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Stormsville, Rim Road

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Stormsville, Rim Road

August 20, 2026

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Stormsville, a poor Hispanic settlement on the mesa north of Downtown El Paso, emerged after the devastating 1897 flood displaced thousands in South El Paso and drove many refugees to higher ground. The land belonged to lawyer and real estate speculator Denney Storms, known as D. Storms, who…

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