Porvenir, Texas
Ghost town in Texas, United States
30°25′07″N 104°50′40″W / 30.41861°N 104.84444°W / 30.41861; -104.84444Porvenir (also Daniel and Polaris) is a ghost town in Presidio County, Texas, United States.[1][2]
History
After Texas Rangers murdered 15 Mexican-American residents on January 28, 1918, in the Porvenir massacre, Porvenir was abandoned.[3]
Notes
External links
- 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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Municipalities and communities of Presidio County, Texas, United States
County seat: Marfa
communities
- Candelaria
- Chinati
- Plata
- Porvenir
- Ruidosa
- Shafter
- Texas portal
- United States portal
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