I am hoping tomorrow I will be able to hike down to the dam. Needless to say I stayed in the rest of the day. I heard that it was gusting between 50-60 mph. I even tried to open the door but it was obvious that it has been closed for many years.Īfter I returned to the campgrounds the wind really started to blow big time. While hiking back to the campgrounds I came upon the Fort Selden General Store. They also told me the main road to Las Cruces went right through their encampment.
They were a wealth of knowledge and loved telling stories. They also appeared in Civil War reenactments as well. I later learned that they were volunteers and did this every week end. They also gave me a lot of information about how the fort impacted the local area. It gave me the opportunity to talk in depth with them about what life must have been like at the fort.
Because of the wind I had been the only person coming by to see them. These folks were dressed in the clothing of the 1800’s when the fort was active. The flag was flying but was taken down because of the high winds. The original flag pole is still standing on the parade grounds. There were 9 Medals of Honor presented to black soldiers for gallantry in action in New Mexico alone. One cavalry unit and three infantry units were comprised of black troopers or “Buffalo Soldiers”. The front of the barracks for the troops in the fort. I can just picture them planning strategy for the troops. Latest COVID-19 coronavirus data and map for Radium Springs, NM Advertisement. Here is a pic I took looking at what is left of the back wall of the officers quarters. This is the house they lived in for three years. Where the cook hung out and made all the meals for the soldiers.Īn interesting fact about the fort was that General Douglas MacArthur, our famous general during World War II, lived with his family at the fort at a very young age. This is one of their means of transportation back in those late 1800’s. It is rather small but crammed with a lot of neat items and plenty of great information. Of course it has deteriorated badly over the years and there is not much standing.īe sure to click and then click again to enlarge all photos. Then you could go outside of the museum and see the fort. I started with a 10 minute video explaining how the fort was started and how it was used. They went out of their way to explain things to me. I think the wind kept everybody off the roads. When I got to the museum I was the only visitor there. It would be a good reason to get some much needed exercise.
It is located outside of Leasburg Dam State Park about a 1/2 mile down the road. So I took advantage of the break in the weather to check out Fort Selden. It is predicted to gust much higher, but not til later in the afternoon. The wind was still blowing, but not as bad as yesterday.
0 kommentar(er)
