On State Road 11 at milepost 5.3, on the right when traveling south.
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 . . . — — Map (db m37778) HM
On State Road 11 at milepost 2.5, on the right when traveling north.
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 . . . — — Map (db m37780) HM
On Abandoned Railroad (Route 9), on the left when traveling east.
The 1st Aero Squadron is the U.S. military's oldest aviation unit, created on March 5, 1913. In 1916 the squadron, which comprised 8 airplanes, 11 pilots,
and 34 enlisted men, became the first U.S. Army air combat unit. As a response to Mexican . . . — — Map (db m159740) HM
On State Road 11 at milepost 3, on the right when traveling north.
[Side A:]
In Memory
Citizens Killed – March 9, 1916
W. 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 • J. W. Walker
[Side . . . — — Map (db m37791) HM
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 nearby . . . — — Map (db m37901) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m37777) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m81737) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m37776) HM
On State Road 9 at State Road 11, on the right when traveling east on State Road 9.
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 . . . — — Map (db m37782) HM
Near East Pine Street, on the right when traveling east.
Linking the Southern Pacific railroad with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroads at Deming in the Territory of New Mexico. Deming celebrates our state's centennial this March 3, 2012 — — Map (db m121960) HM
Near U.S. 180 at milepost 144.7, on the right when traveling south.
This is a two-sided markerFront Side:
Immortalized in literature and film, Kentucky native Carlotta Thurmond was the inspiration for Miss Kitty on television’s “Gunsmoke.” Having toured Europe’s best gambling houses as . . . — — Map (db m121902) HM
On State Road 26 at milepost 10.2, on the right when traveling east.
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 . . . — — Map (db m38211) HM
In 1846, while leading the Mormon Battalion to California during the Mexican War, Lt. Col. Philip St. George Cooke blazed a wagon road from New Mexico to the West Coast. The potential use of the route for the railroad construction was one of the . . . — — Map (db m38236) HM
On U.S. 180 at milepost 164, on the right when traveling south.
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 . . . — — Map (db m38212) HM
On South Silver Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Built in 1916 in reaction to border conflicts arising out of the Mexican Revolution
Site No. 584
A Register Cultural Property
State of New Mexico — — Map (db m38299) HM
On West Spruce Street at South Copper Street on West Spruce Street.
Built circa 1930. Building
and mural were Works
Projects Administration
(WPA) projects.
Site no. 42
A Registered Cultural Property
State of New Mexico — — Map (db m196741) HM
On U.S. 180 at milepost 145 at Butterfield Trail, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 180.
Here crossed the first road to Southern California opened for wagons by Capt. Cooke, who passed here in command of the Mormon Battalion, Nov. 1846 – later it became the California Emigrant Road – from 1858-1861, the route of the . . . — — Map (db m38302) HM
On South Silver Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Jan. 1941 – The New Mexico National Guard was inducted into federal service. They were trained at Ft. Bliss and became the 200th Coast Artillery (AA).
Sept. 1941 – The 200th Coast Artillery (AA) was sent to the Philippines. . . . — — Map (db m38300) HM
On East Pine Street, on the right when traveling east.
This is a two-sided markerFront Side:
Born in 1827, Mary Ann Deming was married to Charles Crocker, one of the founders of the Central Pacific Railroad. A “silver spike” was driven here in 1881 that commemorated . . . — — Map (db m121958) HM
On Stirrup Road SE, on the right when traveling east.
Located on the rugged slopes of the Florida Mountains, this is one of the most unusual parks in the nation. Here "rockhounds" are encouraged to take home samples (up to 15 pounds) of rocks and minerals. The park also offers camping and picnicking . . . — — Map (db m72718) HM
On South Silver Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
This Property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
Built 1898. Also known as the United States Custom House.
Site No. 1499
A Registered Cultural Property
State . . . — — Map (db m38298) HM