Lincoln

Elevation: 6350 ft. Many incidents in the Lincoln County War of 1876-1879, occurred in the area around Capitan.

In 1950, a little bear cub, his feet badly burned, was rescued from a forest fire near here.

Many incidents in the Lincoln County War, 1876-79, occurred in the area around Capitán. The promoters Charles B. Eddy and John A. Eddy...

Carrizozo, county seat of Lincoln County, was established in 1899, a new town on the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad.

Carrizozo, county seat of Lincoln County, was established in 1899, a new town on the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad.

The crossroads of History.

Carrizozo, county seat of Lincoln County, was established in 1899, a new town on the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad.

Sometimes confused with the Chisholm Trail from Texas to Kansas, the Chisum Trail was used by New Mexico rancher John S. Chisum to supply...

Elizabeth Gutiérrez Garrett wrote the words and music to “O, Fair New Mexico” adopted as New Mexico’s state song in 1917.

Author and Preservationist A pioneer in the preservation of the history of people in Southeastern New Mexico, Eve wrote over 150 articles...

Fort Stanton, named for Captain Henry Stanton, was established to control the Mescalero Apaches.

In late November, 1880, William “Billy the Kid” Bonney, David Rudabaugh and William Wilson were hiding out near here at a store and...

Spanish-speaking settlers established a town here in the 1850s, after the U.S. Army began to control the Mescalero Apaches.

Lincoln was the focal point of the notorious Lincoln County War of 1876-79, a complex struggle for political and economic power.

Spanish-speaking settlers established a town here in the 1850s, after the U.S. Army began to control the Mescalero Apaches.

In 1878, a group of men which included William H. Bonney, aka “Billy the Kid,” organized a militia of “Regulators” to counter what they...

(side 1) Camp Capitan for underprivileged young women flourished at the site of a short-lived CCC camp for young men near here, thanks to...

Spanish explorers called this extensive lava flow malpais, or badlands because travel by foot is slow and difficult.

Famous New Mexico landmark for nearly 100 years.

Shortly after Civilian Conservation Corp camp DF-17-N was established in 1933 under the New Deal, it was renamed Camp Saturnino Baca for...

This park commemorates Smokey Bear and describes the history and development of this national symbol of forest fire protection.

White Oaks grew rapidly after the discovery of gold in 1869.