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Border Fence Blocks Access to Important Historical Site

By Kinsee Morlan
San Diego CityBeat | December 22, 2011
Border Monument 258 can no longer be accessed from the U.S. side.
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Tags: U.S.-Mexico Border, DHS, Border Monument 258

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