gone and forgotten

 

The heyday of Texico, New Mexico lasted less than a decade.  The first settlers arrived in 1902, the site bustled with churches and saloons, and then the railroad located in nearby Clovis.  Many business moved lock, stock and barrel.  The cemetery just outside town has participated in the Cemeteries of New Mexico preservation project and has maintained its gravestones amid the arid landscape. "Unknown" marks the final resting place a forgotten early citizen.

 

Texico Cemetery

Texico, New Mexico

1.2.2014