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New Mexico Hwy 104, Mile Marker 100

Fort Bascom
(1863-1870)
Fort Bascom was built to protect this area from Comanches.  In 1864, Kit Carson led a campaign against the Comanches, as did General Philip Sheridan in 1868.  The fort was also established to control the Comancheros, New Mexicans involved in illegal trade with the Comanches.  Fort Bascom was abandoned in 1870.

November 2002

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