Fort Craig

Fort Craig
Fort Craig is located in New Mexico
Fort Craig
Fort Craig is located in the United States
Fort Craig
Nearest citySocorro, New Mexico
Coordinates33°38′25″N 107°0′46″W / 33.64028°N 107.01278°W / 33.64028; -107.01278
Area15 acres (6.1 ha)
Built1854 (1854)
WebsiteFort Craig Historic Site
NRHP reference No.70000414[1]
NMSRCP No.46
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1970
Designated NMSRCPMarch 21, 1969

Fort Craig was a U.S. Army fort located along El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, near Elephant Butte Lake State Park and the Rio Grande in Socorro County, New Mexico.

The Fort Craig site was approximately 1,050 feet east-west by 600 feet north-south (320 by 180 m) and covered 40 acres (16 hectares).

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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