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Over the years it grew and there are now crosses and personal items at the wire fence that closes it off from the road. Strips of cloth and clothes and mementos have been added to the fence wire, so in the wind it appears almost as Tibetan prayer flags flapping.
Las Cruces is the economic and geographic center of the Mesilla Valley, the agricultural region on the floodplain of the Rio Grande which extends from Hatch to the west side of El Paso, Texas. Las Cruces is the home of New Mexico State University (NMSU), New Mexico's only land-grant university.
Las Cruces is the economic and geographic center of the Mesilla Valley, the agricultural region on the floodplain of the Rio Grande which extends from Hatch to the west side of El Paso, Texas. Las Cruces is the home of New Mexico State University (NMSU), New Mexico’s only land-grant university.
The name Las Cruces is thought to have been given to the area by the friars when they found two unmarked graves and put crosses on them. It is also possible that the “crosses” refer to several places where smaller streams join the Gaviota Creek on its way to the ocean.
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- The Apache
- Turmoil in The Territory
- Mexican American War
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Dinosaur footprints at Prehistoric Trackways National Monument attest to life before humans, when a sea covered the region and the geological activity was a tectonic cocktail of earthquakes and volcanoes. Petroglyph-lined canyons in the Sierra de las Uvas Mountains, and Mogollon relics discovered near the natural springs in the Organ Mountains, att...
Apache territory formed a box between modern day El Paso, Albuquerque, Phoenix, and northern Mexico. The Puebloans, who have lived next to the Apache for centuries, can attest to their propensity to raid when resources are scarce. That occurs frequently in the climatologically schizophrenic southwest. There is a distinct correlation between drought...
Within one generation, Doña Ana residents experienced a great flood, settled Apache country as refugees at great personal peril, saw the flag change three times, and experienced one change of “official” language in the 1800s. These were tumultuous times in the southwest. After centuries of Spanish rule, Mexico achieved independence in 1821. Spain y...
As Spanish influence in the west weakened, the ambitions of the United States expanded. Their eyes turned west towards the land previously held by the Spanish. “Manifest Destiny”was the belief that the United States was innately destined to stretch from coast to coast. It was the underlying tenet behind the United States attacking Mexico in 1846, c...
With the region’s resources came the region’s problems. For example, it is a large, isolated area, with limited water, limited resources, regular raids and pervasive lawlessness. Combine that with the need to navigate a unique blend of cultures, customs and languages. The influx of people after the war, both military and civilian, exacerbated the i...
Jan 26, 2020 · The city of Las Cruces in the state of New Mexico actually means ‘The Crosses’ in Spanish. Whether or not this was meant to refer to actual crosses is unknown and now the city is more likely to be referred to as ‘The Crossroads’ due to its strategic position at a crossroads between two highways.
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Sep 28, 2020 · The railroad came to Las Cruces, New Mexico, in 1881 and helped shape its future as the second largest city in New Mexico.
