On Feb. 3, 1849, under General Order No. 8, the War Department instructed U.S. soldiers to commence moving into this area, their purpose being to establish a "Post Opposite El Paso" ...

April 2, 1881. Craig Phelon. If you could have asked local folks in the early 1800s which El Paso Valley town might become the biggest city few would have picked the rude little village near the ...

El Paso, a city of nearly 700,000 people at the juncture of Texas, New Mexico and the Mexican state of Chihuahua, ... Many residents trace their roots to the early 1800s, ...