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Las Cruces in Doņa Ana County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
 

Doņa Ana County Courthouse

 
 
Doņa Ana County Courthouse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 5, 2010
1. Doņa Ana County Courthouse Marker
Inscription.
County Seat
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Built 1937

 
Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1937.
 
Location. 32° 18.366′ N, 106° 46.762′ W. Marker is in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in Doņa Ana County. It is on West Lohman Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 251 West Lohman Avenue, Las Cruces NM 88005, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Rio Grande Valley. It is also in the American Borderlands and in the Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Gadsden Purchase, and the Republic of Texas.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rio Grande Theatre (approx. 0.3 miles away); Votes for Women (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Santa Fe Railroad Depot (approx. half a mile away); The Branigan Building
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(approx. half a mile away); Las Cruces Railroad Depot (approx. half a mile away); Train Basics (approx. half a mile away); The Classic Caboose (approx. half a mile away); The Centennial Caboose (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Las Cruces.
 
More about this marker. A duplicate of this marker stands on the other side of the courthouse (see photo).
 
Rear of Doņa Ana County Courthouse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 5, 2010
2. Rear of Doņa Ana County Courthouse Marker
Doņa Ana County Courthouse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 5, 2010
3. Doņa Ana County Courthouse Marker
Doņa Ana County Courthouse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner
4. Doņa Ana County Courthouse Marker
A duplicate of this marker stands on the other side of the courthouse.
Doņa Ana County Courthouse image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 5, 2010
5. Doņa Ana County Courthouse
View north from Lohman Avenue.
Doņa Ana County Courthouse image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 5, 2010
6. Doņa Ana County Courthouse
East side of building.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,229 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on July 30, 2025, by Bill Wingate of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 18, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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