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Fort Sumner, New Mexico – Pride of the Pecos. Historic Fort Sumner, New Mexico. On October 31, 1862, Congress authorized the establishment of the military Fort Sumner at Bosque Redondo, to protect a new Indian Reservation situated on 40 square miles of land. The post was named for General Edwin Vose Sumner who died as the new fort was being ...
Fort Sumner. Coordinates: 104°11′41″W. Fort Sumner was a military fort in New Mexico Territory charged with the internment of Navajo and Mescalero Apache populations from 1863 to 1868 at nearby Bosque Redondo . History. On October 31, 1862, Congress authorized the construction of Fort Sumner.
Vacation Ideas. The story of Fort Sumner and the Bosque Redondo Indian Reservation is one of Manifest Destiny regardless, a callous government policy, the heartless destruction of Indian nations, and an ill-conceived experiment in social engineering doomed to fail. And it did.
Who hasn't heard the legend of Billy The Kid? There are great tales of gunfights and outlaw heroics that carry on through history. You've heard the stories, now learn the truth about Billy the Kid, at the best privately owned museum in the southwest: The Billy The Kid Museum in Fort Sumner, New Mexico!
Fort Sumner. Plan Your Trip to Fort Sumner: Best of Fort Sumner Tourism. By fussgussysmom. 353. Explore Fort Sumner. Essential Fort Sumner. Do. Places to see, ways to wander, and signature experiences. See all. 2023. Billy the Kid Museum. 249. History Museums. Bosque Redondo Memorial. 68. Monuments & Statues. Billy the Kid’s Grave. 41.
Fort Sumner is a village in Southeast New Mexico. It is located in De Baca County on US 60 and US 84. Billy the Kid Museum, 1435 E Sumner Ave ( 2mi east of downtown Fort Sumner ), ☏ +1 575-355-2380, info@billythekidmuseumfortsumner.com. 8:30AM-5PM (closed Sundays Oct-May 15th).
Things to do in Fort Sumner NM. Road tripping south on the 84 from Santa Rosa, New Mexico, you know you’ve to reach Fort Sumner when you pass under a historic railroad bridge – very tiny at that – dating from 1905. Then, this sleepy village unfolds along the banks of the Pecos River. The 84 makes a turn here, forming a T, and the main street.
