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Dawson Cemetery

Dawson, NM

Rows of white crosses mark victims of catastrophic coal-mine explosions that devastated the company town of Dawson in 1913 and 1923. Access may be restricted and permission requirements can change, so travelers must obey gates and posted rules.

Filed under weird history: real events too strange to have made the textbook.

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Source: newmexico.org/places-to-visit/ghost-towns/dawson/

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