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The railroad and gold were often the beginnings of these towns. 1899 was Ancho's year of birth due to railroad and gold in the Jicarilla Mountains. But Ancho developed another product. A brick factory made cream colored bricks and were used on homes throughout central New Mexico. After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, trainloads of Ancho bricks traveled almost 1,500 miles to the city by the bay to help in its reconstruction. This business closed too and Ancho's population diminished considerably.
Ancho's history is brief. A plaster mill was constructed to make plaster and fertilizer after a gypsum deposit was discovered. Later fire clay was discovered and a brick plant was built. After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, trainloads of Ancho brick were sent 1,460 miles to reconstruct that city.
But when U. S. Highway 54 was paved and rerouted two miles to the west, bypassing Ancho, it spelled disaster to the town. The school closed, as did the brick plant, and the railroad canceled its stops there in 1959.
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There are many local stories that this town is haunted. The experiences range from the sound of "something" following you, doors and windows closing by themselves and the occasional apparition or two.
We surveyed the entire townsite. Although it can be quite creepy, the wind and condition of the buildings themselves account for the majority of the "phenomena" reported there.
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This location is probably not haunted. all of the reported phenomena is easily explainable. The deserted town is creepy, which probably lead to the rumors that it is haunted. |
