Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Las Cruces (/ l ɑː s ˈ k r uː s ɪ s /; 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]
Pan American Center is a multi–purpose arena in Las Cruces, New Mexico, located on the campus of New Mexico State University. The arena has a current seating capacity of 12,515 people. [2] The arena serves as home of the New Mexico State Aggies men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball teams. The arena hosted games of the NCAA men's ...
Organ Mountains. The Organ Mountains (also known as La Sierra de los Órganos) are a rugged mountain range in southern New Mexico in the Southwestern United States. Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks National Monument was declared a national monument on May 21, 2014. [1] They lie 10 mi (16 km) east of the city of Las Cruces, in Doña Ana County.
Sept. 21: Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project. Mariachi music, loteria, food vendors and family fun can be found at the Rio Grande Comunidades celebration Sept. 21. The event is from 10 a.m. to 12 ...
The library was founded in 1935, and a library building was constructed at 106 W. Hadley (now 501 N. Main Street) as the result of a bequest from Mrs. Alice Branigan in memory of her husband Capt. Thomas Branigan. [3]: 68–69 [4]: 1 Its immediate predecessor was the Woman's Improvement Association library founded in 1924; this library was ...
Organ Mountains. The 496,330-acre (200,860 ha) monument is located in the Mesilla Valley in southern New Mexico, surrounding the city of Las Cruces in Doña Ana County. The protected area includes several mountain ranges of the Chihuahuan Desert. The five identified as being within the national monument are the Robledo Mountains, Sierra de las ...
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.
1936–1966. The Negro Motorist Green Book (also, The Negro Travelers' Green Book, or Green-Book) was a guidebook for African American roadtrippers. It was founded by Victor Hugo Green, an African American, New York City postal worker who published it annually from 1936 to 1966. This was during the era of Jim Crow laws, when open and often ...