The discovery of gold on Baldy Mountain in 1866 brought such a rush of fortune-seekers to the Moreno Valley that “E-town” became a roaring mining camp almost overnight. Because of water and transportation problems, and a decline in ore quality, it had become virtually a ghost town by 1875.

Marker is at the intersection of Therma Way (U.S. 64) and New Mexico Route 38, on the left when traveling east on Therma Way.

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