Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Approximate area. The map shows only a rough area for this place, not an exact location.
Real history
Gold was found in the Jicarilla Mountains in the late 1870s; the camp grew to 4,000 with four newspapers, two hotels, a bank and Starr's Opera House (1882). Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett passed through. Local businesses demanded high prices for right-of-way, so the railroad ran through Carrizozo instead; by the late 1890s the mines were exhausted. When it was listed on the National Register in 1970, only six buildings qualified as contributing (Wikipedia).
Ghost stories
We found no well-sourced ghost legends for this place. It is listed for its abandoned history.
Then and now
Public access
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