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Monument No. 1, photos

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Monument No. 1, photos

August 20, 2026

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Monument No. 1 Historical Park commemorates the first boundary marker in the series defining the land border between the United States and Mexico westward to the Pacific Ocean. Originally established on January 31, 1855, Monument No. 1 also marks the point from which the boundary extends eastward…

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