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August 20, 2026
El Paso was laid out in 1859, incorporated in 1878, and first held a city election on August 12, 1873, when Benjamin S. Dowell became the first mayor. The city government lapsed in 1875 and was revived on July 3, 1880, when the population was about 300. By the mid-1880s, El Paso had become a…
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