New Mexico State Hospital
(formerly Las Vegas Medical Center)
(now) New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute
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Las Vegas, San Miguel County, New Mexico
The story of desecration at The State Hospital Patient Cemetery

A heartbreaking example of cemetery disregard

History of The NM State Hospital Cemetery

The State Hospital Cemetery

Patients Rolls

Photos and data provided by
The Mental Health Association of New Mexico
Copyright C. W. Barnum

Photo Essay


 A surviving headstone
 


Dilapidated fence and gate


Cattle Gate

 


Cattle dung on a surviving Grave


Destroyed grave marker

 


Rotting wooden marker


Cattle roaming in cemetery


Damaged Headstone


Deteriorated fence line


Summer View


Winter View


Volunteers attempting to locate damaged grave sites