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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM159P_dr-lawrence-a-nixon_El-Paso-TX.html
Dr. Lawrence Aaron Nixon was a pivotal figure in Texas civil rights. Born in Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, he attended Wiley College and Meharry Medical College and became a physician. He began his medical practice in Cameron, Milam County. In…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM159N_henry-o-flipper_El-Paso-TX.html
Henry Ossian Flipper (1856-1940) was the first African-American graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1877. Born into slavery in Thomasville, Georgia, he came from a family of achievers; his brothers were an African Metho…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM159M_guardian-angel-church_El-Paso-TX.html
This Romanesque revival style building was constructed in 1908, soon after the church was founded by the Rev. Carlos M. Pinto, S.J. (1841-1919). A Jesuit priest who began several missions in the El Paso area, Pinto also drew plans and supervised t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM159J_first-baptist-church-of-el-paso_El-Paso-TX.html
The first meeting of Baptists in El Paso was held on August 26, 1882, at the home of Maj. and Mrs. W.F. Fewel, under the leadership of the Rev. George Baines, Jr. One week later he directed the formation of this congregation, which was chartered w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM159I_old-b-nai-zion-synagogue_El-Paso-TX.html
Congregation B'Nai Zion was chartered in 1900, and the 35 members initially met in private homes or rented space. This building, the first Jewish synagogue in El Paso, was completed in 1912. The structure features an unusual combination of classic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM159G_burges-house_El-Paso-TX.html
Prominent El Paso attorney Richard Fenner Burges (1873-1945) had this house built in 1912 by local contractor J.E. Morgan. It was altered in 1927 according to plans of architect Otto H. Thorman, resulting in its current appearance featuring classi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM159F_stage-station_El-Paso-TX.html
This block was the site of the stage station of the Southern Overland Mail line which connected St. Louis and San Francisco with a semi-weekly stage and mail service, 1858-1861.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM159E_el-paso-union-passenger-station_El-Paso-TX.html
This Union Station was built in 1904-05 as a center for El Paso's international railroad traffic. Constructed under the direction of Buchanan and Powers, general contractors, it was designed by the noted Chicago architectural firm of Daniel H. Bur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM146I_fusselman-canyon_El-Paso-TX.html
Below is Fusselman Canyon, which follows the Fusselman Canyon Fault, a major natural cut into the Franklin Mountains. For centuries it has served as a natural corridor for the movement of people, goods and livestock between the river valley to the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWSE_el-paso-county_El-Paso-TX.html
Voted 871 to 2 for secession. At start of Civil War Minutemen were organized to provide frontier protection. The San Elizario Spy Company was mustered into Confederate service on July 11, 1861. El Paso was the springboard and supply point for 1861…