New Mexico Ghost Towns

County: Sandoval 

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Year Established: 1914

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Year Abandoned: 1932

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Location: 14 miles south from Cuba on NM 550

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About: La Ventana was first settled in the late 1870's by spanish speaking people who farmed the fertile land along the Rio Puerco. The town was resettled in 1914 and grew into a coal mining town during the mid 1920's to the mid 1930's. The depression years brought an end to the town. 

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Remains: Not much left. One building is being renovated. 

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