Dawson Cemetery
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Dawson, Colfax County, New Mexico, U.S.
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| Location | Approximately 4 mi. NW of jct. of US 64 and the Dawson Rd., Dawson, Colfax County, New Mexico, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 36°39′19″N 104°46′03″W / 36.65528°N 104.76750°W |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1913 |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000249[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 9, 1992 |
Dawson Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Dawson, New Mexico. It was established in 1913.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 9, 1992.[1][2]
Dawson was the site of two separate coal mining disasters in 1913 and 1923, and is a ghost town.[2][3] The Phelps Dodge Mining Company has historically invested in the restoration of this cemetery, which was awarded recognition in 1991 from Representative E. Kelly Mora.[2]
The three sections of the burial ground are surrounded by barbed wire or iron pipe fence and it contains roughly 600 marked graves.[2] The cemetery includes the graves of World War II casualties and coal miners; as well as immigrants from southern and eastern Europe and from Mexico.[2]
