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The historic Hoover Hotel still contains bullet
holes from the 1916 Villa Raid on Columbus. |
The Village of Columbus, designated
a National Historic Site, is situated in Luna County, New Mexico,
just three miles north of the New Mexico/Chihuahua Border on
State Road 11. On March 9, 1916, forces led by Mexican Revolutionary
General Francisco "Pancho" Villa, launched a pre-dawn
attack on the border community, the last foreign invasion of
the continental United States prior to the September 11, 2001
attacks on New York City. The historic Punitive Expedition into
Mexico under General "Black Jack" Pershing was launched
from Camp Furlong in Columbus, and served as the training ground
for air and motorized vehicle transportation later utilized by
the U.S. Military during World War I.
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The Columbus watertower has served as a community
landmark for decades. |
