El Paso del Rio del Norte
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member rilekyle
N 31° 45.726 W 106° 30.559
13R E 357062 N 3515057
1936 Centennial marker commemorating the lowest snow-free feasible route from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the Rocky Mountains.
Waymark Code: WMRVK
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/30/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member clayj
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Marker Number: 1427

Marker Text:
On May 4, 1598, Don Juan de Onate Adelantado and Captain-General, Governor of New Mexico, first named El Paso Del Rio Del Norte. Through this old pass, the lowest snow-free feasible route from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the Rocky Mountains, extend today the great trunk lines of telegraph and railroad. The city of El Paso marks the place and perpetuates the name.
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