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  • The Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
  • Elephant Butte Lake State Park and Reservoir
  • Old Mesilla
  • Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
  • City of Rocks State Park
  • Very Large Array Radio Telescopes
  • Catwalk
  • New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum
  • Deming Luna County Mimbres Museum
  • Shakespeare Ghost Town

    • Upcoming events throughout Old West Country:

    Sep 11: Shakespeare Ghost Town visitors day
    Visitors are welcome to tour town.  3 miles southeast of Lordsburg 575-542-9034
    Sep 24: 30th Annual Whole Ebchilata Fiesta 2010
    The 30th annual celebration should be bigger and better than previous years  Las Cruces 575-571-9569
    Sep 25: Mimbres Valley Harvest Festival
    The 5th annual Mimbres Festival started with a small group of energetic ladies and a smakk amount of seed money. Come enjoy the local food and the excitement of locals proud of their communities.  Half-hour east of Silver City at San Lorenzo school grounds 575-313-5247
    Oct 9: Shakespear Ghost Town -- Visitors Days
    Shakespeare Ghost Town is open to the public to tour.  3 miles sotheast of Lordsburg 575-542-9034
    Oct 23: Shakespeare Ghost Town Re-enactment
    Tours and re-enactments of the period when the town was booming  3 miles southeast of Shakespeare 575-542-9034
     
     
    Cuchillo
    Cuchillo, named for nearby Cuchillo Negro (Black Knife) Creek, which took its name from a local Apache chief. It was settled by Hispanic farmers and ranchers in the 1850s. It became a stop for the stagecoach line and a resting place for travelers in the late 1800s, being midway between the railroad in Engle and the mines near Chloride and Winston.

    The former stagecoach stop is currently closed while the owner restores the bar and general store (Cuchillo Bar & Store). The building dates back to the beginning of the town's history. Old stables and 1907's San Jose Catholic Church are also extant.

    Often called a ghost town, Cuchillo really IS home to several ghosts who's presence has been verified by a number of "ghost hunters" from around the world.  Ritch's Pecans & Candy Shoppe is open October-May.  Cuchillo Cafe is open each Friday-Sunday.
    Photo and text courtesy Geronimo Trail National Scenic Byway


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