Fort Sumner State Monument
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Old Fort Sumner and Bosque Redondo Reservation-1862-1868 Fort Sumner was built to guard captive Indians confined to the Bosque Redondo Reservation. About 8000 were Navajos relocated from Arizona but there were also over 400 Mescalero Apaches. The fort was abandoned in 1868 when the Indians were allowed to return home.
Lucien B. Maxwell and Billy the Kid figure in its later history.
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More markers in De Baca
Bosque Redondo Indian Reservation, Old Fort Sumner 1862-1869
The U.S. Army established Fort Sumner in 1862 as a supply and control point for the Bosque Redondo Indian Reservation.
Bosque Redondo Memorial Museum Fort Sumner State Monument
The U.S. Army established Fort Sumner in 1862 as a supply and control point for the Bosque Redondo Indian Reservation.
Early Spanish Route
In 1582, Antonio de Espejo and his exploring party left New Mexico to return to Mexico by way of the Pecos River.
Fort Sumner (1)
Population-1421 Elevation-4028 Named for the fort built in 1862 to guard the Bosque Redondo Indian Reservation, the town of Fort Sumner...
Fort Sumner (2)
Population-1421 Elevation-4028 Named for the fort built in 1862 to guard the Bosque Redondo Indian Reservation, the town of Fort Sumner...