New Mexico Ghost Towns

County: Grant  

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Year Established: 1860

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Year Abandoned: Semi Ghost Town (pop 209 as of 2020)

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About: The town began in 1860 when three frustrated 49ers, Thomas Birch, Colonel Snively and another guy named Hicks, stopped to take a drink in Bear Creek and discovered gold. 

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Remains:

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