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JICARILLA

County: Lincoln 

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Year Established: 1892

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Year Abandoned: 1942

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Location: Twelve miles Northeast of White Oaks 

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 About: Jicarilla became a boomtown in 1892 following the discovery of gold and coal in the nearby Jicarilla Mountains and lasted for about 50 years, between 1892 and 1942

 

Remains: Old schoolhouse, post office and a couple of structures

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Sign in Jicarilla, New Mexico

Jicarilla Schoolhouse 

Old schoolhouse in Jicarilla, New Mexico

May 2006 

Old schoolhouse in Jicarilla, New Mexico

May 2006 

Old schoolhouse in Jicarilla, New Mexico

May 2006 

The Jicarilla Schoolhouse, a one-room log schoolhouse, was built in 1907 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Inside the schoolhouse in Jicarilla, New Mexico

May 2006 

An old false front building, that was formerly the store, post office, and assay office

An old false front building, that was formerly the store, post office, and assay office in Jicarilla, New Mexico

May 2006 

An old false front building, that was formerly the store, post office, and assay office in Jicarilla, New Mexico

May 2006 

Unknown Structure 

Unknown structure in Jicarilla, New Mexico

May 2006 

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