Fort Seldon

Fort Selden was a US Cavalry fort named in honor of Henry R. Selden, and located in Doña Ana County, 12 miles north of Las Cruces, New Mexico. The fort was in operation from 1865 through 1891, and through its years it garrisoned numerous units of the famed Buffalo Soldiers. General Douglas MacArthur lived there as a child, when his father commanded the fort. The fort was initially built to defend and protect settlers against Apache raids, which were common at the time. Adobe walls still stand there today, and during summer weekends a "Frontier Days" program is conducted, showing period dress and lifestyles, and 19th century military life demonstrations.