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Railroad Historian to Be Featured Speaker at Historic Fort Bayard Event
Saturday, May 04, 2019, 06:00pm |
Reservations needed by May 2. In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the completion of the first Transcontinental Railroad, the Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society will host a dinner and program featuring Mr. Prince McKenzie, currently the Executive Director of the El Paso Railroad and Transportation Museum. His talk will concentrate on “The Second Transcontinental Railroad: Opening the Southwest, and Closing the Frontier”, and will explain how El Paso came to be the most important rail hub in the Southwest.
Location 11600 Hwy 180
Silver City NM 88061
Contact For reservations: 575-574-2573