Explore / North America / New Mexico
New Mexico
Blackdom homestead freedom colony
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Buttons and bucklesAlso reported: Indian Head cents, horseshoes, household items.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Unknown (Public domain).
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
,_late_19th_century_(CH_18352061).jpg){kind=link}
Why this spot
1901-1921 African American homestead colony
Founded by Frank and Ella Boyer in 1901 as the first all African American community in New Mexico Territory, it had about 300 people, a hotel, blacksmith, newspaper and Baptist church by 1908. Crop pests, alkali soil and failing wells after 1916 drove settlers away and it was empty by 1921.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
remote
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.