Veracruz - New Mexico Ghost Town

VERACRUZ

NAME: Veracruz
COUNTY: Lincoln
ROADS: 2WD
GRID #(see map): 5
CLIMATE: Mild winter, warm summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT:Spring, winter, fall

COMMENTS: Can be seen from the highway
REMAINS: Mine Dump

Vera Cruz was the name of a gold mine on the west side of the Tucson Moutains more than it was the name of a community. Although an organized townsite was proposed, it never existed beyond the post office stage and then for only two years. The mine was closed after it was discovered the gold deposits were of too low a grade. Only the dump of the Vera Cruz Mine is seen today, high in the Tucson Mountains as one drives the highway between Carrizozo and Lincoln. Courtesy Henry Chenoweth.

Vera Cruz was the name of a gold mine on the west side of the Tucson Moutains more than it was the name of a community. Although an organized townsite was proposed, it never existed beyond the post office stage and then for only two years. The mine was closed after it was discovered the gold deposits were of too low a grade. Only the dump of the Vera Cruz Mine is seen today, high in the Tucson Mountains as one drives the highway between Carrizozo and Lincoln. Courtesy Henry Chenoweth.

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