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The Point of Rocks in Colfax County is on private land, about 8 miles north and 2 miles east of a roadside park on US Highway 56. This landmark was a popular campsite with a nearby spring. There was considerable violence at this site, including the killing of the White Family in 1849.

Additional Point of Rocks photograph:
Thumbnail of the Point of Rocks, New Mexico, links to another view of the site.
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