A visitor center offers exhibits on frontier and military life and living history demonstrations are occasionally offered on weekends from 1-4 pm, May 1-Sept. Today the stark adobe brick walls of the frontier past evoke a feeling of personal connection to the past. By 1890 criminals and raiding parties were no longer considered a threat as hostilities and, like many small forts in the Southwest, the government decommissioned the fort and it was abandoned in 1891.
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A young Douglas Mac Arthur called the fort home while his father was post commander in the late 1880s. Several of the units stationed at the fort were black troopers, referred to as Buffalo Soldiers. Infantry and Cavalry, the intent was to protect settlers and travelers in the Mesilla Valley from desperados and Apache Indians. New Mexico Dona Ana County Radium Springs 12305 Desert Edge Rd Presented by: Angel Guevara Brokered by: Keller Williams Realty NEW 1/14 For Sale 88,000 Est. The fort was established in an effort to bring peace to the south central region of present day New Mexico. Built in 1865 by troops from Albuquerque, the entire post was constructed of adobe with the exception of the Administration Building. The most popular site to visit is Fort Selden State Monument. The Zestimate for this house is 468,700, which has increased by 468,700 in the last 30 days. From about mid-March to mid-October the park is also a venue for fishing, canoeing, and kayaking in the Rio Grande. 23419 Highway 185, Radium Springs, NM is a single family home that contains 2,595 sq ft and was built in 2003. Leasburg Dam State Park offers year-round camping, picnicking, and bird watching. Constructed in 1908, it is one of the oldest diversion dams in New Mexico which was constructed not to hold back the flow of the Rio Grande river, but to instead divert it into a system of canals for use by nearby farms.
It flourished for almost 50 years, then fell from favor, and was even once used as a women's prison and also an art center.Īnother unique feature of Radium Springs is the Leasburg Dam. This page provides details for the Radium Springs post office located at 1145 Fort Selden Rd Radium Springs New Mexico 88054. It attracted many people who felt the water was beneficial for arthritis, nerve problems and many other diseases. The current Trulia Estimate for 2065 County Road D061 is 393,000. The small town of Radium Springs is located on NM 185 west of the Rio Grande and across from Fort Selden State Monument and the ruins of a 19th-century army outpost Fort Selden. This property is not currently available for sale. It was when the post office was established, that a mineral analysis of the water was performed and showed enough "millimicrocuries" of radium per liter of water that the town could use the word "radium" in its name! In the 1920s the Radium Springs Resort Hotel was built with bathhouses connected to the wells. 2065 County Road D061, Radium Springs, NM 88054 is a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 2,400 sqft single-family home built in 2005.
The community owes its name to the free-slowing mineral hot springs that were often frequented by soldiers from nearby Fort Selden. Property is across the road from large lot subdivision with newer homes valued $500,000-$1,000,000 Conveniently located between Las Cruces and Hatch not far from I-25.The small town of Radium Springs is located on NM 185 west of the Rio Grande and across from Fort Selden State Monument and the ruins of a 19th-century army outpost Fort Selden. Fishing not allowed at the North day use and canal. Another stand-alone covered 2 stall carport has more vehicle parking. Swimming North day use area only Trails: 2.25 Miles Hiking Mountain Biking Interpretive Trail Wildlife Viewing Birding Prohibited Activities: No swimming within 150’ of the diversion dam. Ranch house has large living areas, saltillo and ceramic tile floors throughout, beamed ceiling family room/kitchen, newer refrigerated air conditioning, large sun porch overlooking rear orchard multi-room detached shop building with water, heat and cooling shares a roof with huge attached carport. 153 mature pecan trees, irrigation wells with 17.65 Acre feet of underground water rights, space for large animals with former arena, open barn, corrals, etc. In past 5 years, electrical upgraded, new roof, new roof-mounted HVAC system, new septic system. The Rent Zestimate for this home is 1,229/mo, which has increased by 1,229/mo in the last 30 days. On the Rio Grande River New Mexico style rural ranch living on fully fenced 8 Acres subdivided in 4 parcels allowing for possible future re-development of or selling off homesites along Valley Drive. 1 Radium Spgs, Radium Springs, NM is a single family home.
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