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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/HMPBU_bataan-memorial-trainway_El-Paso-TX.html
With the arrival of the railroads to El Paso in 1881, the train tracks marked the northern boundary of the city. As El Paso grew, the tracks divided downtown and created a time-consuming barrier for pedestrians and motorists. In the early 20th cen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPBQ_el-paso-southwestern-railroad_El-Paso-TX.html
One of the oldest survivors of America's steam railroading era, this locomotive was built 29 years after the steam engine was first developed for transportation. Breese, Kneeland & Company of Jersey City, New Jersey also operated as the New York L…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPBP_hotel-paso-del-norte_El-Paso-TX.html
This brick and terra cotta structure was the "dream hotel" of early El Paso businessman and promoter Zach White. White came to the town in 1881 and recognized El Paso's great potential as a gateway to Mexico. He worked hard to help the city realiz…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPAL_el-paso_El-Paso-TX.html
Inhabited by various Indian tribes prior to the arrival of the Spaniards in the 16th century, El Paso has played an important role in the history of Mexico and the United States. Its four centuries of recorded history span periods of Spanish colon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPAJ_pioneer-plaza_El-Paso-TX.html
Pioneer Plaza was the center of public activity in early El Paso. A United States military guard was posted here in the late 1870s to defend citizens from Apache Indian attacks, and military bands performed in the plaza.
An irrigation ditch flo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPAI_the-first-kindergarten-in-texas_El-Paso-TX.html
was established by the Woman's Club of El Paso in 1892. Two years before formal organization, Mrs. Ernest Kohlberg, with the aid of Mrs. J. E. Townsend and Mrs. H. A. True advanced the idea.
Classes were held in Central School building. This wa…