Anson Mills Lays Out a Town, Renames a City
August 20, 2026
Anson Mills surveyed and laid out the town of Franklin in 1859, later renaming it El Paso, a change that became part of the city’s enduring identity in the Mills Building, Mills Street, and official records. Arriving by stagecoach after a long journey from Texas, Mills described the settlement as a…
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