Last updated: January 27, 2023
Place
Vado, New Mexico
Quick Facts
Location:
Southeastern Doña Ana County
Significance:
First all-African American settlement in the territory
MANAGED BY:
Unincorporated Community of Vado
In the Mesilla Valley, approximately 15 miles south of Las Cruces, New Mexico, along El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail, lies the community of Vado. The rich history of the small town was shaped by the efforts of Francis Marion Boyer and Ella Louise McGruder Boyer, who arrived in New Mexico from Georgia in the early 1900s and founded the first all-African American settlement in the territory.
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Location (Southeastern Doña Ana County, New Mexico)