Glenn Spring, Texas
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Glenn Springs is an uninhabited place in the state of Texas, United States, which is of historical importance. It is located 11 miles (16 kilometers) south-southeast of the Panther Junction visitor center in what is now the Big Bend National Park
, and is not accessible by motorable road. The National Park Service maintains a back-country campground at Glenn Spring.
Glenn Spring was a military encampment, which was attacked by the troops of the Mexican General Pancho Villa
on 15 May 1916, killing one civilian and wounding several US troops. The raid came 67 days after the famous attack on Columbus, New Mexico
.
Big Bend National Park
Big Bend National Park is a national park located in the U.S. state of Texas. Big Bend has national significance as the largest protected area of Chihuahuan Desert topography and ecology in the United States, which includes more than 1,200 species of plants, more than 450 species of birds, 56...
, and is not accessible by motorable road. The National Park Service maintains a back-country campground at Glenn Spring.
Glenn Spring was a military encampment, which was attacked by the troops of the Mexican General Pancho Villa
Pancho Villa
José Doroteo Arango Arámbula – better known by his pseudonym Francisco Villa or its hypocorism Pancho Villa – was one of the most prominent Mexican Revolutionary generals....
on 15 May 1916, killing one civilian and wounding several US troops. The raid came 67 days after the famous attack on Columbus, New Mexico
Columbus, New Mexico
Columbus is a village in Luna County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,765 at the 2000 census. The town is named after 15th century explorer Christopher Columbus.-History:...
.