Disappearance of Albert J. Fountain and his son Henry
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PeterNoG
N 32° 31.043 W 106° 22.546
13S E 370781 N 3598620
This New Mexico Historical Marker is on US 70 at mile marker 178. It's about halfway between Las Cruces and White Sands National Monument.
Waymark Code: WMCYD5
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 10/26/2011
Views: 21
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Disappearance of Albert J. Fountain and his son Henry
Albert Jennings Fountain was a Civil War veteran, New Mexico legislator and prominent lawyer. On Febuary 1, 1896 Fountain and his eight-year-old son, Henry, were traveling home to Mesilla from Lincoln. they carried grand jury indictments against cattle rustlers. Both disappeared at Chalk Hill, and their bodies were never found. In 1899 Oliver Lee and James Gililland were tried for their murder. Both were acquitted.
History::
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http://nmhistoricmarkers.org/historicmarkers.php
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