Fort Sumner
Fort Sumner Ruins | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
New Mexico Historic Site
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NM State Register of Cultural Properties | |
Fort Sumner | |
| Nearest city | Fort Sumner, New Mexico |
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| Area | 50 acres (20 ha) |
| Built | 1862 |
| Architect | Alexander LaRue |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001194 |
| NMSRCP No. | 139 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 13, 1974 |
| Designated NMHS | 1968 |
| Designated NMSRCP | January 9, 1970 |
Fort Sumner was a military fort in New Mexico Territory charged with the internment of Navajo and Mescalero Apache populations from 1863 to 1868 at nearby Bosque Redondo.
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