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Winston, New Mexico
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Chloride sprang up in 1880 after Harry Pye found silver, and it had nine saloons and two hotels before the 1893 panic collapsed silver prices. About a dozen people live there now among many standing buildings. The 1880 log Pioneer Store Museum, sealed with its contents in 1923 and opened as a museum in 1998, shows the town's story.
Museum hours are limited, roughly Thursday through Monday; check first.
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