Carrizozo (2)
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Carrizozo, county seat of Lincoln County, was established in 1899, a new town on the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad. The ghost town of White Oaks, once a booming mining camp, is near by. Billy the Kid, Sheriff Pat Garrett, Governor Lew Wallace, and Albert Bacon Fall all figured prominently in the history of the area.
Population - 1222 Elevation - 5438 ft.
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Capitán (1)
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Capitán (2)
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Capitán (3)
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 (1)
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.