U.S. Army Post established in 1848 to defend against Indians and to secure lands acquired from Mexico. Headquarters for the Confederacy, later a refitting post for troops on the trail of Geronimo. Today an Air Defense Center.
Other History nearby: (El Paso) Border Patrol Museum (El Paso) El Paso Holocaust Museum (El Paso) Fort Bliss (El Paso) Fort Bliss Museum (El Paso) Museum of the Noncommissioned Officer (El Paso) Nuestra Senora del Carmen
