Shakespeare, New Mexico
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Shakespeare is a ghost town in the state of New Mexico. Founded as a rest stop called Mexican Springs along a stagecoach route, it was renamed Grant after the Civil War, after General U. S. Grant. When silver was discovered nearby it became a mining town called Ralston City, named after financier William Chapman Ralston. It was finally renamed Shakespeare, and was abandoned when the mines closed in 1929. It is currently part of a privately-owned ranch, sometimes open to tourists.
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