Capitán (3)
Inscription
Many incidents in the Lincoln County War, 1876-79, occurred in the area around Capitán. The promoters Charles B. Eddy and John A. Eddy platted the townsite in 1900, after building a spur of the El Paso & Northeastern Railroad from Carrizozo in order to open the Salado coal fields. The mines were abandoned in 1901.
Population - 1400 Elevation - 6350 ft.
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More markers in Lincoln
Capitán (1)
Elevation: 6350 ft. Many incidents in the Lincoln County War of 1876-1879, occurred in the area around Capitan.
Capitán (2)
In 1950, a little bear cub, his feet badly burned, was rescued from a forest fire near here.
Carrizozo (1)
Carrizozo, county seat of Lincoln County, was established in 1899, a new town on the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad.
Carrizozo (2)
Carrizozo, county seat of Lincoln County, was established in 1899, a new town on the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad.
Carrizozo (4)
The crossroads of History.