Portions of Columbus and Pancho Villa State Park, Columbus, New Mexico. County/parish: Luna.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 15, 1975. NRIS 75001164.
9 contributing buildings. 1 contributing structure.
The Village of Columbus and Camp Furlong is a National Historic Landmark District commemorating the 1916 raid by Pancho Villa on the town of Columbus, New Mexico, and the American military response to that raid, the "Punitive Expedition" led by General John J. Pershing. The raid and its response, set during World War I, the Mexican Revolution, and an accompanying low-level Border War, played a significant role in diplomacy and military preparedness for eventual American entry in the World War. The district encompasses buildings that survived the raid, and military facilities used in the American response. The landmark designation was made in 1975.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77846992