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St. Joseph's Mission

626 Mission Trail, Mescalero, NM, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 33° 9' 24.886584", -105° 46' 4.63116"
  New Mexico NM State Historical Marker
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National Register of Historic Places
 
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St. Joseph Apache Mission Church

Father Albert Braun, who directed the construction of the remarkable mission church of St. Joseph dedicated in 1939. Serving as chaplain in both World Wars, he first came to Mescalero in 1916, and later built this stone church in memory of Americans killed in World War I, taking almost twenty years.

St. Joseph's Mission was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 01, 2005.

Last updated: 10/12/2009 15:10:00
   
     
 
St. Joseph's Mission Historical Marker Location Map, Mescalero, New Mexico