Porvenir, Texas
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Ghost town in Texas, United States
Porvenir, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 30°25′07′′N 104°50′40′′W / 30.41861°N 104.84444°W / 30.41861; -104.84444 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Presidio |
| Elevation | 3,019 ft (920 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 432 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2033953[1] |
Porvenir (also Daniel and Polaris) is a ghost town in Presidio County, Texas, United States.[1] [2]
History
[edit ]After Texas Rangers murdered 15 Mexican-American residents on January 28, 1918, in the Porvenir massacre, Porvenir was abandoned.[3]
Notes
[edit ]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Porvenir, Texas
- ^ "Presidio County Map - County #189". Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection. University of Texas at Austin.
- ^ "1918 Porvenir Massacre". PorvenirMassacre.org. Arlinda Valencia.
External links
[edit ]- United States Geological Survey. Quinn Creek, TX quadrangle, Porvenir, Texas (Topographic map). Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey – via TopoQuest.
- "Porvenir Massacre — Presidio County ~ Marker Number: 18324". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. 2015.
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