CITY OF DUST

The lost and wondrous wreckage of America. The ceaseless road to nowhere. Yeah, that's my home.

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Too Small to be a Village, Not Large Enough to be a Town: Center Point, New Mexico

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On Highway 55, about 40 miles south of Mountainair, New Mexico, is a charming old one-room schoolhouse. It’s one of those abandoned places...
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Thursday, July 16, 2015

The Bridal Chamber: Lake Valley, New Mexico

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We’ve spent a lot of time over the past few months in Grant and Sierra Counties, including visits to Hillsboro , Kingston , Fierro , Hano...
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Sunday, June 07, 2015

Independence Day

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It was the middle of the morning on the Fourth of July and the rain was pounding down. Dirty, gray clouds hung low in the sky. Lightning f...
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

For Sale: Fort Bayard, New Mexico

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For this installment we’ll be featuring a place you can actually buy if you’ve got some money and a whole lot of gumption: Fort Bayard, Ne...
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Wednesday, May 06, 2015

Zinc Town: Hanover, New Mexico

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Just three miles southeast of Fierro, New Mexico, the town featured last time with back-to-back posts, is Hanover. Hanover was named by lo...
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Monday, April 27, 2015

Postscript-Maize and the Mexican Mafia: The Graffiti of Fierro, NM

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Yesterday’s post on the ghost town of Fierro, NM was heavily historical. In the introduction, I painted a portrait of Fierro as entirely ...
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