National Register of Historic Places

Fort Wingate Historic District

Fort Wingate, McKinley County, New Mexico

Listed

May 25, 1978

Type

District

Period

Early Republic

Ref No.

78003076

About this property

Fort Wingate was a military installation near Gallup, New Mexico, United States. There were two other locations in New Mexico called Fort Wingate: Seboyeta (1849–1862) and San Rafael (1862–1868). The most recent Fort Wingate (1868–1993) was established at the former site of Fort Lyon, on Navajo territory, initially to control and "protect" the large Navajo tribe to its north. The fort at San Rafael was the staging point for the Navajo deportation known as the Long Walk of the Navajo. From 1870 onward the garrison near Gallup was concerned with Apaches to the south, and through 1890 hundreds of Navajo Scouts were enlisted at the fort. Fort Wingate supplied 100 tons of Composition B high explosives to the Manhattan Project for use in the first Trinity test and became an ammunition depot "Fort Wingate Depot Activity" from World War II until it was closed by the 1993 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. Environmental cleanup of UXO, perchlorate, and lead as well as land transfer continue to the present day. The Fort Wingate Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The associated community was first listed as the Fort Wingate census-designated place in 2020, with a population of 328 during the 2020 census.

Location

Fort Wingate, McKinley County, New Mexico

35.46765, -108.54127

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Questions about this property

When was Fort Wingate Historic District listed on the National Register?

Fort Wingate Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 25, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Fort Wingate Historic District?

Fort Wingate Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Fort Wingate Historic District?

The period of significance for Fort Wingate Historic District is recorded as the early_republic era.

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