Historical Marker

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The crossroads of History. Northeast is the Ghost Town of White Oaks, a once booming mining camp, where Emerson Hough lived and laid the scene of this book, Heart's Desire. Famous names like Billy the Kid, Sheriff Pat Garrett, Governor Lew Wallace, and Albert Bacon Fall all figured prominently in the history of the area. Population–1222. Elevation–5438 ft.