Guided tours of homestead built in 1875 as replica of earlier home destroyed in 1868 flood. Was political and social center of Magoffinsville community (later named El Paso). Walls average 2 1/2 feet thick; timber cut in Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico, 80 miles from El Paso. Traditional enclosed patio; much original furniture.
The Mountain of Christ the King looms above El Paso at point where territories of Texas, Mexico, and New Mexico meet. Prominent on the 4,576
El Paso, TX Natural AttractionsCollection includes aerial photographs of World War II concentration camps, personal effects such as death camp pajamas, and artifacts captured by American servicemen, as well as re-creation of a death camp transport train. Museum plans to open a new center in downtown El Paso in January 2005
El Paso, TX MuseumsHistoric cemetery and landmark. The cemetery is divided into five parts, including the actual "Boot Hill."
El Paso, TX CemeteriesOldest community in present boundaries of Texas, now part of the city of El Paso, was established in 1681
El Paso, TX Indian ReservationsFor more than 70 years this museum has been collecting and exhibiting artifacts of the vast Big Bend region. Here, people hav...
Records on existing tombstones indicate few people lived beyond age 40; indication of hardships among those who opened and se...
The Presidential Museum is one of the few museums in the country dedicated solely to the office of the President. Permanent e...