Item Details
The Crosses - "City of the Crosses'
| Format | Postcard |
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| Description | 2 pages |
| Language | English |
| City, State | Las Cruces, NM |
| Subject | Fine Arts |
| Notes | This view shows our beautiful western sunset outlining the lighted crosses that stand at the Las Cruces County Club, East of the City on U.S. Highway 70. A caravan of oxcarts, en route from Chihuahua, was attacked by Indians at the point where the city now stands and was entirely destroyed. A few days later another freight party from Dona Ana found the bodies, buried them, and erected crosses over the graves. This became known as the "site of the Crosses" -- Las Cruces. |
| Collection | James R. Tanis Collection of Church Postcards |
| Contributor | Princeton Theological Seminary |
| Rights |  Copyright Not EvaluatedDigitized collections are made accessible for purposes of education and research.
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