Paintout - St. Francis de Paula Church - Tularosa

St. Francis de Paula Church

Tularosa

Photo by Panoramio

A sign in front of St. Francis de Paula Church commemorates the: Battle of Cerro Redondo Monument. The church was established in 1869 and is in the middle of the village of Tularosa on Hwy 70/54.

Round Mountain is the site of the 1868 battle between the Mescalero Apaches and Company H, 3rd US Cavalry assisted by Tularoseños fighting to save their homes. The cross atop Round Mountain (Cerro Redondo) commemorates this battle. (Round Mountain is on HWY 70 close to the Apache Reservation)

The village of Tularosa shares its name with the Tularosa Basin, in which the village is located. To the east, Tularosa is flanked by the western edge of the Sacramento Mountains. The village is north of Alamogordo, New Mexico on Highway 70/54.

Meet at 8:30 Saturday, September 3 in the church parking lot or on the grounds.

DIRECTIONS:

From Albuquerque and locations north: Take I-25 to San Antonio, then east on HWY 380 to Carrizozo. Turn south on Hwy 54 and follow to Tularosa.

From Las Cruces: Take HWY 70 east to Alamogordo, then north on 54 to Tularosa.

From Ruidoso and locations east: Follow HWY 70 west to Tularosa.

The church address is 303 Encino Street in Tularosa, although the church entrance appears to face St. Francis Drive. Follow the main street, St. Francis Drive (HWYs 70/54), to 3rd. St. and turn east to Encino St. The church property is on the corner of Encino and 3rd streets. Meet in the parking lot or on the church grounds. There is also parking on the streets surrounding the church.

See the Google map.

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