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Named after former New Mexico Territory military governor Edwin Vose Sumner, U.S. Fort Sumner was a military fort established in 1862 and charged with the internment of nearby Navajo and Mescalero Apache populations from 1863 to 1868.
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Named after former New Mexico military governor Edwin Vose Sumner, Fort Sumner was a military fort charged with the internment of nearby Navajo and Mescalero Apache populations from 1863 to 1868. ADDRESS: 173 E. Avenue C Fort Sumner, New Mexico 88119. REGION: SouthEast. PHONE: 575-355-2401. VISIT WEBSITE.
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.
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 built.
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.
It's all waiting for you at the Billy the Kid Museum in Fort Sumner, New Mexico! AN EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK: “BILLY THE KID: THE ENDLESS RIDE”, BY MICHAEL WALLIS. “That a young man known as Billy the Kid ever existed is an indisputable fact.
What a wonderful way for the town of Fort Sumner to ensure their local history is preserved for future generations. They have a huge selection of Indian artifacts, beautiful antiques, antique china, old buggies, wagons, antique automobiles, old horse tack and cowboy paraphernalia.
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.
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).
