Fox Cave
| Fox Cave | |
|---|---|
| Ice Cave | |
 A photo taken of the exterior of Fox Cave in 1955 | |
| Location | Ruidoso, New Mexico |
| Geology | Micritic limestone |
Fox Cave is located on East Highway 70 between Roswell and Alamogordo, near Ruidoso, New Mexico.[1][2] It was once used as a hideout by William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid and also known as Henry Antrim, a 19th-century American gunman who participated in the Lincoln County War and became a frontier outlaw in the American Old West.[1]
Originally known as "Ice Cave" in the late 1800s and early 1900s, the rocks of Fox Cave are primarily micritic limestone. The cave was formed over thousands of years by erosion of the rock caused by the Ruidoso River.[2][3]
The Ruidoso River Museum was located at Fox Cave from 2013.[4] The owner of the cave and museum constructed seven small buildings on the property at Fox Cave.[4] The collection featured artifacts, photographs and documents relating to the notable figures of the Old West and those involved in the Lincoln County War, including Billy the Kid, sheriffs William Brady and Pat Garrett and lawyer and businessman Alexander McSween.[5] The museum closed and was replaced with a retailer.[6]
References
- ^ a b Lemay, John. Towns of Lincoln County. Arcadia Publishing, 2010, p. 90
- ^ a b "History Snips". Rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ^ Steven J. Skotnicki (May 2009). "Preliminary Geologic Map of the Lincoln Quadrangle,Lincoln County, New Mexico"[permanent dead link], New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
- ^ a b Brooks, Kelly (Nov 13, 2013). "Ruidoso River Museum moves to Fox Cave plan to open in May". Ruidoso News. p. A6. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "Pat Garrett - exhibition at Ruidoso River Museum". Ruidoso News. 2012-10-22. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
- ^ "Fox Cave: Billy the Kid, Zombie Hands (Closed), Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
Further reading
- Lemay, John (2010). Towns of Lincoln County - John LeMay. ISBN 9780738579085. Retrieved 2013-08-18.