Approximate location — plotted from published sources, not a site visit, and not a guarantee of access.
National Historic Landmark district east of Silver City established in 1866—home post for Buffalo Soldier cavalry and later a pioneering Army tuberculosis hospital (Fort Bayard Army Hospital / VA). Parade-ground era buildings, museum exhibits operated with the Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society, and the adjacent Fort Bayard National Cemetery form a walkable Chihuahuan Desert foothills historic complex.