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Lanark, New Mexico

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Lanark is a ghost town in Doña Ana County, New Mexico about 30 miles northwest of El Paso, Texas and close to Kilbourne Hole.

History

Lanark had a U.S. Post Office from 1905 until 1923. Extant is a "small collection of buildings, water tank, and fuel depot built for trains on the Southern Pacific Railroad track from El Paso, Texas to Los Angeles."

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ghost Towns in New Mexico and Texas". Retrieved December 29, 2010.

31°58′12″N 106°48′59″W / 31.97000°N 106.81639°W / 31.97000; -106.81639

Municipalities and communities of Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
County seat: Las Cruces
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