EL PASO, TX – The city of El Paso turns 150 this year, and has scheduled a variety of events throughout the community to celebrate this milestone.
“As we commemorate El Paso’s 150th anniversary, we celebrate the wonderful community we have built that embodies resilience, diversity and unity,” said City Mayor Oscar Leeser.
For the celebration, the City has created a campaign and launched a website to commemorate the anniversary www.elpasotexas.gov/150. The site includes a brief timeline of the City’s history, a collection of videos, love notes to El Paso, and information on various activities.
To commemorate the 150th anniversary, the city’s Parks and Recreation Department and various city departments are organizing a music series, which will be held every other Friday in different parks from June 23 through September.
The City noted that all music events will be free and held outdoors, including live bands and performances, interactive activities, vendors, informational booths, giveaways and food trucks.
Music in the Park events will take place from 6:00 to 9:30 p.m. every other Friday, beginning June 23 at Marty Robbins Park, 11600 Vista Del Sol Dr.; July 7, at Westside Community Park, 7400 High Ridge Dr.; and July 21 at Armijo Park, 710 E. 7th Ave.
Activities will continue Aug. 4 at Joey Barraza Park and Vino, 11270 McCombs St.; Aug. 18 at Lomaland Park, 715 Lomita Dr.; while in September, the festivities will continue at Grandview Park on Sept. 1.
On Sept. 15, the celebration will be held at Eastwood Park, 10259 Album Ave.; and on Sept. 29 at The Beast Urban Park, 13501 Jason Crandall Dr., Eastwood Park.
Founded as El Paso del Norte by Spanish Franciscan friars, El Paso was a small agricultural settlement along the Rio Grande River. It served as a passageway to towns to the north and remains an important port of entry to the United States.
As the community grew, El Paso leaders saw the need to develop a Municipal Charter and establish a formal municipality. Joseph Magoffin and Allen Blacker, who would later become El Paso’s district judge, delivered the Municipal Charter to Austin in May 1873. It was presented to the legislature and approved on May 17, 1873. It was officially signed and sealed on June 18, 1873.
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