Road Trip 10-5-1991 Santa Fe to White Oaks New Mexico in a 1948 Chevrolet

Road trip in an original 1948 Chevy in 1991.____
http://www.whiteoaksnewmexico.com/Home06/historypaper.html _______
White Oaks is a ghost town in Lincoln County, New Mexico. Located on the outskirts of the Lincoln National Forest, it became a boomtown in 1879 following the discovery of gold and coal in the nearby Jicarilla Mountains.
In 1879, following the discovery of gold and coal in the Jicarilla Mountains, White Oaks sprang into existence from nothing. It was frequented by notable Old West personalities, including Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, and Shotgun John Collins. Jonathan H. Wise established the town's first newspaper in 1880, called the White Oaks Golden Era.
In November, 1880, a posse originating in White Oaks pursued Billy the Kid a distance of over forty miles, culminating in a standoff, during which the posse accidentally shot and killed Deputy Sheriff Jim Carlysle, as the latter was attempting to negotiate with the outlaw. Billy the Kid escaped.
The town, at its peak, had a population of 2,000 people, reached by 1890. In 1882, with a population of 500, construction was completed on Starr's Opera House, and the town sported several saloons, several general stores, a school, and a town hall. In 1884 Lyman Hood held the first church services in an actual church building, with those meetings taking place previously in the town hall. During this period, there were brothels with many prostitutes, and the town was frequently a haven for cattle rustlers and other outlaws.
By 1885, White Oaks had settled down, and was beginning to thrive. Three attorneys, John Y. Hewitt, H. B. Fergusson, and George Barber, opened businesses there, and other professionals began to arrive in town to open their own businesses. However, its continued existence was dependent on a railroad passing through it. This did not happen, with the railroad instead running twelve miles to the west, through Carrizozo, New Mexico, and by the late 1890s the mines had dried up, and the population dwindled. By the early 1900s the town was a shadow of its previous self. It is now a ghost town, with several of the more permanent buildings still standing today.

Susan McSween Barber, widow of Alexander McSween who was killed during the Lincoln County War, became known as the "Cattle Queen of New Mexico" in the late 19th century, having over 5,000 head of cattle. In 1902 she sold out, and moved to White Oaks, where she remained until her death in 1931. She is buried in the old White Oaks cemetery, along with another notable, former New Mexico state Governor William McDonald, the state's first governor after achieving statehood.
In 1970, White Oaks was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district.

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[leokimvideo]

now this is a change, classic

[mg4150]

@leokimvideo Hi Leo!

Thanks for dropping by!

[SIXSTRING63]

Ah ! the good old days, cruising and drinking beers. God help you these days , you could get off for armed robbery easier than getting caught driving after 2 beers.

[mg4150]

@SIXSTRING63 LOL Not a big deal back then!

Yes, they throw you in jail now for even being UNDER the legal limit. Damn Nazis. lol

[SuperChuck3]

dont drink and drive! :o

[mg4150]

@SuperChuck3 I swear, that wasn't me! LOL

[talennto]

of course ,good dreaming.Greetings

[frenchytouch]

great!!

[mrsullyrox]

that was very cool- thanks for posting! matt

[mg4150]

@Cliner98

Those things are heavy! Around that time we bought 28 pumps like that and older ones for $100 for all 28 of them! We rented a U haul truck and drove near Amarillo to pick them up. I restored several of them back then. I sold the rest of them unrestored as-is and I still regret doing that.