Columbus Historical Museum

Columbus Historical Museum is a museum in , and has an elevation of 4,068 feet. Columbus Historical Museum is situated nearby to the aerodrome , as well as near the town .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Columbus Municipal Airport.

Aerodrome
is an abandoned airport in New Mexico. Its origins date to 1916 when it was used by the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps as a military airfield during the Pancho Villa Expedition.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Columbus and Puerto Palomas.

Town
Photo: Rodan44, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an incorporated village in , New Mexico, United States, about 3 miles north of the Mexican border. It is considered a place of historical interest, as the scene of a 1916 attack by Mexican general Francisco "Pancho" Villa that caused the United States to send 10,000 troops there in the Mexican Expedition.

Town
Photo: ricardohc72, CC BY 3.0.
de Villa, also known simply as Palomas or as General Rodrigo M. Quevedo, is a small town of 4,688 people in the municipality of , in the state of . It borders the village of , in the . is situated 3½ miles south of Columbus Historical Museum.

Columbus Historical Museum

Latitude
31.82833° or 31° 49′ 42″ north
Longitude
-107.64008° or 107° 38′ 24″ west
Elevation
4,068 feet (1,240 metres)
Open location code
853JR9H5+8X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 190113309
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
5462686
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