| Marker Number |
4929 |
| Atlas Number |
5141004929 |
| Marker Title |
Site of the First Fort Bliss |
| Index Entry |
Fort Bliss, Site of the First |
| Address |
2000 Magoffin Ave. |
| City |
El Paso |
| County |
El Paso |
| UTM Zone |
13 |
| UTM Easting |
361158 |
| UTM Northing |
3515741 |
| Subject Codes |
forts; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
SE corner Magoffin Ave. and Eucalyptus St. Marker reported damaged Jun. 2020. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
Damaged |
| Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker |
| Marker Text |
Established September 14, 1849 by Brevet Major Jefferson Van Horne with 4 companies of the Third United States Infantry and known as Post El Paso * Vacated in 1851 * Re-garrisoned in 1854 and named Fort Bliss in honor of Brevet Major William Wallace Smith Bliss * Abandoned in 1868 due to encroachment of the Rio Grande. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |
