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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPCP_the-franklin-mountains_El-Paso-TX.html
Cabeza de Vaca Peak, elevation 7,152, is eight miles north from where you stand on the scenic point. History records that these rugged limestone mountains, from which stones were hewn and spring water was drawn to build El Paso, were named for the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPCO_el-paso-lower-valley-missions-cordova-island-the-city-and-county-of-el-paso_El-Paso-TX.html
El Paso Lower Valley MissionsYsleta Mission — 1681. Ysleta, the oldest community in Texas, claims the most steadily cultivated plot of land in the U.S. Socorro Mission — 1682. Regarded as the oldest active parish church in the U.S. Has…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPCM_the-rio-grande-rectification-project_El-Paso-TX.html
Ahead is the Rio Grande. This great river formed the valley in the vista before you. Its meandering course was established as the boundary between the United States and Mexico by treaty in 1848. The straight channel in the foreground is a porti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPCH_el-paso-international-airport-the-butterfield-trail-refinery-area_El-Paso-TX.html
[Left:]El Paso International AirportOne of the nation's finest and busiest major airports and general aviation centers, dedicated in 1928. Elevation is 3,936 feet with a total area of 3,878 acres and tremendous runways measuring up to 12,000 feet.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPCC_william-beaumont-general-hospital-biggs-air-force-base-fort-bliss_El-Paso-TX.html
[Left:]William Beaumont General HospitalThis famous army hospital opened in 1921 and was named for Major & Surgeon William Beaumont, who distinguished himself as an army surgeon during the war of 1812. Later his observations of the stomach of Alex…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPCA_scenic-drive_El-Paso-TX.html
As early as 1881, El Paso leaders promoted the idea of creating a place along the base of the Franklin Mountains to provide visitors a panoramic view of the area. The automobile brought new attention to the idea, and in 1920, the city council and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2MK_the-rainmakers-of-1891_El-Paso-TX.html
Working on the theory that explosives could cause rainfall because many war battles had been followed by rain, the U.S. Department of Agriculture conducted experiments in rainmaking. During a West Texas drought in 1891 the agency brought the exper…
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