Seven Rivers, New Mexico

Last updated May 20, 2019

Seven Rivers, New Mexico was formerly a ghost town, located between Carlsbad and Artesia, New Mexico.^[1] The town itself was first settled in the mid-1860s, and for a time thrived as a trading post. Its name derives from seven creeks that flowed through it, into the Pecos River.^[2] The Seven Rivers Warriors, a gang that operated on the Murphy-Dolan side of the Lincoln County War, used the town as its refuge.^[2] Both the Jessie Evans Gang and the John Kinney Gang also frequented the town during that time.^[2] The town grown in the 1880s with the addition of a schoolhouse, hotel, post office and saloons.^[2] The town eventually declined until only the cemetery remained until 1988, when the Brantley Dam was constructed and the cemetery was moved to Artesia.^[2]

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References

↑ Ganurse. "Seven Rivers Cemetery Historical Marker". Waymarking.com . Groundspeak, Inc. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
1 2 3 4 5 Brown, Alan (9 September 2016). Haunted Southwest. Arcadia Publishing. p. 62. ISBN 9781439658710.

Coordinates: 32°35′42″N104°25′18″W / 32.59500°N 104.42167°W / 32.59500; -104.42167

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[1] Ganurse. "Seven Rivers Cemetery Historical Marker". Waymarking.com . Groundspeak, Inc. Retrieved 19 May 2019.

[Brown-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Brown, Alan (9 September 2016). Haunted Southwest. Arcadia Publishing. p. 62. ISBN 9781439658710.