SALLY PORT

Fort Cobre started as a gated community for the Mexican miners. When the American miners moved in they fortified it against raids by the Apache and put in a water well so it withstand a seige. It was manned by Captain Mastin's company of the Guards.

Hysterical Journey to Historic Places

March 19th 2020
PINOS ALTOS Spanish Mexico had been mining in the area of Santa Rita del Cobre in New Mexico for a hundred years or so before Americans stumbled onto the scene and tried their hand at it too. The American effort there got underway in 1860. It was on land long being used as a homeland by the Chiricahua Apache. Their chief, Mangas Coloradas, or Bloody Sleeves, did not care for Americans in ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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