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]

References

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

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