Site of the First Fort Bliss
Site of the First Fort Bliss is a memorial in El Paso, Texas. Site of the First Fort Bliss is situated nearby to Chamizal Express Library, as well as near Bowie High School.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Magoffin Homestead and Bowie High School.
Magoffin Homestead
Magoffin Home is located in El Paso, Texas. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. The surrounding area was declared the Magoffin Historic District on February 19, 1985. Magoffin Homestead is situated 4,100 feet southwest of Site of the First Fort Bliss.
Bowie High School
School
Bowie High School is one of the oldest operating high schools in El Paso, Texas and is part of the El Paso Independent School District. It is located in the Chamizal neighborhood in the South Central part of the city next to the border with Mexico, not far from the Bridge of the Americas linking El Paso with Ciudad Juarez, across San Marcial Street from Chamizal National Memorial. Bowie High School is situated 2,000 feet southeast of Site of the First Fort Bliss.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Paso and Kern Place.
El Paso
El Paso is the sixth largest city in Texas, with 679,000 residents. It is on the United States-Mexico border. The city on the other side of the border is Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua.
Kern Place
Neighborhood
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Kern Place is a historic neighborhood on the West side of El Paso, Texas. The neighborhood lies just east of the University of Texas at El Paso, and north of downtown. Kern Place is situated 2 miles northwest of Site of the First Fort Bliss.
Juarez
Juarez is a city in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. It stands on the Rio Grande, across the United States border from El Paso. Juarez is rich in the northern culture of Mexico, and is home to the Mexican vaquero culture.
Site of the First Fort Bliss
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: El Paso, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.76878° or 31° 46′ 8″ northLongitude
-106.4662° or 106° 27′ 58″ westInception
1936Operator
Texas Historical CommissionOpen location code
853MQG9M+GGOpenStreetMap ID
node 12403588077OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Highlights include Chamizal Express Library and Baty-Simang Stadium at Bowie High School.
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