The Official Visitors Guide 2020 TOWN OF
MESILLANEW MEXICO
www.Mesillanm.gov WelcomeBienvenidos
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the Es para mí un gran honor darle la bienvenida al pueblo Town of Mesilla, where events are not a trend, de Mesilla, donde los eventos no son una moda Mike Groves they’re tradition and where history is alive and sino una tradición y donde la historia está viva y en well! excelente forma.
STAY AND ENJOY The Town of Mesilla is one of the oldest and most El pueblo de Mesilla es una de las comunidades más visited communities in southern New Mexico, antiguas y visitadas en el sur de Nuevo México, donde where the hospitality is warm and the chile is la hospitalidad es cálida y el chile es muy picante. HISTORIC OLD MESILLA hot. It is no wonder The Culture Trip, a renowned No es ninguna sorpresa que The Culture Trip, una international online magazine, named Mesilla one renombrada revista digital internacional, colocara a of the top 10 small towns in the country to visit. Mesilla como uno de los diez pequeños pueblos por The Town of Mesilla was also named the 2013 visitar en el país. El pueblo de Mesilla fue también HACIENDA STYLE! and 2014 Official Best Vacation Getaway in New nombrado el Mejor Escape Vacacional de Nuevo Mexico. It is easy to see why, with over fifty unique México en 2013 y 2014. Es fácil ver por qué: cuenta stores, boutiques & galleries, con más de cincuenta tiendas, boutiques y galerías award winning restaurants and únicas, así como con restaurantes y cafes, all within walking distance cafés galardonados, todos ellos en of one another. una distancia caminable.
Our plaza, the heart of Mesilla, has Nuestra plaza, el corazón de Mesilla, been witness to many historical ha sido testigo de diversos eventos events, most significant was El históricos, principalmente el Tratado Tratado de La Mesilla, the signing de La Mesilla, la firma de la Compra of the Gadsden Purchase, which Gadsden, por el cual se traspasaron transferred lands, including the territorios de México a los Estados Town of Mesilla, from Mexico Unidos en 1854, incluyendo el to the United States in 1854. pueblo de Mesilla. Al día de hoy, Today, many traditional events are la plaza alberga diversos eventos still held in the plaza, including tradicionales, incluyendo nuestras our annual Cinco de Mayo & Diez y Seis de fiestas anuales del Cinco de Mayo y del Dieciséis de Septiembre Fiestas, our three day Dia de Los Septiembre, nuestra celebración del Día de Muertos Muertos Celebration and our annual Christmas durante tres días y nuestra ceremonia anual del Eve Lighting of the Luminarias ceremony. Encendido de las Luminarias en Nochebuena. ARRACHERA STEAK So, leave your passport and worries at home and Así que deje su pasaporte y preocupaciones en come visit us. Old Mesilla, shop and dine…the casa y visítenos. Antiguo Mesilla, compra y come… rest is history! ¡el resto es historia! 575.652.4953 HaciendaDeMesilla.com Sincerely, Sinceramente
1891 Avenida de Mesilla, Mesilla, NM Nora Barraza Nora Barraza Mayor, Town of Mesilla Mayor, Town of Mesilla CASUAL ELEGANCE 2 Old Mesilla Visitor’sIN GuideDINING | www.mesillanm.gov & LODGING Old Mesilla Visitor’s Guide | www.mesillanm.gov 3 Map 8
Freshly made What’s Salsa Bar Inside Local Gifts from our Mercado
8 history OPEN Catering 12 Tours Mon-8:00am-2:30pm Tue-Sun-8:00am-9:00pm 14 Day trips 18 Merchants 1950 Calle del Norte Mesilla, NM 20 map Voted Best Green Enchiladas
22 calendar of events Map 9 24 farmer’s market • Mexican Hot Dogs, 25 political history Burgers & Top-Dog Mexican Food. 26 a little more history • Big Selection of Draft & Bottled Beer. 28 galleries • Well-Behaved Pets on Leash Always Welcome on Patio. 29 BILLY THE KID www.andelerestaurante.com 30 DINING open daily • 11am-9pm 32 Experience MESILLA 34 accommodations 575-526-1271 36 museums 1983 calle del norte • Mesilla, nM 38 facilities
Old Mesilla Visitor’s Guide | www.mesillanm.gov 5 Map 41 Gadsden Museum Celebrating 88 years
1875 Boutz Rd Ristramnn shown by appointment (575) 526-6293 Established in 1931and dedicated Chile Co. to Col. Albert J. Fountain. Artifacts dating back to 1500’s. Replica of the jail housing Billy the Kid. 575-526-8667 www.RistramanChile.com [email protected] Map 2531 Avenida de Mesilla 85 La Mesilla, NM 88005 Eight generations of preserving Mesilla. ¡Viva La Mesilla! Exits to Old Mesilla From Albuquerque - I-25 Exit 1 From Phoenix I-10 - Mesilla Exit 140 Map Turn right on University Avenue Turn right on Avenida de Mesilla - 1 Mile 54 Drive West approximately 6 miles US 70 From El Paso - Take I-10 West Take I-25 South to I-10 West, Approximately 40 miles to Mesilla Exit 140, to Mesilla Exit 140, Turn left on Avenida de Mesilla - 1 Mile Turn left on Avenida de Mesilla - 1 Mile awards & On the Plaza in Recognitions historic Old Mesilla • 2018 Fourteen churches that will leave you speechless Visitor’s (OnlyInYourState.com) Center Over 20 local artists • 2018 tHE 8th Coziest TOWN IN New Mexico 2231 Avenida de Mesilla, featured (OnlyInYourState.com) Mesilla NM, 88046 Open Daily from: Open EVERYDAY • 2017 Budget Friendly Road Trips in NM 8:00am to 5:00pm 11-6 • 2016 Top 6 Best Historic Plazas in NM (575) 524-3262 • 2013/2014 Official Best Vacation Getaway FOLLOW US ON: • Top 10 Small Towns to visit Shop at: www.JulienneJewelryOnline.com www.mesillanm.gov Published, designed & distributed by TMG Marketing, 226 S. Water St., Las Cruces, NM 88001 • 575-523-1799 The material that appears on the Town of Mesilla’s Visitor’s Guide is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Despite our efforts to provide useful and accurate information, errors | www.mesillanm.gov 6 may appear. The Town of Mesilla and its information providers assume no responsibility as to the reliability, accuracy, timeliness, or completeness of the information in the guide. 11/2019. 20 Old Mesilla Visitor’s Guide 7 Map 15
Historyof Mesilla
he history of Mesilla is a complex one and there are Mesilla Book many accounts of how things Center Tactually happened. What we know for sure is that hundreds of years later, Books about the West, Mexico, Horses, Mesilla has maintained its quaint, Mesilla as the capital of the new Cowboys, Native Americans, & more. charming appeal of long ago. Confederate Territory of Arizona. Children’s books & toys, gifts and more. The Civil War ended in Mesilla in 1862 “Some of the best books In the early to mid 1800s, the Camino after Colonel Baylor and the confederate never make the bestseller lists” Real Trail that traveled from Chihuahua troops retreated to Texas. to Santa Fe, and the Butterfield Tue.- Sat. 11am-5:30pm Stagecoach from San Antonio to San By the 1870s Mesilla was in her prime (575) 526-6220 Sun. 1pm-5pm Diego, turned the region into a hub and there were several stores, doctors, for commerce and transportation in lawyers, carpenter shops as well as other 2360 Calle de Principal Monday 11am-5:00pm the region. At this point, the area of establishments. However, the hustle Mesilla was still uncharted territory; and bustle of Mesilla not only attracted Map not many settlers had yet made it their businessmen and commerce, it also 112 home. attracted outlaws like Billy the Kid. It was in Mesilla that the Kid was tried and It was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo sentenced to death by hanging in 1881. in 1848 that attracted early settlers to Mesilla and thus began populating the With the booming commerce and town. It was established as a colony constant traffic, Mesilla was actually at by the early 1850s, around the time one time the largest U.S. town between that the United States and Mexico San Antonio and San Diego. But, the settled the boundary dispute that once thriving town, and the obvious arose from the Treaty of Guadalupe choice for a railroad, was stunted Hidalgo. The settlement, known as the when, in 1881, it was decided that the Gadsden Purchase, was effectuated incoming railway would be constructed The potteries on November 16, 1854 in Mesilla by through the neighboring town of Las dinnerware, lighting and paintings taking down the Mexican flag and Cruces instead. The Potteries is a working artist studio. Bill Cook raising the United States flag. makes architectural lighting from earthenware clay he digs himself. Janice Cook has sculpture and Today, many of Mesilla’s residents are porcelain dinnerware in bright colors. Jeanne In late July 1861, 300 Texas troops direct descendants of its early settlers. Rundell is a painter known for her whimsy. led by Confederate Col. John Baylor The town and its people are a true (575) 524-0538 captured Fort Fillmore, just outside representation of the community’s 2260 calle de santiago, Box 64 of Mesilla. After defeating the Union Native-American, Spanish, Mexican and www.thepotteriesmesilla.com troops Baylor named the town of Anglo-American heritage. Tues.-sat. 11am-5pm closed sunday & Monday
8 Old Mesilla Visitor’s Guide | www.mesillanm.gov Old Mesilla Visitor’s Guide | www.mesillanm.gov 9 Map Confederado de Arizona. La Guerra 110 Civil terminó en Mesilla en 1862, luego de que el coronel Baylor y las tropas Historia confederadas se retiraran a Texas. De La Mesilla Para la década de 1870, Mesilla estaba en sus mejores momentos y contaba a historia de Mesilla es compleja con tiendas, médicos, abogados, y existen diversas versiones de carpinterías y otros establecimientos. cómo es que sucedieron las Sin embargo, el ir y venir de Mesilla Lcosas. Lo que tenemos por cierto es que atrajo no sólo a hombres de negocios y cientos de años más tarde, Mesilla ha comerciantes, sino también a forajidos mantenido su pintoresco encanto de como Billy The Kid. Fue en Mesilla antaño. donde el Kid fue llevado a juicio y sentenciado a muerte en la horca en Desde principios y hasta mitades de 1881. los años 1800, el Camino Real de Tierra Adentro que iba desde Chihuahua hasta Con el comercio floreciente y el tráfico Santa Fe y la diligencia Butterfield de constante, Mesilla fue de hecho la San Antonio a San Diego, convirtieron población norteamericana más grande a la región en un eje comercial y de entre San Antonio y San Diego. Pero la transporte. En este punto, el área de alguna vez floreciente ciudad y obvia Mesilla era territorio inexplorado y no opción para recibir al ferrocarril quedó muchos colonos se habían asentado allí. pasmada cuando, en 1881, se decidió que las vías se construyeran a través de Map El tratado de Guadalupe Hidalgo fue lo Las Cruces. 115 que atrajo en 1848 a los primeros colonos a Mesilla, comenzando así la población Debido a su importancia histórica del lugar. Se estableció como colonia a tanto para el estado como para la principios de la década de 1850, durante nación, la Antigua Plaza de Mesilla los tiempos en que Estados Unidos fue declarada monumento estatal de y México mantuvieron una disputa Nuevo México el 10 de septiembre territorial que surgió a partir del Tratado de 1957. Inicialmente se enlistó en de Guadalupe Hidalgo. El acuerdo, el Registro Nacional en enero de conocido como la Venta de la Mesilla 1982 como Punto Histórico Nacional. (o la compra de Gadsden en Estados Luego, el distrito histórico de Mesilla Unidos) se realizó el 16 de noviembre fue añadido al Registro Nacional en de 1854 en Mesilla al retirarse la bandera febrero de 1985. mexicana e izarse la norteamericana. Exquisite ornaments, gifts Al día de hoy, muchos de los residentes & holiday decor for any season A finales de julio de 1861, trescientas de Mesilla son descendientes directos Just a block east of the Historic Mesilla Plaza tropas texanas encabezadas por el de los primeros colonos. El pueblo coronel confederado John Baylor y su gente son una verdadera A Christmas Shoppe offering a unique tomaron el Fuerte Fillmore, en las afueras and enjoyable year-round seasonal representación del patrimonio shopping experience. de Mesilla. Tras vencer a las tropas de nativoamericano, español, mexicano y la Unión, Baylor nombró al pueblo de angloamericano de la comunidad. (575) 524-3333 Mesilla como capital del nuevo Territorio 2402 Avenida de Mesilla www.seasonsdemesilla.com
10 Old Mesilla Visitor’s Guide | www.mesillanm.gov Old Mesilla Visitor’s Guide | www.mesillanm.gov 11 SOUTHWEST EXPEDITION’S Offering custom, FUN tours with professional guides that always have your safety and well being in mind. Southwest Expeditions can organize your tour from Tours 4 to 30 guests. Transportation is included. Local and Day Trips tours include, aerial tours, plane tours, jeep tours/ van tours, Leasburg Dam river runs, Mesilla river runs, star parties (nights), bike rentals, bike tours and Billy the Kid reenactments on the Plaza. Major activities and overnight accommodations Basilica of from outdoor camping, quaint bed and breakfast San Albino lodging to luxury hotels, can be part of your adventure getaway with Southwest Expeditions. On the north end of the Plaza, originally built of adobe in 1855, the church was rebuilt to its present structure in 1906. It Billy the Kid Tour became a basilica on November 1, 2008. (Outlaw Rock at Stolen Horse Canyon, Mesilla Jail at Billy the Kid Gift Shop, Historic Fort Visiting hours vary during the year, see Selden). This tour follows Billy the Kid’s trail past his most notorious hideouts, one at the Old website for accurate dates. Mesilla plaza and the other at Outlaw Rock in the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument. Outlaw Rock is in Faulkner Canyon (also known as Stolen Horse Canyon) where Billy and his gang left their mark, then back to Old Mesilla where Billy escaped from jail on the historic plaza. Western history and cultural flair meet natural beauty in Faulkner FRONTIER ADVENTURES Canyon and the Robledo Mountains Wilderness. Relive the enchantment of the old west. Your authentic stagecoach is ready for that special occasion. An assortment of horse- Map drawn vehicles provide you and your group 95 with an exclusive day or evening. Frontier Adventures can accommodate any size SILVER group at our location or yours. Delight and enjoy the experience, while we provide ASSETS delicious food and premier entertainment in Old Mesilla to your specifications…an unforgettable Est. in 1989 - Locally Owned & Operated adventure for the exceptional group of family outing!
LA MORENA WALKING TOURS Walking Tours of Historic Mesilla. Dressed in the style of a Mexican Revolutionary woman of the 1800’s, Preciliana Sandoval, a fifth-generation native historian invites you to take a walking tour of Mesilla. Visit historic battle sites. Hear romantic ghost 1948 calle de santiago stories and feel the centuries old grace of Mesilla, NM 88046 Mesilla. 575-523-8747 www.silverassetsonline.com
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Our regional artists offer
By David Jones, via Wikimedia Commons original art in many media, including: painting, pastel, White Sands drawing, photography, jewelry, ceramics, fabric collage, wood- National Monument turning, stained glass, gourds, Like no place else on earth, the dunes rise from the basketry and more - as well as heart of the Tularosa Basin is one of the world’s great natural wonders - the glistening white sands of New note cards and prints. Mexico. Great wave-like dunes of gypsum sand have engulfed 275 square miles of desert, creating the Open 7 days a week world’s largest gypsum dunefield. 10am - 5pm TO DO: Closed: Day picnicking, sledding, horseback riding, Thanksgiving & Christmas bicycling, wildlife viewing, photography GET THERE: 575.522.2933 East of Old Mesilla Approx: 55 Miles 2470-A (575) 479-6124 • www.nps.gov Calle de Guadalupe By Stilfehler, via Wikimedia Commons
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The Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument New Mexico Museum
This monument was established to protect of Space History significant prehistoric, historic, geologic, and The sole mission of the museum is to educate the biologic resources of scientific interest, and people of New Mexico and our visitors from around includes four areas: the Organ Mountains, the world in history, science, and technology of Desert Peaks, Potrillo Mountains, and Doña space. The museum stresses the significant role Mesilla Valley Ana Mountains. that the state of New Mexico has played in the development of the U.S. Space Program through Bosque State Park collecting, preserving, and interpreting significant TO DO: artifacts relevant to the history of space. While here, This day-use park is located along the Rio Grande. Hiking, biking, fishing, camping, picnicking, visit the Clyde W. Tombaugh IMAX Dome Theater wildlife viewing, horseback riding and Planetarium. Open daily from 9 am-5 pm (closed TO DO: Thanksgiving and Christmas). Admission is $4-$6. Bird watching, trails and education programs GET THERE: GET THERE: GET THERE: East of Old Mesilla on Hwy. 70. West of Old Mesilla Approx: 2 Miles East of Old Mesilla Approx: 12 Miles 3198 State Rte 2001, Alamogordo, NM. 5000 Calle Del Norte (575) 523-4398 www.blm.gov Approx: 65 Miles www.nmparks.com (877) 333-6589 www.nmspacemuseum.org
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This area has over four miles of easy hiking trails, including City of Rocks is made up of a unique formation of rocks the Dripping Springs Trail, which shows off desert scrub and that was created by a combination of volcanic activity low elevation pinon-juniper and oak woodlands. The area and erosion. It is located about halfway between also boasts excellent wildlife viewing opportunities. It offers Silver City and Deming. very good year-round viewing of desert mule deer, coyote, and occasional sightings of mountain lion. TO DO: Camping, hiking trails, excellent mountain biking, TO DO: wildlife viewing, birding, star gazing, picnic areas and Camping, picnicking, wildlife viewing a desert botanical garden GET THERE: GET THERE: East of Old Mesilla Approx: 12 Miles West of Las Cruces on I-10 to Deming Approx: 65 miles (575) 525-4300 www.blm.gov By Christina Vaquera (575) 536-2800 www.emnrd.state.nm.us
Spaceport America Elephant Butte Geronimo Trail Visitor Center Lake State Park National Scenic Truth or Byway Consequences As New Mexico’s largest State Park, there is still plenty of water and plenty of beach room left in the lake. The Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway was established Elephant Butte Lake can accommodate watercraft to showcase and preserve the Corridor area for its Visitors begin their journey at the Spaceport America Visitor of many styles and sizes: kayaks, jet skis, pontoons, historic multi-cultural heritage and outstanding Center, a historic adobe building located at 301 S. Foch St., sailboats, ski boats, cruisers, and houseboats. Besides natural resources. Starting and ending in the Gila Truth or Consequences, NM 87901. A wonderful contrast of sandy beaches, the State Park offers restrooms, picnic Wilderness, this 150 mile byway goes through the old frontier meeting the new and packed with exciting areas, playgrounds, and developed sites with electric mountain forests and dry deserts, to the largest educational and interactive space exhibits. Here visitors and water hook-ups for RV’s. lakes in the state. The Geronimo Trail Visitors Center, can purchase tour tickets and official Spaceport America By Land Rover MENA, via Wikimedia Commons near the center of the designated Byway, is located merchandise prior to journeying out to the Spaceport America TO DO: at 301 S. Foch, in Truth or Consequences. site on rolling multi-media theater shuttles. Camping, fishing, boating or just being outdoors GET THERE: TO DO: North on I-25 Approx: 65 miles GET THERE: Sightseeing at ghost towns, shopping, 30 miles East of Truth or Consequences, NM in Upham North of Las Cruces on I-25 Approx: 70 miles eateries and hiking (575) 267-8888 • www.spaceportamerica.com (575) 744-5923 www.emnrd.state.nm.us (575) 894-1968 • www.geronimotrail.com
By Zereshk, via Wikimedia Commons Gila National Gila Cliff Dwellings Forest National Monument
The Gila is 3.3 million acres of forested hills, majestic The Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument is mountains and range land (6th largest National Forest in located in the Gila Wilderness inside the Gila the country). It is probably best known for its wilderness National Forest. The 533-acre national monument areas, in particular the Gila Wilderness - the first wilderness contains the ruins of what is believed to be the in the United States. The magnificent mountain scenery, cool dwellings of the Mogollon people from between the summer temperatures and relatively warm winters permit a 1280s through the early 1300s. They used natural wide range of recreational opportunities during all seasons. caves to build interlinked dwellings. Archaeologists have identified 46 rooms in the five caves and TO DO: believed they were occupied by 10 to 15 families. Camping, hiking, picnicking, fishing, horseback riding, wildlife, big game hunting. TO DO: Camping, hiking and picnicking GET THERE: West on I-10 to Deming bypass to GET THERE: Silver City. Approx: 70 miles West on I-10 to Deming bypass to Silver City. (575) 388-8201 • www.fs.usda.gov Approx: 95 miles (575) 536-9461 • www.nps.gov By National Park Service Digital Image Archives
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1. A real man 16. Bustamante Farm 33. Double Eagle 49. impressions 65. Lucero 80. Pecan Mesilla 97. Silvia Marinas Art 113. Thunderbird 2290 Calle de Parian 2300 W. Union Ave. de Mesilla de mesilla enterprises 2806 Valle Grande conservatory de La Mesilla 2355 Calle de Guadalupe 2290 Calle de Parian 2960 Camino Castillo 2327 Santa Ana 2380 Calle de Principal 2. Acton Academy 17. Café De Mesilla 81. Peppers of Las Cruces 2190 Avenida de Mesilla 34. Dry Point 50. indigo yoga 66. Luna Rossa 2355 Calle de Guadalupe 98. Simpson 114. Tina K Richardson, 1730 Tierra de Mesilla distillers 2489 Calle de Principal 1321 Avenida de Mesilla creations, LLC LPCC 18. Cafe don felix 1680 Calle de Alvarez 82. Pi Pilates 1850 Avenida de Mesilla 1680 Alvarez, Ste. A 3. AdOBE Modern 2410 Calle de Principal 51. Ironworks 67. Matteo 2521 Avenida de Mesilla 2410 Calle de Principal 35. Edward Jones unlimited 2410 Calle de San Albino 99. sinuate media 115. Tis The Season 19. Casa bonita & Co. 2293 Calle de Parian 83. Pistoleros 1910 Calle de Parian de Mesilla 4. Adobe Patio 1820 Avenida de Mesilla 1701 Calle de Mercado, 68. Mesilla Valley barber shop 2402 Avenida de Mesilla Gallery Ste. 4 52. J.E. Wells Film Society 1701 #4 Calle de 100. Southwest Visions & Studio 20. Casa de rosie enterprises Fountain Mercado specialists 116. tru art of 1765 Calle de Mercado 2140 Calle del Norte 36. El Patio Bar 620 Ritter Rd. theatre 1680 Alvarez, Ste. D the earth 2171 Calle de Parian 2469 Calle de Guadalupe 84. Planet Fireworks, 2411 Calle de San Albino 5. Adventure Travel 21. Chala's 53. Josefina's LLC 101. Spa 232 Med Spa & 2340 Avenida de Mesilla Wood Fired Grill 37. Enchanted Beauty oLd Gate Café 69. Mesilla Valley Calle de Mercado beauty Lounge 117. turquoise teepee 2790 Avenida de Mesilla 1680 Alvarez, Ste. C 2215 Calle de Guadalupe Fine Arts 2220 Calle de Parian 1800 Avenida de Mesilla 6. Agave artists 2470 Calle de 85. ristramnn 2250 Calle de San Albino 22. Cheeky Chaps 38. Farmesilla 54. Julienne Jewelry Guadalupe, Ste. A chile co. 102. Spa•Ology 118. Valley Plumbing 2521 Avenida de Mesilla 1840 Avenida de Mesilla 2329 Calle de Guadalupe 2531 Avenida de Mesilla 1799 Avenida de Mesilla 2800 Avenida de Mesilla 7. Andele's 70. MJM Retail Group tortilleria 23. Cheeky Chicks 39. First 55. Kneading To Heal 2290 Calle de Parian, 86. Rose Cards 103. Spotted Dog 119. Verizon Wireless de Mesilla 2521 Avenida de aMerican Bank 2222 Avenida de Mesilla Ste.A 2341 Arroyo brewery, LLC (Vaw), LLC 1950 Calle del Norte Mesilla, Ste. C 1553 Avenida de Mesilla 2900 S. Hwy 28 3385 Avenida de Mesilla 56. La Casa de 71. My Rich 87. ruby sun 8. Andele’s 24. Circle 7 40. G.B. Quarter Martinez sister's Closet 2301 Calle de San Albino 104. Starah’s jewels 120. Vigil & Assoc. horses restaurant development 2140 Calle del Norte 1937 Calle de Parian 2365 Calle de Guadalupe architects 1950 Calle del Norte 1701 Calle de Mercado, 1563 Snow Rd. 88. Salon De Mesilla 1765 Calle de Mercado Ste. 5 57. La Morena 72. Nambe, LLC 2172 Calle de Santiago 105. Steinborn & 9. Andele’s Dog 41. Gadsden Walking Tours 2109 Calle de Parian associates 121. Vivi's Well house Patio 25. Classic Museum 2755 Calle de San Albino 89. Salud! 1885 Boutz Rd. drilling Grill designs, Llc 1875 Boutz Rd. 73. NM Vintage de Mesilla 3077 Calle de Guadalupe 1983 Calle del Norte 2170 Calle de Parian 58. La Posta Market 1800 Avenida de 106. Sun Vista 42. Galeria Azul de Mesilla 2310 Avenida de Mesilla Mesilla, Ste B construction 122. Westmark 10. Arthritis 26. Daybreak Life 2335 Calle de Guadalupe 2410 Calle de San Albino 2640 Calle del Oeste productions, Inc. treatment coaching, LLC 74. NM VINTAGE WINES, 90. San basilica 3120 McDowell specialists 1680 Alvarez, A-4 43. Galeria On 59. La Zia beers + CIGARS Gift shop 107. Thai Delight 1770 Tierra de Mesilla the Plaza 2350 Calle de Principal 2461 Calle de Principal 2070 Calle de Santiago 2184 Avenida de Mesilla 123. Wild West 27. Debra vance 2310 Calle de Principal express-O 11. B&J Sand art gallery 60. Las Cruces 75. old barrel tea 91. Sanchez, Abel G. 108. The Bean 2385 Calle de Guadalupe and Gravel (575) 964-7700 44. Garcia Honey Farm academy, Inc. spice company 2991 Estrada Rd. 2011 Avenida de Mesilla 2929 Calle de Guadalupe By Appointment 2168 Calle de los 1755 Calle de Mercado 2319 Calle de Guadalupe 109. The Huertos 92. senior home chocolate Lady 12. B.W.D. 28. Del Sol 61. Las cruces 76. Old Mesilla instead 2379 Calle de Guadalupe construction 2322 Calle de Principal 45. Gerald Donahue bulletin kennel 2470 Calle de Guadalupe 2532 Calle del Norte (Surveying) 1740 Calle de Mercado 3036 S. Hwy. 28 29. Desert botanicals 3010 Bowman Ave. 110. The Emerald 93. Shorty's isle 13. Billy The Kid 2488 Calle de Guadalupe 62. Las Cruces 77. Paisano Café Food Market 1701 Calle de Mercado, Gift Shop 46. Gutierrez homes & Land 1740 Calle de Mercado, 2920 S. Hwy. 28 Ste. 2 2385 Calle de Guadalupe 30. Dh lescombes Landscape Assoc. 1701 Calle de Mercado Ste. C 1720 Avenida de Mesilla 2260 Calle de Santiago 94. Siesta RV Park 111. The Hair 14. Black rat 63. Leavitt Group 78. Palacio Bar 1551 Avenida de Mesilla and Body Shop tattoo 31. Discount 47. Hacienda de southwest 2600 Avenida de Mesilla 2222 Avenida de Mesilla 1901 Calle de Correo Fireworks Mesilla 1740 Calle de Mercado, 95. Silver Assets Ste. E 2531 Avenida de Mesilla 1891 Avenida de Mesilla 79. Pat Taylor, Inc. 1948 Calle de Santiago 112. The Potteries 15. Bowlin's 2171 Calle de los 2260 Calle de Santiago Mesilla 32. Dona Ana Arts 48. Heart of The 64. Legacy Pecans Huertos 96. Silver book Center council, Inc. desert Pistachios & Company studio 925 2456 Calle de Guadalupe 2360 Calle de Principal 1740 Calle de Mercado 2350 Calle de Principal 2309 Calle de Guadalupe
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youtube.com/user/ facebook.com/oldmesilla instagram.com/oldmesilla twitter.com/oldmesilla FEBRUARY may VisitNewMexico 8th Cupid’s Chase 5K 2nd & 3rd Cinco de Mayo Fiesta 9th For the Love of Art Show 20th Ride of Silence www.mesillanm.gov June JULY 20th Raft the Rio Race 4th Fireworks Display
september october th th rd th 12 & 13 DIEZ Y SEIS DE 3 & 4 Jazz Happening SEPTIEMBRE FIESTA th 10 Los Leones Car Show th 30 Halloween Haunted House/Carnival 30th & 31st Dia de los Muertos
November december st th 1 Dia de los Muertos 4 Christmas Tree Lighting 7th & 8 th Native American Art Show 24th Christmas Eve th on the Plaza 11 Veteran’s Day Ceremony th 16 El Tratado de La Mesilla
For more information go to: www.mesillanm.gov (Dates scheduled to change depending on availability.)
22 Old Mesilla Visitor’s Guide | www.mesillanm.gov Old Mesilla Visitor’s Guide | www.mesillanm.gov 23 Map Political 68 Arts History & esilla was named county seat of Doña Ana County in 1856 and incorporated in M1861. In 1958, Mesilla reincorporated. Crafts On Sunday, August 27, 1871, organized Farmer’s Market members of both the Democratic and Republican Parties announced rallies on the Plaza. The parties agreed to meet WEEKLY FRIDAYS & SUNDAYS
Set in our historic plaza, Old Mesilla’s Mercado is one of America’s oldest markets since 1857.
More than 155 years later, our Mercado continues to be at the center of our town showcasing finely hand-crafted jewelry, Map original artwork and locally grown 6 produce.
Fridays -11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sundays - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in different areas. Agitators from both parties wanted to close their respective Hours subject to change, please visit our meetings with a procession around the website www.mesillanm.gov Plaza. Whiskey flowed freely. When the or visit our Facebook page for updates. two processions met, shots were fired and several fights broke out. Nine men were killed and between 40 and 50 were wounded. Troops were summoned from Fort McRae to restore order and remained a few nights until calm was restored. With no judge in the district at the time, a judge was summoned from another district to hold an investigation. Featuring After three days, he decided it was too 20 Local Artists dangerous for any investigation and returned home without any action and 2250 Calle de San Albino no one was ever convicted. Mesilla, NM 88046 Thurs - Mon 11-5 For more Old Mesilla history 575-339-9870 visit www.mesillanm.gov www.agaveartists.com
24 Old Mesilla Visitor’s Guide | www.mesillanm.gov Old Mesilla Visitor’s Guide | www.mesillanm.gov 25 A morelittle history Many of the structures in Mesilla’s historic district have been classified as “significant” on the National Register of Historic Places because they are either architecturally outstanding or exceptionally important in the Rio Grande Collection at NMSU history of the community. Fountain Theatre For 25 years, the Mesilla Valley Film Society has been presenting the best independent, Basilica foreign and documentary films in the southwest at the Fountain Theatre, one-half block off the plaza. The theatre has a long history of entertaining the locals. After buying the of San Albino building in 1905, Albert Fountain Jr. began producing plays, vaudeville, light opera, Around 1855 San Albino church was and lantern slide shows. It has operated as both a live theatre and cinema since that built at the north end of the plaza. The time. In 1989 the MVFS began managing the venue. There are screenings every night original church was adobe and had plus matinees on weekends. For a complete schedule, ticket prices and membership only one steeple. The present church information, go to www.mesillavalleyfilm.org. was built in the early 1900s around the Location: 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla, NM 88046 • 575-524-8287 old adobe church. When it was finished, the old church was dismantled inside the new church and carried out the Your Old Mesilla Jewelry Stop! front door. The church was named on San Albino Day in early March, a date associated with the completion of a Map local water ditch that would provide 104 irrigation to the settler’s communal fields. San albino is appropriately a water saint. Location: 2280 Calle de Principal, Mesilla, NM 88046 • 575-526-9349
THE PLAZA Because of its historical significance in the state as well as the nation, the Old Mesilla Plaza was declared a New Mexico state monument on September 10, 1957. Initially, it was listed on the Navajo, Laura Burch National Register in January, 1982 as Women’s a National Historic Landmark. Then, Zuni Pueblo & Peruvian Accessories Mesilla’s historic district was added to Jewelry and the National Registry in February, 1985. unique Gifts
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26 Old Mesilla Visitor’s Guide | www.mesillanm.gov Old Mesilla Visitor’s Guide | www.mesillanm.gov 27 Map Galleries Billy 94 The Mesilla art scene is always evolving with local artist the kid representing our great region with fine skills, making our Town, a thriving art and culture destination. You The Territory of New Mexico, in the will fine, Native American Art, Sculptures, Paintings, mid-1870s-80s, experienced a wave of Jewelry, Clothing and much more. We invite all to visit rampant lawlessness, unparalleled in the Offering a quiet, relaxed atmosphere our Galleries and take a little of us back with you. history of the United States. One must with shaded, pull-thru spaces, walk a mile in their shoes before coming a convenience store and to conclusions about the lives of men RV supplies for your camping needs. Adobe Patio Gallery and boys of that era. & Studio • Full Hookup w/30 or 50 amps • Free Cable TV & WI-Fi available 1765 Calle de Mercado Henry McCarty, alias Kid Antrim, alias William H. Bonney, alias Billy the Kid, was • Laundry & Showers born in the East and came to New Mexico • Pop-up Sites Available w/water & electricity Agave Art Gallery in the 1870s, starting out on his own from • Close to Restaurants & Shopping Silver City. In Lincoln he became involved • Mobile RV Repair & Service available 2250 Calle de San Albino on site from local technicians in the famous Lincoln County War. This • Pets Welcome was a time of political strife and financial Debra vance art gallery power struggles. In most cases one had Just around the corner FroM oLd MesiLLa (575) 964-7700 By Appointment to kill or be killed. Upon the death of 1551 avenida de Mesilla John Tunstall, Billy vowed vengeance Las cruces, nM 88005 on every man who participated in that 800-414-6816 or (575)523-6816 GaleriA Azul cruel, wanton murder. Later, The Kid was 2335 Calle de Guadalupe involved in the death of six men. The vendetta led him through the heart of Map Galeria On The Plaza New Mexico and the chase for The Kid 71 began. 2310 Calle de Principal Patrick Floyd Garrett, born in Alabama, Mesilla Valley Fine Arts led a successful life as a buffalo hunter 2470 Calle de Guadalupe, Ste. A in Texas before drifting into New Mexico. His election as sheriff of Lincoln County drew him into this legend. He was a good 1937 calle de parian sheriff at a time that New Mexico needed (575) 222-0232 tues. - sat. such a man. top Brands Billy’s saga continued on to Las Vegas by slightly used wagon, to Santa Fe by railcar, through women’s Boutique Albuquerque, on to Old Mesilla for great condition trial. Under heavy guard they trudged through La Luz, Alamogordo, and back to Lincoln where Billy performed his daring escape and killed his guards, Bell and Ollinger. Now, with a wanted poster for Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett was hot on his trail back to Old Fort Sumner. There, on July 14, 1881, Pat Garrett killed the famous outlaw in the still standing Maxwell house.
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32 Old Mesilla Visitor’s Guide | www.mesillanm.gov Old Mesilla Visitor’s Guide | www.mesillanm.gov 33 Place Address Phone Website Accomodations Comfort Suites – Telshor 236 N. Telshor Blvd. (575) 521-1030 www.choicehotels.com Stay in Old Mesilla or Close By Days Inn 755 Avenida de Mesilla (575) 636-1602 www.daysinn.com Courtyard by Marriott 456 E. University Ave. (575) 526-1722 www.marriot.com Desert Lodge 1900 West Picacho Ave. (575) 524-1925 Desert Oasis Inn 1765 W. Picacho Ave. (575) 523-6858 Drury Inn & Suites 1631 Hickory Loop (575) 523-4100 www.druryhotels.com Econo Lodge 2585 S. Valley Dr. (575) 527-2000 www.econolodge.com Fairfield Inn 2101 Summit Court (575) 522-6840 www.marriott.com Hampton Inn & Suites 2350 E. Griggs Ave. (575) 527-8777 www.hamptoninn.com Hampton Inn & Suites 1641 Hickory Loop (575) 541-8777 www.hamptoninn3.hilton.com Hilton Garden Inn 2550 S. Don Roser Dr. (575) 522-0900 www.hiltongardeninn.com Place Address Phone Website Holiday Inn Express & 2142 Telshor Court (575) 522-0700, www.holidayinnexpress.com Suites Las Cruces North (888) HOLIDAY Casa de Rosie 2140 Calle del Norte (575) 993-1410 www.casaderosie.com Holiday Inn Express & 2635 S. Valley Dr. (575) 527-9947 www.holidayinnexpress.com Hacienda de Mesilla 1891 Avenida de Mesilla (575) 652-4953 www.haciendademesilla.com Suites Josefina’s Old Gate 2261 Calle de Guadalupe (575) 525-2620 www.josefinasoldgate.com Home 2 Suites by Hilton 1120 N. Telshor (575) 527-6491 www.home2suites3.hilton.com Hotel Encanto 705 S. Telshor Blvd. (575) 522-4300 www.hotelencanto.com RV & CAMPGROUNDS de Las Cruces Coachlight Inn 301 S. Motel Blvd. (575) 386-0636 www.zianet.com/coachlight La Quinta Inn de Mesilla 790 Avenida de Mesilla (575) 524-0331 www.laquintalascrucesmesil- lavalley.com Dalmont’s RV Park 2224 S. Valley Dr. (575) 523-2992 La Quinta Inn & Suites 1500 Hickory Dr. (575) 523-0100, www.laquintalascrucesor- Hacienda RV 740 Stern Dr. (575) 528-5800 www.haciendarv.com Organ Mountain (800) 531-5900 ganmt.com Las Cruces KOA 814 Weinrich Rd. (575) 526-6555 www.koa.com Motel 6 Telshor 2120 Summit Court (575) 525-2055 www.motel6.com Siesta RV Park 1551 Avenida de Mesilla (575) 523-6816 www.siestarvpark.com Motel 9 Las Cruces 235 La Posada Ln. (575) 525-1010 Sunny Acres RV Park 595 N. Valley Dr. (575) 524-1716 www.sunnyacresrv.com Quality Inn & Suites 2200 S. Valley Dr. (575) 524-4663 Ramada Hotel & 201 E. University Ave. (575) 613-4693 www.ramadalascruces.com BED & BREAKFAST Conference Center Lundeen Inn of the Arts 618 S. Alameda Blvd. (575) 526-3326 www.innofthearts.com Royal Host Motel 2146 W. Picacho Ave. (575) 524-8536 Sands Motel 1655 S. Main St. (575) 524-7791 HOTELS/MOTELS Sleep Inn 2121 S. Triviz Dr. (575) 522-1700 www.sleepinn.com A Day’s End Motel 755 N. Valley Dr. (575) 524-7753 Staybridge Suites 2651 Northrise Dr. (575) 521-7999 www.lascruces-hotel.com America’s Best Value Inn 901 Avenida de Mesilla (575) 524-8603 www.americasbestvalueinn.com SpringHill Suites by 1611 Hickory Loop (575) 541-8887 www.marriott.com Big Chile Inn 2160 W. Picacho Ave. (575) 524-8627 www.abvilascruces.com Marriott Best Western Mission Inn 1765 S. Main St. (575) 524-8591 www.bwmissioninn.com Super 8 – East / White 3405 Bataan Memorial W. (575) 382-1490 www.super8.com Bruce Motel 800 S. Main St. (575) 526-1644 Sands Area Budget Inn (35 rooms) 2255 W. Picacho Ave. (575) 523-0365 Super 8 – South 245 La Posada Lane (575) 448-2004 www.super8.com Century 21 Motel 2454 N. Main St. (575) 524-9626 Town House Motel 2205 W. Picacho Ave. (575) 524-7733 Coachlight Inn 301 S. Motel Blvd. (575) 526-3301 www.zianet.com/coachlight/ Town Place Suites 2143 Telshor Court (575) 532-6500 www.marriott.com Comfort Inn West 1300 Avenida de Mesilla (575) 527-1050 www.comfortinn.com Wood Spring Suites LC 2080 S. Triviz Dr. (575) 528-2046 Comfort Suites – Triviz 2101 S. Triviz Dr. (575) 522-1300 www.comfortsuites.com Western Inn 2155 W. Picacho Ave. (575) 523-5399
34 Old Mesilla Visitor’s Guide | www.mesillanm.gov Old Mesilla Visitor’s Guide | www.mesillanm.gov 35 THE taylor-BARELA REYNOLDS-MESILLA STATE MONUMENT Known historically as the Barela-Reynolds Museums Properties, the Taylor donation will become the newest State Monument. The properties The J. Paul Taylor Visitor Center were constructed in the late 1850s and listed The visitor center is located inside Mesilla Town Hall. Named after former New Mexico State on the State Register of Historic Places in Representative and Mesilla resident J. Paul Taylor, the visitor center is staffed by “Amigos” 1970 and added to the National Register of who are dedicated volunteers that love Mesilla and are eager to promote the culture and Historic Places in 1978. In 1958, the Mesilla historical qualities that make Old Mesilla unique. The local Disabled American Veterans Plaza was designated a State Monument and (DAV) Chapter 38 is also located in the Visitors Center, providing services to Disabled today remains on the system’s list. Veterans and their families. Although an official State Monument, Mr. & The J. Paul Taylor Visitor Center is equipped with brochures, videos, restaurant menus and Mrs. Taylor have reserved a life-estate that other interesting information on the area. The center has a great collection of old photos permits them occupancy of the property for that adorn the walls dating back to the late 1800’s. the duration of their lives.
Open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Shown by appointment. If you are interested 2231 Avenida de Mesilla • (505) 524-3262 ext. 117 in a tour, please contact us at: ftfm.mesilla.nm@ gmail.com
Gadsden museum This classic Territorial Style house was built around 1860 and enlarged in the 1870s. It is an example of a classic territorial style home with a central hallway with rooms to either side. It was established as a museum and dedicated to Col. Albert J. Fountain in 1931. With a replica of the old Mesilla jail where Billy the Kid was held while awaiting trial and featuring artifacts dating back to the 1500s, the Gadsden Museum holds private collections of many historic items. It is now operated by Mary Alexander Bird, an 8th generation Mesillera.
Shown by appointment (575) 526-6293.
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ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT
Town Clerk/Treasurer/HR Deputy Town Clerk/Treasurer/HR (575) 524-3262 Ext: 105 (575) 524-3262 Ext: 115 Accounts Payable Utility Clerk/Receptionist We Are Proud To Be a New Mexico Shop Since 2011. (575) 524-3262 Ext: 115 (575) 524-3262 Ext: 100 Offering you the Best Quality of Solid Sterling Silver Jewelry And Southwest Turquoises. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Exclusively Made By Silver Studio. 925 Public Works Department Head: (575) 524-3262 Ext: 109
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Community Community Development and Department Special Events (575) 524-3262 Ext: 104 (575) 524-3262 Ext: 116
MUNICIPAL COURT Office Hours: Court Hours: Mondays & Thursdays – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays – 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Fridays – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays – 2 to 4 p.m. Closed on Town Hall Holidays Wednesdays – 1 to 4 p.m.
Trials are held Monday through Friday as scheduled. For more information (575) 524-1091
COMMUNITY CENTER 2251 Calle de Santiago, Mesilla NM 88046 Please Come By And Check Us Out At The Historic Mesilla Plaza! 2309 Calle De Guadalupe, Mesilla NM 88046 38 Old Mesilla Visitor’s Guide | www.mesillanm.gov Daily 10am-6pmOld Mesilla Visitor’s [email protected] | www.mesillanm.gov 39 fi esta year ‘round
’ Located on the Plaza in Historic Old Mesilla Open 7 Days a Week 11am • Breakfast 8am - 11am Saturday & Sunday 575-524-3524 • www.laposta-de-mesilla.com