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Columbus in Luna County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
 

United States Custom House

 
 
United States Custom House Marker image. Click for full size.
cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), December 26, 2015
1. United States Custom House Marker
Inscription.
A Registered Cultural Property

Erected 1901 by the El Paso
& Southwestern Railroad
Company, this building was a
U.S. Custom House at the time
of Pancho Villa's
famous 1916 raid.
Site no. 390-A

State of New Mexico
(Marker Number 390-A.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1901.
 
Location. 31° 49.678′ N, 107° 38.434′ W. Marker is in Columbus, New Mexico, in Luna County. Marker is at the intersection of New Mexico 11 and New Mexico 9, on the right when traveling south on New Mexico 11. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbus NM 88029, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Southern Pacific Railroad Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of Citizens Killed / In Memory of Thirteenth Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); Pancho Villa State Park (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Last Hostile Action by Foreign Troops (about 800 feet away); First Aero Squadron Airfield (about 800 feet away); a different marker also named Pancho Villa State Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pancho Villa’s Raid (approx. 0.2 miles away); Columbus (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.
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2. Village of Columbus and Camp Furlong
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United States Custom House Marker image. Click for full size.
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3. United States Custom House Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 102 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on April 27, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.   2. submitted on April 28, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.   3. submitted on April 27, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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