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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPMR_heroes-of-bataan_Las-Cruces-NM.html
More than fourteen hundred New Mexicans fought with the 200th Coast Artillery (CAC) Regiment defending the Philippines and the Bataan Peninsula at the beginning of World War II. The regiment received the Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation wi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPMK_americas-first-battle-of-world-war-ii-the-philippines_Las-Cruces-NM.html
For America, WWII began of December 7, 1941, with the attack on Pearl Harbor, the first of Japan's day-long assault on locations throughout the Pacific. Major American installations on Luzon, the largest island of the Philippines, were also devast…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPM7_rio-grande-theatre_Las-Cruces-NM.html
Has been placed on theNational Register ofHistoric BuildingsBy theUnited States DepartmentOf the Interior
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPM5_civil-war-battle-of-mesilla-major-lyndes-retreat_Las-Cruces-NM.html
On July 24, 1861, Lt. Col. John Robert Baylor led 300 men consisting of two companies of the Second Texas Mounted Rifles, a Texas light-artillery company without its howitzers, an El Paso County scout company, and some civilian from Fort Bliss to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPKP_jornada-del-muerto_Las-Cruces-NM.html
High plains of the Jornada del Muerto, elevation 4,340 feet, lie 400 feet above the Rio Grande Valley. It is a transitional area from the Basin and Range region to the west into tilted mountain ranges, such as the San Andres Mountains to the east,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPKO_jornada-del-muerto_Las-Cruces-NM.html
This stretch of the Camino Real leaves the R?o Grande and cuts across 90 miles of desert with little water or shelter. Despite its difficulty, the dreaded "Journey of the Deadman" was heavily used by Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo travelers between E…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPKN_paraje-san-diego_Las-Cruces-NM.html
This paraje, or stopping place, provided travelers along the Camino Real with a final opportunity to water their stock and prepare their caravans before leaving the Rio Grande Valley and entering the desolate Jornada del Muerto. Caravans on their …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPKL_rio-grand-bridge-at-radium-springs_Las-Cruces-NM.html
This structure - one of the best surviving examples of timber and beam bridge construction in the state - was erected in 1933. The superstructure consists of 19 spans, each 25 feet in length. The roadway is 475 feet long. During the 1920s and 30s,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPKK_fort-selden-cemetery_Las-Cruces-NM.html
Fort Selden was established nearby in 1865 to help protect the settlements of the Mesilla Valley and travelers along the Jornada del Muerto from Apache raids. The post cemetery was located in this field until the fort was abandoned in 1891. Milita…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPKJ_paraje-de-robledo_Las-Cruces-NM.html
This paraje or resting place was named for Pedro Robledo, a member of the Juan de O?ate expedition, who was buried nearby on May 21, 1598. This camping place was a welcome sight for caravans entering or exiting the dreaded Jornada del Muerto, a pa…