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
instanceOf National Historic Landmark
former United States Army post
historic district
historic site
architecturalStyle military vernacular architecture
category Forts in New Mexico
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico
National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico
country United States of America
surface form: United States
foundedBy United States Army
governingBody New Mexico
surface form: State of New Mexico
hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark of the United States
property listed on the National Register of Historic Places
hasPart administration buildings
enlisted men’s barracks
hospital buildings
officers’ quarters
parade ground
stables
storehouses
inception 1855
laterFunction World War II internment camp
federal facility
federal training and administrative center
merchant marine hospital
tuberculosis sanatorium
locatedIn Fort Stanton Historic District self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fort Stanton, New Mexico

Lincoln County, New Mexico
New Mexico
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone
nearestCity Capitan, New Mexico
NRHPType historic district
openToPublic true
operator Museum of New Mexico system
surface form: New Mexico Historic Sites
originalFunction frontier fort
military post
partOf Fort Stanton Historic District self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fort Stanton State Monument

Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area
significantEvent American Civil War
U.S. military campaigns against Native Americans in the Southwest
Western frontier military campaigns
significantPeriod 19th century
significantTheme Civil War history
Native American history
Western frontier history
usedFor care of tuberculosis patients
internment of German seamen during World War II
military operations against the Mescalero Apache
protection of settlers in the Lincoln County area

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National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico contains Fort Stanton Historic District
Lincoln County, New Mexico hasNotablePlace Fort Stanton Historic District
this entity surface form: Fort Stanton
Fort Stanton Historic District locatedIn Fort Stanton Historic District self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fort Stanton, New Mexico
Fort Stanton Historic District partOf Fort Stanton Historic District self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fort Stanton State Monument
Civil War Defenses of Washington hasPart Fort Stanton Historic District
this entity surface form: Fort Stanton
Fort Circle Parks hasPart Fort Stanton Historic District
this entity surface form: Fort Stanton
Fort Stanton neighborhood hasNearbyHistoricSite Fort Stanton Historic District
this entity surface form: Fort Stanton (Civil War fort site)
Fort Circle Parks (southeastern segments) hasPart Fort Stanton Historic District
this entity surface form: Fort Stanton