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Timeline of El Paso, Texas

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of El Paso, Texas.

Prior to 20th century

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  • 1598 The first Thanksgiving in North America celebrated by Spanish explorer Juan de Oñate and his expedition on April 30, 1598.
  • 1682 – Ysleta Mission established.[1]
  • 1827 - Juan María Ponce de León is given a land grant for what is now downtown El Paso.
  • 1849 – U.S. military Fort Bliss established.[1]
  • 1850 – El Paso County created, which originally extended north to what is now Garfield, New Mexico, and extending all the way to the Pecos River[2]
  • 1859 - Anson Mills surveys and lays out a town on Ponce's Rancho and names it El Paso, the layout of Downtown El Paso still follows this original plan
  • 1873 – El Paso incorporated.[3]
  • 1876 – Lone Star newspaper begins publication.[4]
  • 1881
  • 1882 – Avenida Lerdo–Stanton Street Bridge[6] and Montgomery Building constructed.
  • 1883 – First National Bank built.[7]
  • 1884
  • 1888 - El Paso del Norte renamed "Juárez" in honor of Benito Juárez.[1] leaving El Paso, Texas the sole El Paso.
  • 1889 – McGinty Club active.[9]
  • 1890 – Population: 10,338.
  • 1892 – Santa Fe Street bridge built.[6]
  • 1895 – El Paso Public Library founded.[10]
  • 1898 - Zion Lutheran Church is established. It is the first Lutheran Church in El Paso.
  • 1899 – American Smelting and Refining Company plant in operation.[11]
  • 1900 – White House Department Store in business.[12]

20th century

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1900s–1940s

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1950s–1990s

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21st century

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 571, OL 6112221M
  2. ^ Scholl Center for American History and Culture. "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. Chicago: Newberry Library. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Federal Writers' Project 1940.
  4. ^ a b c "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  5. ^ a b Manuel G. Gonzales (2009). Mexicanos: A History of Mexicans in the United States (2nd ed.). Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-00777-3.
  6. ^ a b c d Daniel D. Arreola; James R. Curtis (1994). The Mexican Border Cities: Landscape Anatomy and Place Personality. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 978-0-8165-1441-0.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Historic Preservation: Downtown Design Guidelines". City of El Paso. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  8. ^ a b Trish Long (ed.). "Tales from the Morgue: El Paso History is Never Dead (blog)". El Paso Times. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  9. ^ a b c d e Sonnichsen 1971.
  10. ^ "Timeline". Women in Texas History. Austin: Ruthe Winegarten Memorial Foundation for Texas Women's History. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  11. ^ "Timeline: History Of Asarco In El Paso". USA: National Public Radio. 2010.
  12. ^ a b Alexis McCrossen, ed. (2010). Land of Necessity: Consumer Culture in the United States–Mexico Borderlands. Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0-8223-9078-7.
  13. ^ a b El Paso Times 2009.
  14. ^ a b University Library Special Collections Department. "Finding Aids". University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  15. ^ "Historical Sketches of Texas Libraries: El Paso", Handbook of Texas Libraries, Austin: Texas Library Association, 1904, hdl:2027/uc1.b4221835
  16. ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: USA". Norway: Oslo katolske bispedømme (Oslo Catholic Diocese). Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  17. ^ "UT El Paso – 90th Anniversary Timeline". University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  18. ^ Perez, Jr., Maclovio (July 30, 2016). "El Paso Bath House Riots (1917)". Handbook of Texas Online. Austin, Texas: Texas State Historical Association. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
  20. ^ Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: Texas", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
  21. ^ Vernon N. Kisling, Jr., ed. (2001). "Zoological Gardens of the United States (chronological list)". Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
  22. ^ El Paso Times article, url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/434457105 access-date=March 4, 2020
  23. ^ "Drive-In Theaters". Borderlands. El Paso Community College. 1996.
  24. ^ a b c "Movie Theaters in El Paso, TX". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  25. ^ a b Charles A. Alicoate, ed. (1960), "Television Stations: Texas", Radio Annual and Television Year Book, New York: Radio Daily Corp., OCLC 10512206
  26. ^ "About Us". El Paso County Historical Society. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  27. ^ a b New life for Northgate Mall: City hopes to restore luster to Northeast's faded gem, by Aaron Bracamontes \ El Paso Times, 08/01/2011
  28. ^ M.F. Mikula; et al., eds. (1999), Great American Court Cases, Gale
  29. ^ "El Paso Genealogical Society". Roots Web. Retrieved December 14, 2014 – via Ancestry.com Inc.
  30. ^ "Raza Unida Party returns to 'la lucha'". Borderzine. El Paso. September 21, 2012.
  31. ^ "City Is Hosting Public Open House". El Paso Herald Post. 1974.
  32. ^ Honig 1996.
  33. ^ "U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Board Order Summary". Washington DC: U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  34. ^ "Merchandise Received and Exports: Top 25, 2015", Annual Report of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to the Congress of the United States, 2016
  35. ^ "Timeline". Women in Texas History. Austin: Ruthe Winegarten Memorial Foundation for Texas Women's History. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  36. ^ "Texas". Official Congressional Directory. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1997. hdl:2027/mdp.39015038905678.
  37. ^ "Welcome to El Paso on the Internet". Archived from the original on 1998-12-03 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
  38. ^ "Garden Search: United States of America: Texas". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  39. ^ a b "El Paso, Texas". Skatepark.org. Portland, Oregon: Skaters for Public Skateparks. 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  40. ^ Cordelia Candelaria, ed. (2004). "Chronology". Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. lxiii–lxxii. ISBN 978-0-313-33210-4.
  41. ^ J. Rogash; M. Hardiman; D. Novlan; T. Brice; V. MacBlain. "Meteorological Aspects of the 2006 El Paso Texas Metropolitan Area Floods". NOAA/National Weather Service, Weather Forecast Office, Santa Teresa, New Mexico/El Paso, Texas. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  42. ^ "Texas". CJR's Guide to Online News Startups. New York: Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  43. ^ "Mexican drone crashes in El Paso in Texas". BBC News. December 17, 2010.
  44. ^ "El Paso (city), Texas". State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 8, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  45. ^ "How El Paso is beating the worst drought in a generation". The Guardian. June 27, 2011.
  46. ^ "Baseball Stadium Bolsters El Paso's Resurgence", New York Times, May 28, 2013
  47. ^ "Death toll in El Paso shooting rises to 22 as investigators put together timeline of accused shooter's movements". CBS News. August 5, 2019.
  48. ^ "Texas Man Pleads Guilty to 90 Federal Hate Crimes and Firearms Violations for August 2019 Mass Shooting at Walmart in El Paso, Texas". www.justice.gov. February 8, 2023.

Bibliography

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Published in the 19th century

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Published in 20th century

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  • Directory of the City of El Paso – via University of Texas at El Paso 1901–1905
  • "El Paso". Texas State Gazetteer and Business Directory. Detroit: R.L. Polk & Co. 1914.
  • El Paso City Directory. Hudspeth Directory Co. 1922 – via University of North Texas.
  • Federal Writers' Project (1940), "El Paso", Texas: A Guide to the Lone Star State, American Guide Series, New York: Hastings House, hdl:2027/mdp.39015002677667 – via Hathi Trust{{citation}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
  • Mills, W. W., Forty Years at El Paso, Carl Hertzog, 1962
  • C. L. Sonnichsen & M. G. McKinney (1971). "El Paso-from War to Depression". Southwestern Historical Quarterly. 74 (3): 357–384. JSTOR 30236653.
  • Jones, Harriot Howze, El Paso A Centennial Portrait, El Paso County Historical Society, 1973
  • W. H. Timmons (1980). "El Paso Area in the Mexican Period, 1821–1848". Southwestern Historical Quarterly. 84 (1): 1–28. JSTOR 30236883.
  • W. H. Timmons (1983). "American El Paso: The Formative Years, 1848–1854". Southwestern Historical Quarterly. 87 (1): 1–36. JSTOR 30241078.
  • W. H. Timmons, El Paso A Borderlands History, Texas Western Press, The University of Texas at El Paso 1990
  • Emily Honig (1996). "Women at Farah Revisited: Political Mobilization and Its Aftermath among Chicana Workers in El Paso, Texas, 1972–1992". Feminist Studies. 22.

Published in 21st century

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