Paranormal Researchers Share Stories At Fort Stanton & Lincoln Historic Sites After Dark Events

Front of Fort Stanton Hospital built in 1936. Photo by Kenneth Walter
 
NMHS News:
 
SANTA FE  During 160 years in operation, Fort Stanton’s served as an Army post, tuberculosis sanatorium, internment camp and correctional facility.  
 
With infamy gained through the Lincoln County Wars, and the lives of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett, the history of Lincoln, New Mexico is riddled with acts of revenge, vigilante justice and senseless violence. Between 1870 and 1886, more than 50 people met a violent end along the main road.
 
Reports of paranormal activity in these two storied southeastern New Mexico Historic Sites dates back more than a century. Spine-tingling tales from former workers and people who have had unusual experiences at these and other New Mexico venues are being preserved by the Lincoln County Paranormal Society (LCPS).
 
“In the 1920s there were reports of shadow figures and unexplained crying in the administration building. One person reported hearing Indian drums and flute music.” – LCPS website
 
“Both Fort Stanton and Lincoln take on an other-worldly atmosphere when you walk through them at night,” said Regional Manager Tim Roberts of the Lincoln and Fort Stanton Historic Site. “It’s very easy imagine you’ve been transported back in time. The experienced is greatly enhanced by the Lincoln County Paranormal Society. They bring the stories of this area to life, giving context to the experiences of the people who lived and worked here and walked these very paths.”
 
“I never believed in ghost and stuff like that until I got my janitorial job, my first night I saw something evil. El Diablo sus solo (Translation: The Devil Himself”).” – 1930s former janitor, Emanuel Beltron who quit the next morning.– LCPS website.
 
During the After Dark events visitors can explore the grounds and buildings of Lincoln and Fort Stanton, interact with costumed living historians, storytellers, and investigators from the Lincoln County Paranormal Historical Society.
 
In the 1940s amid 24 suspicious deaths, and 37 documented suicides, while working in the administration building Connie Montes reported, “Something grabbed my hair and threw me back in the chair.” – LCPS website.
 
The After Dark events are each from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. on the last Saturday of the month. The self-guided tours will begin at 6 p.m.and end at 9 p.m. $5 per person, Kids under 10 are free.
  • Mar 31, Lincoln After Dark
  • Apr 28, Stanton After Dark
  • May 26, Lincoln After Dark
  • Jun 30, Stanton After Dark
  • Jul 28, Lincoln After Dark 
  • Aug. 25, Fort Stanton After Dark
  • Oct. 26, Lincoln After Dark
  • Oct. 27, Stanton After Dark
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