#enchanted circle

[adventurealldays]

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

Alicia Grace - Enchanted Circle - Lancer - 1968

[nmnomad]

Elizabethtown, aka E-Town, was founded in 1866 when gold was found in the area. It was New Mexico's first incorporated town.

[nmnomad]

Elizabethtown’s heyday was short-lived and intense. The post office opened early in the summer of 1868. There were 3,000 men working gold claims within one year. Prospectors built cabins on top of, or adjacent to, their mines. The prospectors who chose to live in town had a lengthy commute to work, trekking up the valley to Baldy Mountain.

The sawmill cranked out lumber for commercial buildings and private homes. Elizabethtown had about 100 buildings, including a couple of hotels, five stores, seven saloons, a brewery, three dance halls, two churches, a school, a flour depot, and a drugstore by 1869. The saloons boasted dance floors, gaming tables, and bars that were 100-200 feet long.

[mccato]

Down by the river... on Flickr.

Hiking at Red River NM...long exposure waterfall & stream