Pancho Villa State Park Campground

The park is located on the grounds of former Camp Furlong from where Gen. John J. €œBlack Jack€ Pershing launched 10,000 troops on an 11-month, 500-mile pursuit of Villa into Mexico. The Exhibit Hall tells the story that begins with the 1910 Mexican Revolution and ends with Pershing's command of the Allied Forces when the U.S. entered World War I.Pancho Villa State Park contains extensive historical exhibits which depict the raid of Columbus, New Mexico, the first armed invasion of the continental United States since the War of 1812, and also the last one. Several buildings dating from the time of Villa's raid still stand in Columbus, and the U.S. Customs House, built in 1902, serves as the visitor center.