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THOMAS BRANIGAN MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Las Cruces, New Mexico
This ared abounds in historical interest. In 1536 a white
man first saw the country when Cabeza de Vaca and his
companions passed this way, 1598 saw Juan de Onate
bring a band of colonists through here. The consummation
of the Gadsden Purchase was celebrated in La Mesilla in
1854. The middle of the 19th Century saw both the Butter-
field and the Old Chisholm Trail pass thru here. Come and
see — History.
Color Photo by F. J. Schaaf
Published by F. J. Schaaf, Alamogordo, New Mexico
21870
