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Carrizozo, the county seat of Lincoln County, was established in 1899 as a new town on the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad. Nearby is the ghost town of White Oaks, once a booming mining camp. Billy the Kid, Sheriff Pat Garrett, Governor Lew Wallace, and Albert Bacon Fall all figured prominently in the history of the area.
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Carrizozo, New Mexico · United States
