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| About
Theron M. Trombeau | Missions 1 - 4 |
Missions
5 - 8 | Purchase Prints |
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Lady of Guadalupe Mission
George Bent donated land,
at the height of the copper strike, for this mission. It was built with
the help of Los Hermanos Franciscans, probably between 1912 and 1916. Windows
came from another mission in the Mescalero area. In 1975 this picturesque
mission was torn down to accommodate the highway changes.
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| Nuestra Senora de La
Luz
The first Masses in the village were held in private homes. Eight families representing pioneer settlers of La Luz were instrumental in starting a mission under Father Fernando Ortiz in 1916, on land donated by Canuto Reyes. It was built with the adobe from an old house. Earlier, there may have been other chapels up La Luz Canyon, as the story goes that in 1921 the bell was moved to the little church in La Luz from such a chapel. The sacristy addition was built in 1939. |
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Sacred Heart Church
Sacred Heart Church was originally the local Baptist community of faith until the Catholic Church purchased it in 1920. It was located on US Hwy. 82 and has always been known as “Church of the Woods”. Sacred Heart has historically been a mission of the Catholic Church in La Luz, NM. Sacred Heart Church was rebuilt in another location in Cloudcroft in the 1980’s. |
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| St. Anthony’s Church
St. Anthony’s Church was built in 1927. The Franciscan Brothers established it. The adobe structure contains a painting of the crucifixion surrounded by small Italian tiles. In 1947, the steps leading to the church were built and the banisters that were added were constructed from local rock. |
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| About Theron M. Trombeau | Missions 1 - 4 | Missions 5 - 8 | Purchase Prints |
The Tularosa Basin Historical Society Museum, Admission is FREE!
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK! Doors are open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays, and 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Sundays. The Museum is located in Alamogordo, New Mexico, next door to the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce. (See Photo & Map)
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Tularosa Basin Historical Society
1301 North White Sands Blvd. Alamogordo, New Mexico 88310 Phone: 505-434-4438 E-mail : TBHS@ZiaNet.com |
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