Fort Sumner
34°24′07″N 104°11′41″W / 34.40194°N 104.19472°W
Fort Sumner Ruins | |
Fort Sumner | |
| Nearest city | Fort Sumner, New Mexico |
|---|---|
| Area | 50 acres (20 ha) |
| Built | 1862 |
| Architect | Alexander LaRue |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001194 |
| NMSRCP No. | 139 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 13, 1974 |
| Designated NMHS | 1968 |
| Designated NMSRCP | January 9, 1970 |
Fort Sumner was a military fort in New Mexico Territory charged with the internment of Navajo and Mescalero Apache populations from 1863 to 1868 at nearby Bosque Redondo.