Porvenir, Texas | |
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  Porvenir, Texas  Porvenir, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 30°25′07″N 104°50′40″W / 30.41861°N 104.84444°W | |
| 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
After Texas Rangers murdered 15 Mexican-American residents on January 28, 1918, in the Porvenir massacre, Porvenir was abandoned. [3]
Notes
- ^ 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
- 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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