Garrett’s Death Site Saved

Between Las Cruces and the San Augustin Pass, off U.S. Route 70, a historical marker commemorates the site of Pat Garrett’s death. The actual spot where the sheriff died, though, was marked by Pat’s eldest son, Jarvis, with a cement monument. The death site was threatened by housing development plans. But the organization Friends of Pat Garrett formed in 2007 to save the site, and the  members successfully convinced Las Cruces city leaders and the developer to protect Jarvis’ marker an