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About Carrizozo Heritage Museum
The Carrizozo Heritage Museum, housed in a 1940s building that was once a frozen food locker and ice plant, opened as a museum in 2003. It showcases railroad and ranching history through exhibits such as a 1930s ranch kitchen, an early country schoolroom, and a homesteader's log cabin. An adjacent 1938 electric plant building features railroad memorabilia, a chuck wagon, and a mining exhibit. A gift shop offers books on local history.
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Serving Carrizozo, NM
The Carrizozo Heritage Museum, housed in a 1940s building that was once a frozen food locker and ice plant, opened as a museum in 2003. It showcases railroad and ranching history through exhibits such as a 1930s ranch kitchen, an early country schoolroom, and a homesteader's log cabin. An adjacent 1938 electric plant building features railroad memorabilia, a chuck wagon, and a mining exhibit. A gift shop offers books on local history.