Thank you for this video. I think it was so interesting. The town actually had more buildings than I expected. To think of all the activity that it once had!
The landscape is very similar to highway 160 from Durango to I25 if you get off the highway in the small gravel roads with those sme strange looking pines and rolling hills that could be good horse or cattle county if managed properly it's uniquely to say the least. Thank you
My kids great father owns this land. They usually go visit during the summer and spend a week there. I my self have been there with my ex husband and let me tell you this place is haunted. I have heard and seen apparitions, it's definitely scary at night.
Was Richard Conway you great Grandpa? Ive been working on a family tree, and recently discovered that I am related to him through his daughter Dorotea.
I had the honer of living at Loma Parda with my boyfriend. We helped Ben out.. I miss going to them cemetery planting flowers with Ben. Loma Parda is so beauitful... Peaceful ... I miss it. and I miss Ben and his daughter Lou... Also chucks and Skinny. it was a great honer to spend 4 months there.... Ben keep loving Loma Parda.
Great video.... as a preservationist in the original town site of the old 1800’s Adobe homes in Las Cruces (Mesquite Historic District) this video truly touches my heart. So much of our heritage in New Mexico has been lost. Do you know if any of the original plats or maps of this original site which show the structures and what they were were ever made and where they are still exist??
I just recently finished reading Mustang Man by Louis L'Amour and the near the end of the story the characters wind up in Loma Parda. He gave a nice description but seeing it like this is pretty cool. Thanks for the video.
My ex and I lived there at Loma Parda.We were friends with Ben Boca. Anyway they didn't mention that at the end of the road where they turned around off to the left is a small cemetary dated back to the early 1800's.I don't know if Ben is still there,we were there in 2003,but the old town does have a few ghosts. Or it did when we were there.
Were you in a camper? Are there any sort of utilities? You must have been further down the road or something; I only saw like one house, the trailer house, that looked like it might be livable.
As soon as you cross the little bridge over the creek you should see the ghost town. THREE miles across the ghost town. Is fort union. When we went there one of the rangers told us their was ghosts there too. I felt like something was there and thats when the ranger said their was ghosts there
Loma Parda means literally in spoken Spanish "unplowable ground" of hillocks and uneven terrain. That could be a result of northern NM agricultural lexicon rather than actual nomenclature.
Wow this was interesting. Wonder it more was left when I went near there, 1960s. Not checked yet, but wonder if any remains of Fort Union...............
Thank you for posting and sharing the video. I can imagine the ride would have been more uncomfortable with stage coach. I would have brought a shovel if it wasn't on private property might have got lucky and found something.
Someone please help. I am fascinated by the star fort/bastian fort, at fort union. The star fort that is quite similar to the one which the statue of liberty sits atop. Now if these 2 forts where around the same age, wouldn't we see less deterioration of fort union in its much drier climate? Yet only a footprint of fort union exists? Why? Does anyone subscribe to an alternative of unions history?
I was at the Fort Union Monument and watched a short film. It stated that the fort was being taken apart on purpose. A woman who lived there as an officer’s wife, visited the fort around 1920? She expressed concern over this and helped stop the destruction of the fort. Her name was Marion Sloan Russell. She wrote a book about her life at Fort Union and in southern Colorado. It is a VERY good book: Land of Enchantment.
No offense, Mr. RedCrow, but that would be like robbing a grave to remove these bricks and that wood. They were meant to fall right where they stood. I hope I never see the day when all these wonderful "ruins" are dismantled & sold to the tourists. Tragedy befall anyone foolish enough to rob NM of its history like that.
Love the old remains. Thanks.
Thank you for this video. I think it was so interesting. The town actually had more buildings than I expected. To think of all the activity that it once had!
This is a great video! It is unusual to see this large of an amount of structures in most ghost towns.
My grandpa Ben CDebaca currently still lives in Loma Parda and owns land
The landscape is very similar to highway 160 from Durango to I25 if you get off the highway in the small gravel roads with those sme strange looking pines and rolling hills that could be good horse or cattle county if managed properly it's uniquely to say the least. Thank you
My kids great father owns this land. They usually go visit during the summer and spend a week there. I my self have been there with my ex husband and let me tell you this place is haunted. I have heard and seen apparitions, it's definitely scary at night.
My family once owned many, many acres of land there in Loma Parda. My great grandpa even had his own dairy farm.
Was Richard Conway you great Grandpa? Ive been working on a family tree, and recently discovered that I am related to him through his daughter Dorotea.
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Thanks for sharing. Great video
Wonderful to feel like you are actually driving yourself along this road
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I had the honer of living at Loma Parda with my boyfriend. We helped Ben out.. I miss going to them cemetery planting flowers with Ben. Loma Parda is so beauitful... Peaceful ... I miss it. and I miss Ben and his daughter Lou... Also chucks and Skinny. it was a great honer to spend 4 months there.... Ben keep loving Loma Parda.
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We have roads like tht here in Kentucky
Great video.... as a preservationist in the original town site of the old 1800’s Adobe homes in Las Cruces (Mesquite Historic District) this video truly touches my heart. So much of our heritage in New Mexico has been lost. Do you know if any of the original plats or maps of this original site which show the structures and what they were were ever made and where they are still exist??
I just recently finished reading Mustang Man by Louis L'Amour and the near the end of the story the characters wind up in Loma Parda. He gave a nice description but seeing it like this is pretty cool. Thanks for the video.
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Is there people living in that town still? Seen a motorhome in the background
I love ghost towns and I love New Mexico! Thank you so much for posting this.
I wonder if you were to sit out there on a quiet summer night if you could still hear music and laughter from the old days.
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Pinon Hills and dirt roads going 5 mph smelling the pine fresh air can't understand why leave I dont blame the ghosts for stayiing. Great Video!
So peaceful.
My brother worked on the fort union ranch in 1975.beautiful country. Had a story that someone came to old saloon with metal detector. Made killing.
thank you.
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The town even the ghosts didn't want! Too remote for me. I'm sure it was wild back in the day.
Rough road
Did the dogs belong to someone. Somewere.Or was they hoping for food and water.??
I think someone lives there in a mobile home. The dogs are taken care of.
My ex and I lived there at Loma Parda.We were friends with Ben Boca. Anyway they didn't mention that at the end of the road where they turned around off to the left is a small cemetary dated back to the early 1800's.I don't know if Ben is still there,we were there in 2003,but the old town does have a few ghosts. Or it did when we were there.
Were you in a camper? Are there any sort of utilities? You must have been further down the road or something; I only saw like one house, the trailer house, that looked like it might be livable.
There was three houses when I lived there. But that was in 2003 the man who owned that ghost town s name was Ben Boca I beleive
As soon as you cross the little bridge over the creek you should see the ghost town. THREE miles across the ghost town. Is fort union. When we went there one of the rangers told us their was ghosts there too. I felt like something was there and thats when the ranger said their was ghosts there
Im sorry 3 miles past the ghost town is fort union. The soldiers would go to loma parda to party
Cool, thanks! I'd like to hang out there for a week or so; I'm from Ruidoso, so it's plausible.
Loma Parda means literally in spoken Spanish "unplowable ground" of hillocks and uneven terrain. That could be a result of northern NM agricultural lexicon rather than actual nomenclature.
I think it literally means brown hill, but I'm not sure.
Wow this was interesting. Wonder it more was left when I went near there, 1960s. Not checked yet, but
wonder if any remains of Fort Union...............
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Omg how do i get to this?? Is it on state land like are we aloud to walk around??
Aloud is for speaking, Allowed is for walking
Well the english teacher in the room has been heard from
Slow down and look at what you are passing. I would have gotten out to see the old crumble buildings
Thank you for posting and sharing the video. I can imagine the ride would have been more uncomfortable with stage coach. I would have brought a shovel if it wasn't on private property might have got lucky and found something.
The name of town..the construction line.. the landcape.. the soil .. is like Córdoba Argentina
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Someone please help. I am fascinated by the star fort/bastian fort, at fort union. The star fort that is quite similar to the one which the statue of liberty sits atop. Now if these 2 forts where around the same age, wouldn't we see less deterioration of fort union in its much drier climate? Yet only a footprint of fort union exists? Why? Does anyone subscribe to an alternative of unions history?
I was at the Fort Union Monument and watched a short film. It stated that the fort was being taken apart on purpose. A woman who lived there as an officer’s wife, visited the fort around 1920? She expressed concern over this and helped stop the destruction of the fort. Her name was Marion Sloan Russell. She wrote a book about her life at Fort Union and in southern Colorado. It is a VERY good book: Land of Enchantment.
this is an interesting ghost town again in new mexico.
No offense, Mr. RedCrow, but that would be like robbing a grave to remove these bricks and that wood. They were meant to fall right where they stood. I hope I never see the day when all these wonderful "ruins" are dismantled & sold to the tourists. Tragedy befall anyone foolish enough to rob NM of its history like that.
@Robert Gardea Its privately owned land. I know some of the owners.
Where they cemetery
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dirt bumpy roads were originally meant for horses not cars. that's why it's healthy for tires.
Would be so much nicer viewing if y’all used a gimbal.
Air down your tires a bit,,, easier on you, your tires, and your truck.
is this on BLM land ? wondering if metal detecting would be possible ..never mind LOL
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