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Mesilla

Mesilla is a lovely, historic old town in the southeast corner of New Mexico. The heart of Mesilla, like so many old towns in the West, is the plaza. It is bordered on one end by the old adobe church, San Albino. The rest of the plaza is surrounded by adobe buildings that are now restaurants and shops. In the center of the plaza is a bandstand. The plaza is ringed with shade trees and benches. The Gadsden Purchase, ceding the southwest to the United States, was signed in this plaza. In 1854, The Gadsden Purchase was signed in the center of the plaza. This treaty brought much of the Southwest to the United States. A plaque marks the spot of the signing. Billy the Kid was once tried and imprisoned in Mesilla, but true to his reputation, escaped. The building that housed him is now The Billy The Kid Shop selling T Shirts and other tourist trinkets.

Mesilla
Mesilla, NM 88046

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