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County Courthouses

August 20, 2026

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El Paso incorporated in 1873, and early city council meetings were held in Ben Dowells' saloon before the city became dormant in 1874. After re-incorporating in 1880, the council met in the Tivoli Beer Hall at San Francisco and Chihuahua streets, an adobe…

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