Rustic Jesus Statue at Cerrillos NM Church
by Carolyn Derstine
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Rustic Jesus Statue at Cerrillos NM Church
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Carolyn Derstine
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Photograph - Photograph
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A rustic statue of Jesus, carved from an old tree trunk, stands beside St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Cerrillos, New Mexico, greeting visitors to this quaint town. The village of Cerrillos was once a bustling mining town in the mid-to-late 1800s. After the mining resources became exhausted by 1900, the town diminished in importance and did not greatly change from its 19th century beginnings; some of the original buildings still stand in Cerrillos today. This quiet "ghost town" of tree-lined dirt streets and sleeping dogs, small art galleries, and historic buildings with an "old west" feel is an interesting stop along the historic Turquoise Trail National Scenic Byway and since 1958, has also been the location where a variety of movies have been filmed.
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December 9th, 2023
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