Preserving La Plata history more than leaving a marker behind
MASSES OF EQUIPMENT--Water trucks and heavy equipment are amassed adjacent to the site of old La Plata, the one-time Deaf Smith County seat as work proceeds on ground preparation for data centers in central Deaf Smith County (Courtesy Photo)
EDITOR’S NOTE—This is the third article in a three-part series on the historic La Plata Cemetery and what its future holds amidst massive data center development in Deaf Smith County.
The old La Plata Cemetery remained mostly forgotten for many years. Technology companies seeking unzoned properties for data center projects seized upon the desolate surroundings of the once boom town.
