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HISTORY Fort Bayard was built along the Apache Trail , becoming a permanent post in 1866 - the same year the first interment in the cemetery was made. In 1899 , the fort was deactivated and it became a Tuberculosis hospital and research center. In 1922 the hospital became the part of the Veteran's Administration , and the cemetery officially became Fort Bayard Cemetery, but it did not become part of the National Cemetery system until 1973 . In the 1990s the state of New Mexico donated an additional 4 acres to the cemetery. Fort Bayard National Cemetery was placed on the National Register Of Historic Places on July 7 , 2002 . NOTABLE INTERMENTS
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