Mormons settled this city in 1855 but thought it was too much of a gamble & abandoned it in 1857
The mission was the first settlement in the part of the New Mexico 
Territory ... but also from the men's desires to be with their own families and 
continued... [DOC] [TLE] religious properties in kansas city, missouri report prepared for the ... [PAR] include not only churches but also schools, meeting halls, and parish houses.