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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
El Paso Del Rio Del Norte is a historical marker in El Paso, El Paso County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 94 historical markers documented in El Paso County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 140 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.7621, -106.5093 near El Paso. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Camino Real (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Magoffin, James W., Capt.; Maj. Simeon Hart, Trost, Henry C., House, and Wallace Apartments.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5141001427. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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