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Fort Selden
18 mi. N of Las Cruces, Radium Springs,
NM,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
32° 29' 0.2472",
-106° 55' 15.8124"
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New Mexico State
Historical Marker
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Listed in the National Register of Historic Places |
(1865-1891)
Fort Selden was established nearby in 1865 to help protect the settlements of the Mesilla Valley and travelers along the Jornada del Muerto from Apache raids. The post cemetery was located in this field until the fort was abandoned in 1891. Military personnel were reinterred at the National Cemetery at Santa Fe. A number of unmarked graves in an adjacent potters field apparently still remain.
Fort Selden was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on July 09, 1970.
Last updated: 10/16/2009 01:26:18 |
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Fort Selden Historical Marker Location Map, Radium Springs, New Mexico
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