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The Faraway Ranch Historic District is part of the Chiricahua National Monument in southeastern Arizona, and preserves an area associated with the final conflicts with the local Apache, one of the last frontier settlements, and in particular, its association with the people who promoted the establishment of the Chiricahua National Monument.
January 13, 2021 (Lower Pecos River watershed area Coordinates missing: Comstock: Thirty-five mostly discontiguous rock art and other archeological sites; also listed in part in several other listings in this county, including Seminole Canyon Archeological District, Lower Pecos Canyon Archeological District, Mile Canyon, and the Rattlesnake Canyon Site.
August 28, 1998 (905 North Conway Blvd. Mission: Recorded Texas Historic Landmark: 3: Casa de Palmas: Casa de Palmas: April 18, 2003 (101 N. Main St. McAllen
In the early 2000s, the Casa de la Cultura began Noches Musicales, a live summer music festival with food vendors and live music. The Casa de la Cultura celebrated their 14th annual Live Music Festival in June 2021. The Del Rio Council for the Arts provides affordable arts and education and entertainment to the community and its surrounding areas.
On January 13, 1980, Paul Fugate, a National Park Service naturalist and law enforcement ranger, disappeared after leaving the monument headquarters while in uniform, to check trails leading to the recently acquired Faraway Ranch. An acquaintance claimed to have seen him later that afternoon, slumped between two men in a pickup truck.
The area along the Rio Grande was the source of several major battles, including the Battle of Resaca de la Palma near Brownsville. [18] The war ended in 1848 with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which defined the United States' southern border as the Rio Grande. The change in government led to a mass migration from Tamaulipas to ...
Presidio County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,131. [1] Its county seat is Marfa. [2] The county was created in 1850 and later organized in 1875. [3]
On December 10, 1582, Antonio de Espejo and his company arrived at the site and named the pueblo San Juan Evangelista. By 1681, the area of Presidio was known as La Junta de los Ríos, 'The Junction of the Rivers'. Five Jumanos towns were located along the Rio Grande to the north of the junction, consisting largely of permanent houses. [6]