Fort Craig | |
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Nearest city | Socorro, New Mexico |
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Coordinates | 33°38′25″N 107°0′46″W / 33.64028°N 107.01278°W |
Area | 15 acres (6.1 ha) |
Built | 1854 |
Website | Fort Craig Historic Site |
NRHP reference No. | 70000414[1] |
NMSRCP No. | 46 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1970 |
Designated NMSRCP | March 21, 1969 |
Fort Craig was a U.S. Army fort located along El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, near Elephant Butte Lake State Park and the Rio Grande in Socorro County, New Mexico.
The Fort Craig site was approximately 1,050 feet east-west by 600 feet north-south (320 by 180 m) and covered 40 acres (16 hectares).