Las Cruces place
also known as: Las Cruxes
Summary: Town in New Mexico approximately five miles from the location where Pat Garrett was killed.
Completeness: 68/100 Grade C
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- Multiple primary sources
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- Sourced claims (≥3): Has 2/3 sourced claims. Extract more from existing chunks or ingest a new source.
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- Coordinates: Place needs a location — add lat/lng or research a modern equivalent.
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Claims (2)
founded_in
1849
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-03-08 (1889)satisfied.
The wife of Thomas Alvillar, of Mesilla,
has suddenly disappeared. It is the supposition
that she has eloped with another man, her hus-
band failing to provide for her support. She
did just about the proper thing.
From ihe March …
1849
cited from The town of Las Cruces was laid off and… (1889)The town of Las Cruces was laid off and
settled in 1849 and Mesilla in 1850. The Gads-
den treaty was signed by the commissioners on
the last day of the year 1853, and in the month
of May, 1854, the United States took formal
possession of …
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Sources (2)
Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-03-08
1889 · newspaper · public-domain
The town of Las Cruces was laid off and…
1889 · newspaper · public-domain