Description
White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) has two ghost towns which were once home to hundreds: Estey City, a copper mining town, and Red Canyon Range Camp, a military training facility. There are only ruins now. Jim Eckles talks about the history of both towns and what led to their demise.
Jim Eckles worked for White Sands Missile Range for 30 years and has been a volunteer there since he retired in 2007. When he retired, Eckles became informally known as the “WSMR historian.” While at the range, he wrote and spoke extensively about the missile range mission and area history.