Black Jack's Hideout / Colfax County War

Black Jack's Hideout / Colfax County War (HMUSS)

Location: Cimarron, NM 87714 Colfax County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 30.625', W 104° 55.052'

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Side A:
Black Jack's Hideout
In Turkey Creek Canyon near here, the outlaw gang of Thomas "Black Jack" Ketchum had one of its hideouts. After a train robbery in July 1899, a posse surprised the gang at the hideout. The outlaws scattered after a bloody battle, and the Ketchum gang was broken up.

Side B:
Colfax County War
For twenty years after the 1869 sale of the Maxwell Land Grant, homesteaders, ranchers, and miners fought the new owners for control of this enormous region. The resulting murders and general breakdown of law and order led to the removal from office, in 1878, of Territorial Governor Samuel B. Axtell.
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HM NumberHMUSS
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Placed ByNew Mexico Historic Preservation Division
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Date Added Saturday, October 11th, 2014 at 11:39am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)13S E 507384 N 4040566
Decimal Degrees36.51041667, -104.91753333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 30.625', W 104° 55.052'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 30' 37.50" N, 104° 55' 3.12" W
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Area Code(s)505
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 212 E 10th St, Cimarron NM 87714, US
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