Editing Columbus, New Mexico (section)

===Early history (1891–1910s)===
Columbus was established in 1891 just across the Mexican border from [[Palomas, Chihuahua]], and named after 15th-century explorer [[Christopher Columbus]]. In 1902, the village center was moved {{convert|3|mi|0}} north when the [[El Paso and Southwestern Railroad]] built its Columbus station. This station is now converted into a museum run by the Columbus Historical Society.<ref>{{cite book |last=Reynolds |first=Joyce |title=Pancho Villa & Columbus, NM |publisher=JReynolds Photo & Computer Works, Deming NM |pages=1 }}</ref>

About 1905, it was a very small town with a population of about 100, two of those early settlers being Colonel Andrew O. Bailey and Louis Heller. By this time, Columbus had only one general store, a saloon, and a society inspector.{{clarify|date=June 2019}} In time, a high school was built, and Perrow G. Mosely established the ''Columbus News'', which later was renamed the ''Columbus Courier''. By 1915, the town had 700 residents, the Columbus State Bank was built, four hotels were constructed, and several stores and a Baptist church were also established. At that time, the area around Columbus also had rich silver, copper, lead, and zinc deposits.<ref>{{cite book |title=Ghost towns and mining camps of New Mexico |year=1975 |publisher=University of Oklahoma Press. Publishing Divisinon |location=Norman |isbn=0-8061-1106-2 |pages=51–54 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AeLucnQnl5QC |author=Sherman, James E. |author2=Sherman, Barbara H. |access-date=February 11, 2014 }}</ref>