Valedon - New Mexico Ghost Town

VALEDON

NAME: Valedon
COUNTY: Hidalgo
ROADS: 2WD
GRID #(see map): 7
CLIMATE: Mild winter, warm summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT:Spring, winter, fall

COMMENTS: The townsite is private property
REMAINS:Extensive assortment of building foundations and partially collapsed walls

Valedon really had its beginning in 1885 with the discovery of gold, silver and copper ores located by three prospectors. The property in time passed through the hands of several owners and in 1913 the Eighty-Five Mining Company acquired the property, sank a shaft and the town began to grow. By 1926, the town had a population of two thousand residents, a theater, several boardinghouses, various stores and a two-room school. Phelps Dodge Company bought the property in 1931 and a year later discontinued operations. The Banner Mining Company now has operations in the area including the Valedon mines that are occasionally worked. The townsite is private property and consists of an extensive assortment of building foundations and partially collapsed walls.Courtesy Henry Chenoweth.

Valedon really had its beginning in 1885 with the discovery of gold, silver and copper ores located by three prospectors. The property in time passed through the hands of several owners and in 1913 the Eighty-Five Mining Company acquired the property, sank a shaft and the town began to grow. By 1926, the town had a population of two thousand residents, a theater, several boardinghouses, various stores and a two-room school. Phelps Dodge Company bought the property in 1931 and a year later discontinued operations. The Banner Mining Company now has operations in the area including the Valedon mines that are occasionally worked. The townsite is private property and consists of an extensive assortment of building foundations and partially collapsed walls.Courtesy Henry Chenoweth.

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