Mesilla NM, United States

Old Mesilla

Mesilla is the town where Billy the Kid was tried and sentenced to hang. The old courthouse where the trial took place still stands on the Plaza. http://www.lascrucesblog.com/ - A nearby town, the second largest in NM.

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mesilla on October 12, 2008 from Mesilla, United States

from the travel blog: Mesilla New Mexico

Billy the Kid

A good place to begin: Old Mesilla, where Billy the Kid was convicted of killing Sheriff Brady and sentenced to hang. The courthouse still stands on the Plaza. Nearby is the town of Las Cruces. Pat Garrett who eventually killed the Kid was himself shot and killed just outside of the Las...

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billythekid on October 12, 2008 from Mesilla, United States

from the travel blog: Billy The Kid

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