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Lincoln Historic Site - MNMF. Lincoln was made famous by the Lincoln County War (1878–1881), one of the most violent periods in New Mexico history. It was then that Billy the Kid forever etched his legend into American history and memory as he escaped the local courthouse, killed two deputies, and rode out of town on a stolen horse.
The Lincoln County War was a conflict between rival cattle barons in 19th-century New Mexico Territory. In the early 1870s, two men by the names of Lawrence Murphy and James Dolan owned the only store in Lincoln County — Murphy & Dolan Mercantile and Banking. Soon, another man named John Riley also entered the business.
Lincoln is an unincorporated village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. Description. The Torreon, a rock fort tower where settlers hid during Indian raids. The community sits in the Bonito Valley between the Sacramento Mountains and the Capitan Mountains at an elevation of 5,696 feet.
