Kid Country	115	(24)
Fort Stanton	117	(5)
Lincoln	122	(7)
White Oaks	129	(5)
Jicarilla	134	(2)
Ancho	136	(3)
8. The Black Range: When Silver Reigned	139	(32)
Cuchillo	141	(2)
Winston	143	(3)
Chloride	146	(5)
Monticello	151	(1)
Hillsboro	152	(6)
Kingston	158	(4)
Lake Valley	162	(4)
Cookes Peak	166	(5)
9. The Mogollon: Million-Dollar Mines	171	(23)
Pinos Altos	173	(5)
Hanover/Fierro	178	(4)
Georgetown	182	(2)
Graham	184	(4)
Cooney	188	(2)
Mogollon	190	(4)
10. The Bootheel: Hard Country	194	(24)
Chance City	196	(1)
Shakespeare	197	(5)
Valedon	202	(1)
Steins	203	(2)
Cloverdale	205	(3)
Old Hachita	208	(3)
Hachita	211	(2)
Columbus	213	(5)
11. The Southern Mountains: Landscape of Lost Dreams	218	(17)
Organ	218	(4)
Dripping Springs	222	(5)
Orogrande	227	(4)
Marcia	231	(4)
Selected Readings	235	(2)
Index	237