DOÑA ANA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The remnants of a hospital structure at the Fort Selden Historic Site in Radium Springs are undergoing "major preservation work."

The land dates back as early as 400 A.D. and was first inhabited by Native American farmers called Mogollon. Fort Selden was established in April 1865 to bring peace to the region and was abandoned in 1891 as hostilities lessened and the needs of the military changed.

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Today, ruins from the fort still remain and have undergone preservation to p

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