World / USA / New Mexico / Los Cerrillos, 5 km from center

Coordinates: 35°28'56"N 106°6'41"W

Former Turquoise City

Location where Gov. Lew Wallace wrote Ben Hur. Was a large mining town in 1870s

Category: town ghost

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Los Cerrillos - Cerrillos mining district Cash Entry Mine Galena Chief Lode Mt. Calcuhitul & Tiffany turquoise mine La Bajada Rest Area KML

Edited: 5/1/2007

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