Camera Maker	Canon	Camera Model	Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
Aperture	f/6.3	Color Space	Uncalibrated
Exposure Value	0 EV	Exposure Program	Manual
Exposure Time	1/160 sec	Flash	No Flash
Focal Length	34 mm	ISO	100
Metering Mode	Partial	Date/Time	2011:01:16 11:08:22
Copyright	© 2011 Jason O. Watson. All rights reserved.	Orientation	1: Normal (0 deg)
Resolution Unit	Inch	X Resolution	240 dots per ResolutionUnit
Y Resolution	240 dots per ResolutionUnit	Compression	Jpeg Compression
Exposure Mode	1	Subject Distance	5.04
Keywords	travel United States of America United States America USA US New Mexico NM Chaves County history historical historic historical marker famous landmark road side highway popular Place of Interest Places of Interest Tourist Attraction Tourist Attractions Tourist Destination Tourist Destinations Travel Destination Travel Destinations tour tourism tourist attraction destination Sign Signs American Day Daytime Historical Sites Vertical Education Historical Site Marker Markers Outdoor Outdoors Outside Road Road Signs Roadside Roadsign information display Blackdown town townsite Francis Marion Boyer Ella Boyer African American Baptist Church general store abandoned irrigation Pecos River	Caption	BLACKDOM TOWNSITE West of this location stood the now abandoned community of Blackdom. The community was founded circa 1908 by Francis Marion Boyer and his wife Ella. Several dozen African American families homesteaded nearly 15,000 acres of land and built a self-sustaining community that boasted a general store and a Baptist Church. Officially platted in 1920, the community was eventually abandoned due to continued problems with irrigation from the distant Pecos River.