Fort Sumner
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For other uses, see Fort Sumner (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Fort Sumter.
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Fort Sumner Ruins | |
Nearest city | Fort Sumner, New Mexico |
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Area | 50 acres (20 ha) |
Built | 1862 (1862) |
Architect | Alexander LaRue |
NRHP reference No. | 74001194[1] |
NMSRCP No. | 139 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 13, 1974 |
Designated NMHS | 1968[2] |
Designated NMSRCP | January 9, 1970 |
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Fort Sumner was a military fort in New Mexico Territory charged with the internment of Navajo and Mescalero Apache populations from 1863 to 1868 at nearby Bosque Redondo.