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The Las Cruces Railroad Museum ft. Kyle McGrogan
Join us for a special episode of Preserving History & Democracy as we record from the historic Las Cruces Railroad Museum in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Communications Coordinator Cynthia Mendoza and producer Bernardine Caporale sit down with museum curator and educator Kyle McGregor to explore the powerful role railroads played in shaping the Mesilla Valley. In this episode, we discuss how the arrival of the railroad in 1881 helped transform Las Cruces from a small village into a growing community, while nearby Mesilla missed the opportunity to host the rail line.
Kyle shares fascinating stories…
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