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The News — The Secrets — The History! Archive for the 'History' Category. Saturday, February 20th, 2016. Fountain Theater – History. In April, 1912, Albert J. Fountain, Jr. applied for a business license to open a moving picture business in Mesilla. He gave the name of the theater as The Fountain of Pleasure. Prior to the theater showing moving pictures, the theater was used for dramatic plays and visiting vaudeville acts. This continued even after theater began showing movies. As an independent theater ...
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Mesilla Blog » Billy the Kid
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The News — The Secrets — The History! Thursday, August 31st, 2006. Still standing in the southeast corner of the Mesilla plaza is the courthouse and jail where Billy the Kid was tried and sentenced to death by hanging. The only authentic picture of Billy. Billy had been captured December 23, 1880. The trial for the killing of Sheriff Brady began April 8. The judge presiding, Judge Bristol, dismissed Billy’s defense attorney from the Roberts trial, probably because of the change in jurisdiction,...8220;If...
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Mesilla Blog » Overland Mail
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The News — The Secrets — The History! Archive for the 'Overland Mail' Category. Wednesday, September 18th, 2013. Did Billy the Kid Stay at La Posta in Mesilla? 8220;Best history of Mesilla.”. 8220;La Posta: From the Founding of Mesilla, to the Corn Exchange Hotel, to Billy the Kid Museum, to Famous Landmark”. Consists of 5 sections:. Chapter 1 is a history of Mesilla, beginning with its founding in 1850 by Rafael Ruelas. Chapter 5 is a history of La Posta, Mesilla’s most famous landmark. For someone who ...
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Mesilla Blog » Picacho — Forgotten Butterfield Stage Stop
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The News — The Secrets — The History! Thursday, October 27th, 2011. Picacho — Forgotten Butterfield Stage Stop. Many who have written about the Butterfield Overland Mail. Have left out the Picacho stage stop, sometimes called Rancho Picacho, in their accounts. This is a bit surprising as the very first written account of the Butterfield trail mentions the Picacho stop. Waterman Lilly Ormsby, a special correspondent for the. Mesilla was almost exactly half way between St. Louis and San Francisco. The stop...
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Mesilla Blog » Rough and Ready – Butterfield Stage Stop
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The News — The Secrets — The History! Monday, June 18th, 2012. Rough and Ready – Butterfield Stage Stop. Rough and Ready was the second stop of the Overland Mail Stage Line after leaving Mesilla. ( The first stop was Picacho. Here is a close view of the station location:. If you climb the summit above the station, you see Picacho Peak in the distance (circled) and the environmental disturbance due to the trail:. Of 1853. The map below shows the mistaken area (click for a larger map):. Here are some ruins:.
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Las Cruces Blog – News, Photos, History » Lightning Strikes Bishop’s Cap
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Las Cruces Blog – News, Photos, History. Monday, June 3rd, 2013. Lightning Strikes Bishop’s Cap. This pefectly-captured photo of a lightning strike on Bishop’s Cap was taken by David Cutcher:. Pure luck.”. Hike to Bishop’s Cap Cave. Mine House Spring Hayner Mine. Mine House Spring Hayner Mine – The Video. Visit to Apache Wells. Hiking Dripping Springs Part 1. You must be logged in. To post a comment. Farm & Ranch Museum. Friends of Pat Garrett. Billy The Kid's Grave. Billy the Kid - Video.
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Las Cruces Blog – News, Photos, History » Mine House Spring – Hayner Mine
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Las Cruces Blog – News, Photos, History. Tuesday, April 28th, 2009. Mine House Spring – Hayner Mine. The road to the Mine House is very rough, as this Youtube video shows. The site is fascinating to visit:. The Mine House is the usual starting point for hiking to the Hayner Mine, which is 6 tenths of a mile from the house. The trek is uphill and challenging, but not too difficult. A short distance above the Mine House there appears to be a grave:. The view of the Mesilla Valley (click for larger image):.
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Hello Las Cruces!: Florida Trailer Park Owners Cash In
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The Site for Las Cruces Real Estate and Area Information. Thursday, January 11, 2007. Florida Trailer Park Owners Cash In. Residents of a coastal trailer park in Palm Beach County, Fla., called Briny Breezes have approved the sale of their community to a developer for more than $510 million. Source: Associated Press (01/10/07). Labels: And in National News. Great investment opportunity at Costa Rica Pacific Coast, Preconstruction condos in costa rica. Condo sales in costa rica. Condo sales in costa rica.
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Mesilla Blog » Billy the Kid Display — Mesilla
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The News — The Secrets — The History! Wednesday, March 26th, 2008. Billy the Kid Display — Mesilla. The Town of Mesilla is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the J. Paul Taylor Visitor Center Thursday, April 24 at 5:30 pm. As part of the ribbon-cutting ceremony there will be Billy the Kid. The visitor center is an extension of the current Mesilla Town Hall, located at 2231 Avenida de Mesilla. For more information about the ceremony, call Kristie Medina at (575) 524-3262 ext. 116. Tags: Billy the Kid.
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Hello Las Cruces!: January 2007
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The Site for Las Cruces Real Estate and Area Information. Thursday, January 11, 2007. Florida Trailer Park Owners Cash In. Residents of a coastal trailer park in Palm Beach County, Fla., called Briny Breezes have approved the sale of their community to a developer for more than $510 million. Source: Associated Press (01/10/07). Labels: And in National News. Tuesday, January 09, 2007. What's Hot and What's Not in Home Design for 2007. Glass bathroom and kitchen tiles. Labels: Real Estate Trends. 4 Before ...