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2016 Hall of Honor Banquet...

Here is a selection of photos from our 56th Annual Hall of Honor Banquet which honored Luis Jimenez, Michael Hudson, Holly Thurston Cox and Paco Jordan.

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El Paso County Historical Society
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Early El Paso Women Fire Fighters...

El Paso's first woman firefighter was Karla Paige Bedell-Wingfield. She graduated from the El Paso Fire Academy in April of 1993. Wingfield was the first wom...

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J.J. Smith: Lower Valley Farmer and Politican...

J.J. Smith came to El Paso with his family to from Illinois. Smith settled in Ysleta in the early 1900s where he founded the Ysleta Pear Packing Plant. He ha...

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El Paso County Historical Society
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Early El Paso Policewomen...

In 1913 , Mrs. C.A. Hooper, Mrs. L.P. Jones, and Juliet Barlow were the earliest women to serve as city police officers in El Paso. Jones was superintendent ...

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El Paso County Historical Society
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Edna Scotten Ferris...

Edna Elaine Scotten was born on March 30, 1884 in El Paso, in a house on 1019 N. Campbell. She was the first child of Frank "Union" Scotten and Mary Collins....

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El Paso County Historical Society
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Ruth Munro Augur and Other Women UTEP Pioneers...

Ruth Munro Augur was born in Austin, Texas in 1886. She studied art in New York, trained under two well-known artist, Robert Henri and William Chase. Augur s...

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El Paso County Historical Society
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San Elizario's 20th Annual Veterans Day Parade Nov. 5, 2016...

The Historic town of San Elizario will be hosting its 20th Annual Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony on Saturday, November 5, 2016. The parade will start at 9:...

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El Paso County Historical Society
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Elephant Butte Damn turns 100...

Construction of Elephant Butte Damn. Construction of Elephant Butte Dam was authorized by the United States Congress on February 25, 1905 and started in 1911...

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El Paso County Historical Society
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1998 Union Plaza Development Report...

Union Plaza Downtown El Paso Development Archaeological Project: Overview, Inventory and Recommendations, a report for the Sun Metro Transit Authority, City ...

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El Paso County Historical Society
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Early women principals of the Ysleta Independent School District...

In 1891 Ysleta schools educated their girl and boy students separately. Kitti Gorbutt was principal of the Ysleta public Girls School in 1891. As early as 19...

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El Paso County Historical Society
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Mattie Primrose Dillard Graves: The Rose Queen of Ysleta...

Mattie Primrose Dillard was born in Nogales, Arizona, a mining town. She came to El Paso working for El Paso County Tax Assessor, George Huffman. She married...

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Mildred Vogel and Ida Ashley...

Mildred Vogel was the only woman title executive in the United States in 1929. Vogel had an office in the old Caples Building and presided over the El Paso B...

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