Fort Sumner, Military fort in Bosque Redondo, New Mexico, US
Fort Sumner stands on 40 square miles along the Pecos River, featuring military buildings constructed for controlling Native American populations in 1862.
The United States Congress authorized Fort Sumner's construction during conflicts with Mescalero Apache, Kiowa, and Comanche tribes, naming it after General Edwin Vose Sumner.
The fort served as an internment center where 8,500 Navajo and 500 Mescalero Apache people experienced severe hardships due to insufficient resources and poor conditions.
After its closure in 1869, rancher Lucien Maxwell purchased the fort buildings and transformed the former officer quarters into the Maxwell House residence.
The fort's military cemetery contains the graves of Wild West figure Billy the Kid and his companions Charlie Bowdre and Tom O'Folliard.
Inception: 1794
GPS coordinates: 43.66750,-70.25083
Latest update: April 22, 2025 03:00
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