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The Alameda-Depot Historic District, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The listing included 271 contributing buildings and a contributing site, on 70 acres (28 ha). [1] It has also been known as the Las Cruces Depot-Alameda Historic District.
There are 34 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 2 National Historic Landmarks. All of the places within the county on the National Register are also listed on the State Register of Cultural Properties . This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted July 19, 2024. [2]
There are more than 1,100 listings. Of these, 46 are National Historic Landmarks. There are listings in each of the state's 33 counties. The tables linked below are intended to provide a complete list of properties and districts listed in each county. The locations of National Register properties and districts with latitude and longitude data ...
Las Cruces (/ lɑːsˈkruːsɪs /; Spanish: [las 'kruses] "the crosses") is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico and the seat of Doña Ana County. As of the 2020 census the population was 111,385. [ 5 ] Las Cruces is the most populous city in both Doña Ana County and southern New Mexico. [ 6 ]
The history of New Mexico is based on archaeological evidence, attesting to the varying cultures of humans occupying the area of New Mexico since approximately 9200 BCE, and written records. The earliest peoples had migrated from northern areas of North America after leaving Siberia via the Bering Land Bridge.
The Mesilla Park Historic District, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. [1] The listing included 131 contributing buildings and two contributing structures on 184 acres (74 ha). [2] It is roughly bounded by Bowman St., Union and University Aves., and Park Drain.
Coordinates: 32°17′50″N 106°43′09″W. Museum main building. The New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum is a 47-acre (190,000 m 2) interactive museum in Las Cruces, New Mexico, that chronicles the state’s 3,000-year history of farming and ranching. The museum is part of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs.
The Jornada del Muerto Volcano is a shield volcano that erupted about 760,000 years ago, reaching an elevation of 5,136 ft (1,565 m). The volcano's lava flow created the large Jornada del Muerto malpaís lava field, about 10 by 15 miles (16 by 24 km), about 150 sq mi (390 km 2) in size. The eruption produced a slow and viscous a'a lava which ...