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The roses growing in the garden are representative of types that grow best in El Paso's desert climate. [15] The garden is about 4-acres in size. [15] The garden has been maintained by El Paso Master Gardeners since 2007, who work as volunteers. [14] The garden is multi-level and also includes waterfalls and a koi pond. [15]
Location of El Paso County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in El Paso County, Texas.. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in El Paso County, Texas.
The Montana Avenue Historic District in El Paso, Texas is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. It includes area of 26 acres (11 ha), in the 1000 through 1500 blocks of Montana Avenue.
Spanish explorer Juan de Oñate, born in present-day Zacatecas, Mexico, was the first explorer to arrive at the Rio Grande near El Paso (near the current small town of San Elizario, which is about 30 miles (48 km) downstream of El Paso), where he ordered his expedition party to rest and where the official act of possession, La Toma, was executed and celebrated, on April 30, 1598.
A nearly century-old El Paso mansion, built in 1929 and listed for $2.2M on Rim Road, features a rich historic background.
The Grocery Gallery, part of the Duranguito neighborhood in El Paso in February 2015. Duranguito (or Barrio Duranguito) is a historic neighborhood in El Paso, Texas.It is located in the greater Union Plaza district and is located on the south side of Downtown El Paso near the neighborhoods of El Segundo Barrio and Chihuahuita.
The city of El Paso acquired the property on which the Plaza is located in 1881 from William T. Smith. Smith had bought the land from the heirs of its early owner, Juan Maria Ponce de Leon, a prominent El Paso figure, who had owned the spot since 1827. The square had since been the location of the corrals for de León’s ranch.
El Paso Chronicles: A Record of Historical Events in El Paso, Texas. El Paso, TX: Mangan Books. ISBN 0930208323. Murphy, James R. (2009). Images of America: El Paso 1850-1950. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738571201. Perales, Monica (2010). Smeltertown: Making and Remembering a Southwest Border Community. Chapel Hill ...