National Register of Historic Places

Dawson Cemetery

Dawson, Colfax County, New Mexico
Listed
April 8, 1992
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
92000249

About this property

Dawson Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Dawson, New Mexico. It was established in 1913. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 9, 1992. Dawson was the site of two separate coal mining disasters in 1913 and 1923, and is a ghost town. The Phelps Dodge Mining Company has historically invested in the restoration of this cemetery, which was awarded recognition in 1991 from Representative E. Kelly Mora. The three sections of the burial ground are surrounded by barbed wire or iron pipe fence and it contains roughly 600 marked graves. The cemetery includes the graves of World War II casualties and coal miners; as well as immigrants from southern and eastern Europe and from Mexico. National Register of Historic Places listings in Colfax County, New Mexico Media related to Dawson Cemetery at Wikimedia Commons U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dawson Cemetery

Location

Dawson, Colfax County, New Mexico
36.65557, -104.76756

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When was Dawson Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Dawson Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 8, 1992.

What type of historic resource is Dawson Cemetery?

Dawson Cemetery is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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