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Lake Sumner, originally named Alamogordo Lake after Alamogordo Creek, and its surrounding land became a state park in 1960. In 1974, the lake and state park were renamed Sumner in honor of Colonial Edmond Vose Sumner, who in the mid 19th Century established forts Craig, Fillmore, Thorn, and Union.
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New Mexico · United States
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Sumner Lake State Park
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Bosque Redondo Indian Reservation
Military
Fort Sumner, the Bosque Redondo Reservation, and "Billy the Kid's" Grave
Military
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Historic Site
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Old Fort Sumner and “Billy the Kid’s” Grave
Military
William "Billy the Kid" Bonney Grave 1859-1881 / Old Fort Sumner Cemetery
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