December 1888
August 20, 2026
In early December 1888, the Kansas City, El Paso & Mexican Railway—known locally as the White Oaks railroad—completed its first ten miles north of El Paso, with a ceremonial driving of the ten-mile spikes by L. B. Freudenthal, H. Newman, H. L. Detwiler, and Juan S. Hart. The line, built by Morris…
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