In 1922, the Masonic Hospital rose at Five Points—newly built that same year—quietly becoming part of one of the most intense public health chapters in American history. From 1922 to 1946, it served the city at a time when El Paso wasn’t just growing… it was becoming a national destination for survival. To understand why hospitals like this mattered, you have to remember what tuberculosis did to the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s. TB spread rapidly, and for most of the 19th cent

Ysleta, established in 1682 near El Paso, is Texas’s oldest continuously inhabited town with the oldest mission and unbroken Tigua tribal presence. Texas oldest town Ysleta Ysleta El Paso 1682 history oldest Texas mission Tigua tribe Texas history Texas oldest continuously inhabited San Antonio not oldest town West Texas Spanish colonial history El Paso Texas history ignored oldest town Texas facts #texashistory #ysleta #elpaso #oldesttown #texas

El Paso's forgotten historical sites gather dust on the border

El Paso didn’t become Mexican by immigration — it was born into it. Long before Texas existed, this city was part of Paso del Norte, and when borders shifted, families and culture stayed. That’s why El Paso feels different — layered, rooted, and proud. Did the border cross El Paso… or did El Paso cross the border? 👇 El Paso culture El Paso history Mexican American history Texas border city culture Paso del Norte history Texas Mexico border El Paso identity borderlands history Texas border citie