United States Post Office

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UNITED STATES POST OFFICE MESILLA, NEW MEXICO 33045 1417 SITTEN rr

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#726 UNITED STATES POST OFFICE Mesilla, New Mexico The Post Office building is the site of Mexico's frontier Fort under Gen. Angel Trias, later governor of Chihuahua. Its troopers protected settlers, wagon train caravans and stage- coaches from murderous Apaches and robbers until 1854 when Mesilla became United States territory under the Gadsden Purchase Treaty. Color Photo by Franklin E. Schaaf Copyright © F. J. Schaaf 1966 Schaal POST CARO NEW MEXICO Land of India Published by F. J. Schaaf, Alamogordo, New Mexico 28784