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Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown Overlook, Eagle Nest,
NM,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 37' 9.246",
-105° 17' 4.002"
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New Mexico State
Historical Marker
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The discovery of gold on Baldy Mountain in 1866 brought such a rush of fortune-seekers to the Moreno Valley that "E-town" became a roaring mining camp almost overnight. Because of water and transportation problems, and a decline in ore quality, it had become virtually a ghost town by 1875.
Last updated: 10/15/2009 19:25:46 |
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Elizabethtown Historical Marker Location Map, Eagle Nest, New Mexico
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