FORT SELDEN
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FORT SELDEN |
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NAME: Fort Selden COUNTY: DONA ANA ROADS: 2WD GRID: 5 CLIMATE: Hot. Cold. Windy. Dusty. Beautiful. BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime |
COMMENTS:
FORT SELDEN: A post office 1866 off and on unitl 1923. REMAINS: Yep. Pretty good ones. being restored as politics will permit. |
| FORT SELDEN. Ruins of the fort are 15 mi N of Las Cruces ner US 85 and 9 mi NJ of Dona Ana, on E bank of the Rio Grande. there were garrisons here from 1865 until April 1879. Name honors Col. Henry R. Selden, 1st New Mexico Infantry and one time captain of the 5th US Infantry. General Douglas MacArthur was a child here when his father was commanding officer of the fort. Name changed to Leasburg. Submitted by: Samuel W McWhorter |
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