village of Lincoln, New Mexico

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The village of Lincoln, New Mexico is a small historic community in the American Southwest best known for its well-preserved 19th-century buildings and its central role in the Lincoln County War involving figures like Billy the Kid.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place
historic community
village
associatedWithPerson Alexander McSween
Billy the Kid
James Dolan
John Tunstall
Lawrence Murphy
Lew Wallace
category Historic districts in New Mexico
Old West towns in the United States
Populated places in Lincoln County, New Mexico
country United States of America
foundedAs La Placita del Rio Bonito
governingBody Lincoln County authorities
governingState New Mexico
surface form: State of New Mexico
hasArchitectureStyle 19th-century frontier architecture
adobe architecture
hasAreaCode 575
hasBuilding Montano Store
Old Lincoln County Courthouse
San Juan Mission Church
Torreon (defensive tower)
Tunstall Store
hasClimate semi-arid climate
hasCountySeat Carrizozo, New Mexico
hasHeritageDesignation U.S. National Historic Landmark District
surface form: National Historic Landmark District

listed on the National Register of Historic Places
hasMuseum Lincoln Historic Site
surface form: Lincoln Historic Site museums
hasPopulationCharacteristic small population
hasPostalCode 88338
historicalEra Old West
surface form: American Old West
historicalEvent Lincoln County War
knownFor Lincoln County War
association with Billy the Kid
well-preserved 19th-century buildings
locatedIn southwestern United States
surface form: American Southwest

Lincoln County, New Mexico NERFINISHED
New Mexico
locatedNear Capitan, New Mexico
Ruidoso, New Mexico
locatedOn Rio Bonito
U.S. Route 380 NERFINISHED
namedAfter Abraham Lincoln
partOf Lincoln Historic District
primaryEconomicActivity tourism
timeZone Mountain Time Zone
tourismType heritage tourism

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Lincoln Historic District partOf village of Lincoln, New Mexico
Lincoln County, New Mexico contains village of Lincoln, New Mexico
this entity surface form: Town of Lincoln, New Mexico
John Tunstall employer village of Lincoln, New Mexico
this entity surface form: Tunstall & McSween store in Lincoln, New Mexico Territory