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Ruidoso in Lincoln County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
 

Old Dowlin Mill

 
 
Old Dowlin Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 25, 2011
1. Old Dowlin Mill Marker
Inscription. Part original structure. Famous landmark for 100 years. Originally grist and sawmill. Used as rendezvous by William H. Bonney (Billy, the Kid), Pat Garrett, Johnny Riley, J.J. Pershing (then Lt. at Ft. Stanton) and other historic figures.
 
Erected 1951 by Old Lincoln County Memorial Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceNotable PlacesSettlements & Settlers.
 
Location. 33° 19.411′ N, 105° 39.05′ W. Marker is in Ruidoso, New Mexico, in Lincoln County. It is on Sudderth Drive 1.4 miles west of U.S. 70, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ruidoso NM 88345, 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 Comancherνa, and the Republic of Texas.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Osprey (approx. 2.1 miles away); Lozen, Little Sister (approx. 3.9 miles away); a different marker also named Old Dowlin Mill (approx. 4.1 miles away); Birthplace of Elizabeth Gutierrez Garrett (approx. 5½ miles away); Sierra Blanca (approx. 5.8 miles away); John H. Tunstall (approx. 12.9 miles away); L.G. Murphy Sutler Store (approx. 13.7 miles away); Nurse's Quarters (approx. 13.8 miles away).
 
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Old Dowlin Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 25, 2011
2. Old Dowlin Mill Marker
Old Dowlin Mill image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 25, 2011
3. Old Dowlin Mill
Old Dowlin Mill image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 25, 2011
4. Old Dowlin Mill
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,203 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 11, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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