Mogollon, New Mexico
Mogollon, New Mexico | |
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Street scene in the Mogollon Historic District | |
| Coordinates: 33°23′48″N 108°47′39″W / 33.39667°N 108.79417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Catron |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT |
| Area code | 575 |
Mogollon Historic District | |
Cinco de Mayo celebration in Mogollon, 1914 | |
| Location | NM 78/Bursum Rd., Mogollon, New Mexico |
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| Area | 33 acres (13 ha) |
| Built | 1889 |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001541 |
| NMSRCP No. | 38 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 10, 1987 |
| Designated NMSRCP | February 21, 1969 |
Mogollon, also called the Mogollon Historic District, is a former mining town located in the Mogollon Mountains in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. Located east of Glenwood and Alma, it was founded in the 1880s at the bottom of Silver Creek Canyon to support the gold and silver mines in the surrounding mountains. The "Little Fannie" mine became the most important employer for the town. During the 1890s, Mogollon had a transient population of between 3,000 and 6,000 miners. Because of its isolation, it had a reputation as one of the wildest mining towns in the West. Today Mogollon is listed as Fannie Hill Mill and Company Town Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.