Blackdom Townsite

Blackdom Townsite (HM120F)

Location: Hagerman, NM 88232 Chaves County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 5.808', W 104° 26.557'

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West of this location stood the now abandoned community of Blackdom. The community was founded circa 1908 by Francis Marion Boyer and his wife Ella. Several dozen African American families homesteaded nearly 15,000 acres of land and built a self-sustaining community that boasted a general store and a Baptist Church. Officially platted in 1920, the community was eventually abandoned due to continued problems with irrigation from the distant Pecos River.
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HM NumberHM120F
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Placed ByNew Mexico Historic Preservation Division
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Date Added Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at 2:03am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13S E 552011 N 3662156
Decimal Degrees33.09680000, -104.44261667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 5.808', W 104° 26.557'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 5' 48.48" N, 104° 26' 33.42" W
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Area Code(s)505
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 7551 Co Rd 13, Hagerman NM 88232, US
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