Cloudcroft in Otero County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Casino & Land Office

Village of Cloudcroft

— New Mexico Rails-to-Trails —

Casino & Land Office Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, July 24, 2024

1. Casino & Land Office Marker

Inscription. This center section of a panoramic photograph taken circa 1905 shows the Casino (background) and the Cloudcroft business office of the Alamogordo Improvement Company (after 1906, The Cloudcroft Company). As of 2022, New Village Hardware and the Episcopal Church of the Ascension stand in these locations. The original business office is on display at the Sacramento Mountains museum in Cloudcroft.

Bowling lanes in the lower floor of the Casino. The Casino served as a recreation building. It survived the 1909 Lodge fire, but was apparently gone by 1920 when a new bowling alley was incorporated into the second Pavillion.

New Village Hardware - This sign was created and is actively maintained by volunteers from the New Mexico Rails-to-Trails Association - 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization partnership with the Village of Cloudcraft. For more information or to find out how you can help us maintain these important paths through nature and please contact us at nmrailstotrails.org or find us on Facebook at /NMRailstoTrails

Erected by Village of Cloudcroft, New Mexico, Sacramento Mountains Historical Society and Rails

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 32° 57.412′ N, 105° 44.659′ W. Marker is in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, in Otero County. It is at the intersection of Chipmunk Avenue and Curlew Place, on the left when traveling east on Chipmunk Avenue. The view of the markers at the corner of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 62 Chipmunk Ave, Cloudcroft NM 88317, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Mexico’s Pecos Valley. It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

and the Republic of Texas.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Pavilion - A Magical Place (here, next to this marker); Old Lodge (here, next to this marker); Cloudcroft Water Tank (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct

Casino & Land Office Marker (middle marker) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, July 24, 2024

2. Casino & Land Office Marker (middle marker)

line); Cloudcroft Depot (about 600 feet away); Excursion Train at Depot ca. 1902 (about 600 feet away); Cloudcroft Power House (about 600 feet away); Excursion Train (about 600 feet away); From the Ashes (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cloudcroft.

The view of the markers from the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, July 24, 2024

3. The view of the markers from the street

Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 228 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 12, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.