El Paso in El Paso County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Texas Western College/ The Peace Grove
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, November 4, 2010
1. Texas Western College/ The Peace Grove Marker
Inscription.
Texas Western College/ The Peace Grove. .
Texas Western College. In 1913 the Texas Legislature authorized the establishment of the School of Mines and Metallurgy as a branch of the University of Texas at El Paso. The name of this great co-educational, cultural and economic asset was changed to Texas Western College in 1949. On its campus, and among attractive Bhutanese-style buildings, is located the 30,000 seat capacity Sun Bowl stadium.,
The Peace Grove. Beyond TWC in Mexico is the famous Peace Grove on the banks of the Rio Grande, across from historic Hart's Mill and old Fort Bliss. Here, Francisco I. Madero, leader of Mexican Revolutionary forces, in 1911, met under the cottonwoods, with emissaries of President Porfirio Diaz. The parley was a stalemate. Later Madero defeated Diaz and became president of Mexico.
Texas Western College
In 1913 the Texas Legislature authorized the establishment of the School of Mines and Metallurgy as a branch of the University of Texas at El Paso. The name of this great co-educational, cultural and economic asset was changed to Texas Western College in 1949. On its campus, and among attractive Bhutanese-style buildings, is located the 30,000 seat capacity Sun Bowl stadium.
The Peace Grove
Beyond TWC in Mexico is the famous Peace Grove on the banks of the Rio Grande, across from historic Hart's Mill and old Fort Bliss. Here, Francisco I. Madero, leader of Mexican Revolutionary forces, in 1911, met under the cottonwoods, with emissaries of President Porfirio Diaz. The parley was a stalemate. Later Madero defeated Diaz and became president of Mexico.
Erected 1962 by The State National Bank of El Paso.
Location. 31° 46.954′ N, 106° 28.798′ W. Marker is in El Paso, Texas, in El Paso County. Marker is on Scenic Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2208 Scenic Drive, El Paso TX 79902, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regarding Texas Western College/ The Peace Grove. In 1966, the University of Texas Board of Regents saw the need to unite the many educational institutions under their jurisdiction, so for a final time, the school adopted a new banner. Texas Western College of the University of Texas at El Paso was shortened to The University of Texas at El Paso. (from https://www.utep.edu/engineering/about-us/history.html).
Additional keywords. Mexican Revolution
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, November 4, 2010
2. Mount Franklin Scenic Overlook (view west)
Texas Western College/ The Peace Grove Marker is the seventh marker along the wall.
Photographed By Heinz Landeck, March 12, 2013
3. A view of Scenic Drive from a lower elevation
Photographed By Heinz Landeck, March 12, 2013
4. A nighttime view from Scenic Drive at El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 657 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 14, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 3, 4. submitted on May 3, 2020, by Heinz Landeck of El Paso, Texas. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Photos of Texas Western College (now again the University of Texas at El Paso, UTEP) and the Sun Bowl Stadium. •
Photo of the Peace Grove. • Can you help?
