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*Stay tuned until the end to see what I found while out for our mid-morning walk, and be sure to watch my next short video for a closer look at it.*

On March 9, 1916, the soldiers of General Francisco "Pancho" Villa attacked the small border town and military camp at Columbus, New Mexico. Pancho Villa State Park contains extensive historical exhibits which depict this raid, the first armed invasion of the continental United States since the War of 1812, and also the last one.

HISTORY OF THE AREA

From Camp Furlong, General "Black Jack" Pershing, who would later command the Allied forces of World War I, pursued Pancho Villa into Mexico. This 11 month pursuit led 10,000 American soldiers 400 miles into Mexico, but ended without the capture of Pancho Villa. Several buildings dating from the time of Villa's raid still stand in Columbus, and the U.S. Customs House, built in 1902, serves as the visitor center.

https://stateparks.com/pancho_villa_state_park_in_new_mexico.html

Pancho Villa State Park
400 NM-9, Columbus, NM 88029
(575) 531-2711
https://maps.app.goo.gl/muCvYyfWhuWt6XWQ6

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