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Shakespeare Ghost Town
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Shakespeare in 2012, seen from the hill to the southeast.
Shakespeare, New Mexico is located in New Mexico
Shakespeare, New Mexico
Location in New Mexico
Shakespeare, New Mexico is located in the United States
Shakespeare, New Mexico
Location in the United States
Location Hidalgo County, New Mexico
Nearest city Lordsburg, New Mexico
Architectural style Greek Revival, Mexican Village
NRHP reference No. 73001141
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Added to NRHP July 16, 1973

Shakespeare is a ghost town in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States. It is currently part of a privately owned ranch, sometimes open to tourists. The entire community was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

History

Buildings in Shakespeare, New Mexico
Shakespeare in 1976.

Founded as a rest stop called Mexican Springs along a stagecoach route, it was renamed Grant after the Civil War, after General U. S. Grant. When silver was discovered nearby it became a mining town called Ralston City, named after financier William Chapman Ralston. It was finally renamed Shakespeare, and was abandoned when the mines closed in 1929.

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