Photos: Mormon refugees fled Mexico in 1912
Thousands of refugees from the Mormon colonies of Chihuahua and Sonora left their homes in Mexico and came to the United States to leave the Mexican revolution behind.
Mormons moved from Mexico
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Mormon colonists boarding the train in Chihuahua, Mexico during the first exodus in 1912. Photo provided by: El Paso Public Library
Mormons moved from Mexico
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The Mormon mothers and their children were given refuge in an abandoned lumberyard in El Paso, Texas. The structure had a roof, but no walls, and the families were on reluctant display to townspeople who were curious about polygamists from Mexico. Photo provided by: El Paso Public Library
Mormons moved from Mexico
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After the women and children left the colonies on the train, the men traveled north to the border in wagons and on horseback, 1912. Photo provided by: El Paso Public Library
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Kelly Romney pauses as he speaks to the Associated Press at his home in the Mormon community of Colonia Juarez, Mexico, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Kelly is a second cousin of U.S Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The candidate's father, George, was born in Mexico, and he still has extended family there, relatives born and raised in the border state of Chihuahua who support his candidacy but not his tough stance on immigration.(AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Kelly Romney
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Kelly Romney plays with one of his dogs outside his home in the Mormon community of Colonia Juarez, Mexico, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Kelly is a second cousin of U.S Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The candidate's father, George, was born in Mexico, and he still has extended family there, relatives born and raised in the border state of Chihuahua who support his candidacy but not his tough stance on immigration.(AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Mormon community of Colonia Juarez, Mexico
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A view of the school grounds in the Mormon community of Colonia Juarez, Mexico, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Several distant relatives of U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney live here. His father, George, was born in Mexico, and the candidate still has extended family there, relatives born and raised in the border state of Chihuahua who support his candidacy but not his tough stance on immigration. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
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