Shakespeare, New Mexico

Shakespeare, New Mexico

Shakespeare is a ghost town in the state of New Mexico. Founded as a rest stop called Mexican Springs along a stagecoach route, it was renamed Grant after the Civil War, after General U. S. Grant. When silver was discovered nearby it became a mining town called Ralston City, named after financier William Chapman Ralston. It was finally renamed Shakespeare, and was abandoned when the mines closed in 1929. It is currently part of a privately-owned ranch, sometimes open to tourists. On November 9th, 1881, Old West outlaws "Russian Bill" Tattenbaum and Sandy King, both cattle rustlers and former members of the Clanton Faction of Tombstone, Arizona, were lynched in Shakespeare, and their bodies were left hanging for several days as a reminder to others that lawlessness would not be tolerated. The two had been captured by gunman "Dangerous Dan" Tucker, who at the time was the Shakespeare Town Marshal.

References

* [http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/nm/shakespeare.html GhostTowns.com page]


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