Lincoln County Courthouse (former) – Lincoln NM

City:
Lincoln, NM

Site Type:
Education and Health, Civic Facilities, Museums, Courthouses (State & Local)

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Description

“The old Lincoln County Court House where Billy the Kid made his famous escape was restored with help from WPA funds.”

-Phyllis Banks

Source notes

Banks, Phyllis Eileen. "WPA projects in Southern New Mexico windows to our past," 2003. "New Deal Sites in New Mexico," Atlas of Historic New Mexico Maps, New Mexico Humanities Council.

Location Info

988 Calle La Placita
Lincoln, NM 88338

Location notes:

Coordinates: 33.50188869999999, -105.41852

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