Fort Stanton Historic District
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Fort Stanton Historic District is a historic 19th-century military post and later federal facility in New Mexico, recognized as a National Historic Landmark for its role in Western frontier, Civil War, and Native American history.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
National Historic Landmark
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former United States Army post → historic district → historic site → |
| architecturalStyle |
military vernacular architecture
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| category |
Forts in New Mexico
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico → National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico → |
| country |
United States
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| foundedBy |
United States Army
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| governingBody |
State of New Mexico
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| hasHeritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark of the United States
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property listed on the National Register of Historic Places → |
| hasPart |
administration buildings
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enlisted men’s barracks → hospital buildings → officers’ quarters → parade ground → stables → storehouses → |
| inception |
1855
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| laterFunction |
World War II internment camp
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federal facility → federal training and administrative center → merchant marine hospital → tuberculosis sanatorium → |
| locatedIn |
Fort Stanton, New Mexico
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Lincoln County, New Mexico NERFINISHED → New Mexico → |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Mountain Time Zone
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| nearestCity |
Capitan, New Mexico
NERFINISHED
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| NRHPType |
historic district
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| openToPublic |
true
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| operator |
New Mexico Historic Sites
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| originalFunction |
frontier fort
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military post → |
| partOf |
Fort Stanton State Monument
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Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area → |
| significantEvent |
American Civil War
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U.S. military campaigns against Native Americans in the Southwest → Western frontier military campaigns → |
| significantPeriod |
19th century
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| significantTheme |
Civil War history
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Native American history → Western frontier history → |
| usedFor |
care of tuberculosis patients
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internment of German seamen during World War II → military operations against the Mescalero Apache → protection of settlers in the Lincoln County area → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico
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contains |
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Lincoln County, New Mexico
("Fort Stanton")
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hasNotablePlace |
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Fort Stanton Historic District
("Fort Stanton, New Mexico")
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locatedIn |
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Fort Stanton Historic District
("Fort Stanton State Monument")
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partOf |