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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AGE_old-san-francisco-historic-district_El-Paso-TX.html
Composed primarily of early twentieth-century residential apartment buildings, this historic neighborhood was developed during a period of major growth in El Paso. Most of the structures were built of brick, stone, or wood between 1908 and 1923 an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15A5_montgomery-building_El-Paso-TX.html
The Montgomery building is the last surviving false-front wood structure in the city of El Paso. It was built in 1881-1882 as El Paso underwent a great transformation from an adobe village to a thriving city following the arrival of the railroads.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15A4_la-patria-newspaper_El-Paso-TX.html
317 South El Paso Street was the site of a leading pro-Villista Spanish language newspaper, La Patria, published by Silvestre Terrazas, a member of the oligarchic Chihuahuan Terrazas family. Terrazas wrote for La Revista Catolica and founded El Co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15A3_el-paso-laundry-and-cleaners-company_El-Paso-TX.html
The El Paso Laundry and Cleaners Company was established in 1891 and moved to this site in 1897. Strategically located alongside the Rio Grande just a few hundred yards from the streets of Ciudad Juarez, the company played an interesting role in s…
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/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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPHM_magoffin-homestead_El-Paso-TX.html
Joseph Magoffin (1837-1923), son of James Wiley Magoffin, one of the founders of the city, settled in El Paso in 1856. He held many offices: Collector of Customs, County Judge, and Mayor for four terms. In 1875, six years before railroads reached …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPHL_magoffinsville_El-Paso-TX.html
One of four population centers during the early period of American settlement of the present El Paso area, Magoffinsville was founded by Kentucky native James Wiley Magoffin (1799-1868). In 1849, he began acquiring land in this vicinity. The headq…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPEA_the-martin-building_El-Paso-TX.html
This seven-story commercial building was constructed in 1917 by businessmen M. D. Roberts and William Martin Banner, for whom it was named. Designed by the architectural firm of Brauhton and Leibert, it features Chicago style detailing in the use …