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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPJ9_la-mesilla_Las-Cruces-NM.html
On November 16, 1854, a detachment from nearby Fort Fillmore raised the U.S. flag here confirming the Gadsden Purchase; thus the Gadsden territory was officially recognized as part of the United States. In 1858, the Butterfield stage began its run…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPJ8_paraje-de-los-brazitos_Vado-NM.html
Here the Camino Real between Santa Fe and El Paso passed along the eastern bank of the Rio Grande near a brazito, or small branch of the river that created a small island. At this paraje, or stopping place, American troops defeated a Mexican Army …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPI1_el-paso-del-rio-del-norte_El-Paso-NM.html
This canyon cut here by the Rio Grande marks the crossing of the historic Camino Real, or Royal Road, to La Tierra Adentra. Trackers and traders crossed the river here to begin the arduous journey north to Santa Fe. Permanent settlement of this ar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPCX_last-hostile-action-by-foreign-troops_Columbus-NM.html
Site of the Last Hostile Action by Foreign Troops in the Continental United States. Led by General Francisco (Pancho) Villa, insurgent Mexican forces on the night of March 9, 1916 raided camp Furlong a United States army cantonment, and the nea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPA4_in-memory-of-citizens-killed-in-memory-of-thirteenth-cavalry_Columbus-NM.html
[Side A:]In MemoryCitizens Killed - March 9, 1916W. A. Davidson · Harry Davis · James T. Dean · Dr. H. M. Hart · Bessie James · C.C. Miller · C.D. Miller · J. J. Moore · Wm. T. Ritchie &middo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP9W_southern-pacific-railroad-depot_Columbus-NM.html
Now the site of the Columbus Historical Society Museum the depot was built C. 1902 by the El Paso & Southwestern Railroad which was merged with the Southern Pacific in 1924. Site No. 390-B A Registered cultural Property State of New Mexico
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP9V_columbus_Columbus-NM.html
Columbus was founded in 1891 as a U.S./Mexico border station but eventually coalesced around the railroad station three miles to the north in 1903. The area's history is tied to a March 9, 1916, raid on Columbus by Mexican revolutionary leader Fra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP9T_columbus_Columbus-NM.html
Columbus was founded in 1891 as a U.S./Mexico border station but eventually coalesced around the railroad station three miles to the north in 1903. The area's history is tied to a March 9, 1916, raid on Columbus by Mexican revolutionary leader Fra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP9S_pancho-villa-state-park_Columbus-NM.html
Pancho Villa State Park commemorates the historic Columbus Raid of 1916. Ruins of Camp Furlong, headquarters for General John Pershing's expeditionary force, still exist at the park. The old Columbus Customs Service building has been restored to h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP9R_pancho-villas-raid_Columbus-NM.html
On March 9, 1916, Francisco "Pancho" Villa, a major figure in the Mexican Revolution, crossed the international border with a large force, attacking and looting Columbus, New Mexico. Eighteen U.S. soldiers and civilians, and approximately 100 Vill…
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