Torreon
This section of my page contains two photos of the torreon, one of Lincoln's first structures. It was built in the late 1850s to serve as protection against Apaches for the town's early residents. If the Apaches by chance did raid the town, the townsfolk could quickly take shelter in the torreon and remain in there for several days, since it was well-stocked with provisions. There were also several portholes in the building's walls, allowing the men inside to fire their rifles out without putting themselves in danger. When Sheriff William Brady was assassinated by the Regulators, Dep. Jack Long, who was wounded in the melee, took shelter here. Later, it was manned by several Dolan-Peppin men during the Five-Day Battle, which greatly upset Alex McSween, since he owned the property on which the torreon stood. Although it greatly deteriorated since the time of the war, in 1937 the Chaves County Historical Society undertook restoration of the building, and now it looks much as it did during the war.
This image was taken in July of 2000.
This image was taken in June 2003. Apparently the substance coating the torreon in this shot is put on to better protect it from the weather.
