Las Cruces History Exhibit

Man Holding a Book Along the Camino Real

Pre-history to 1820


Handwritten Signed DocumentSettling the Valley

1821 to 1848

Adobe HouseThe City Begins

1849 to 1860

American Flag by a Building and a TentSoldiers, Ranchers & Outlaws

1861 to 1880

Train EngineThe Railroad Era

1881 to 1912

Naky VegetablesWater & Hard Times

1913 to 1940

Mushroom CloudWar, Rockets, & Renewal

1941 to Present