FORT THORNE

NAME: Fort Thorne COUNTY: DONA ANA ROADS: 2WD GRID: 6 CLIMATE: hot. Dry. Dusty. Windy. Cold. beautiful! BEST TIME TO VISIT: any time

COMMENTS: FORT THORNE: Post office 1855 / 1859. REMAINS: Please inquire locally

FORT THORNE: At the upper end of Mesilla Valley on the W bank of the Rio Grande; N of present community of Hatch, and W of Salem. Established in 1853 by Col. E. V. Sumner and abandoned in 1859. Named by W. H. Emory in honor of Capt. Herman Thorne. Submitted by: Samuel W McWhorter

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