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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPKU_deming_Deming-NM.html
In 1780, Governor Juan Bautista de Anza passed here while searching for a trade route between Santa Fe and the mines of Sonora, Mexico. Deming, named for Mary Anne Deming, was founded in 1881 when the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Railroads were c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPKT_cathay-williams_Deming-NM.html
Born into slavery, Cathay was liberated in 1861 and worked as a cook for the Union army during the Civil War. In 1866 she enlisted in the U.S. Army as Private William Cathey serving with the Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Cummings and Fort Bayard until …
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP9Q_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…
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