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El Paso del Rio del Norte

El Paso, El Paso County

Marker Text

Through this old pass, the lowest snow-free feasible route from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the Rocky Mountains, extend today the great trunk lines of telegraph and railroad. The city of El Paso marks the place and perpetuates the name. 1936

Marker Details

Address 1720 W. Paisano
Location Description
Marker # 1427
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite)
Code Exploration and expeditions
Latitude, Longitude 31.762008, -106.509502

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