The best ghost town in the southwest!

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Originally posted by steve in so az


: I visited the very best ghost town in the southwest this weekend. It's Old hachita, about 8 miles from Hachita, New mexico. I've been roamong the southwest for nearly 50 yearws now and it's the best one yet. No people living there like most other ghost towns, no junk from people, nothing for sale. It's open to the public , being on BLM land. Any SUV

: ,truck, etc can drive in. A regular car might have a rough time. There's about 22 buildings there in different states of ruins. Some have the roofs, walls, doorways, wooden planking floors, etc. The town is on one side of the hill and the mining operation is on the other.Heres some pics of it. Steve in so az



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: This must have been the explosives bldg as it has double walls and lots of vents in the outer wall.



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Originally posted by kathy


: Steve, thanks for sharing the pictures. They were

: nice and clear.

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Originally posted by Tom


: Steve,



: I have been to Old Hatchita twice and I agree with you on it being the best ghost town in the southwest; that's the same thing I tell people when the subject arises.



: Tom

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Originally posted by steve in so az


: Tom - It seems like so many ghost towns are really lived-in towns with convenience stores, stuff for sale, etc. In this one you can feel the ghosts of the past dancing on the still existing plank floors, going to the mine or checking the horses, see the woodwork and oddities they had. I just might go back soon ! Steve in so az

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Originally posted by steve in so az


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: Thanks Kathy - The pics don't do the place justice, with about 22 structures still standing it's hard to get them all :)) Steve in so az

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Originally posted by Dirk


: What worries me, I've been there a number of times, and as you say, has not been over run by people that don't care about preserving our past. The more we exploit this place, the more trash, vandalism and destruction we will see.

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Originally posted by Tom


: Old Hatchita was the scene of the two Hazlet Brothers who had a store there. One of the killers is suppose to have been John Ringo.

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Originally posted by Tom


: Old Hatchita was the scene of the killing of the two Hazlet Brothers who had a store there. One of the killers is suppose to have been John Ringo.