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Lordsburg in Hidalgo County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
 

Lordsburg

Population 3,195 — Elevation 4,245

 
 
Lordsburg Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, November 6, 2010
1. Lordsburg Marker
Inscription. Lordsburg was founded in 1880 on the route of the Southern Pacific Railroad, near that used by the Butterfield Overland Mail Co., 1858-1861. It eventually absorbed most of the population of Shakespeare, a now-deserted mining town three miles south.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & StreetcarsSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.
 
Location. 32° 22.333′ N, 108° 42.483′ W. Marker is in Lordsburg, New Mexico, in Hidalgo County. Marker is on U.S. 70 at milepost 28, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lordsburg NM 88045, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Lordsburg-Hidalgo Library (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Lordsburg (approx. 1.9 miles away); Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (approx. 2.4 miles away); Shakespeare (approx. 2˝ miles away); a different marker also named Lordsburg (approx. 2˝ miles away); The Women of Shakespeare (approx. 2˝ miles away); Camp Lordsburg (approx. 3 miles away).
 
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<i>back of</i> Lordsburg Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, November 6, 2010
2. back of Lordsburg Marker
Lordsburg Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, November 6, 2010
3. Lordsburg Marker
Lordsburg Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, October 27, 2012
4. Lordsburg Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,011 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 20, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.   4. submitted on November 30, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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