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48-21892 [3] GNIS feature ID. 1356538 [2] Website. www.eaglepasstx.us. Eagle Pass is a city in and the county seat of Maverick County in the U.S. state of Texas. Its population was 28,130 as of the 2020 census. [4] Eagle Pass borders the city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, which is to the southwest and across the Rio Grande.
Eagle Pass voted 83–3 against secession from the Union. [5] Fort Duncan was occupied by Confederate troops during the Civil War. Eagle Pass was chosen as a trade depot for the Military Board of Texas. Eagle Pass was a major terminus of the Cotton Road, custom house and Confederate port of entry into Mexico 1863–65.
Eagle Pass Army Airfield. / 28.85972°N 100.51667°W / 28.85972; -100.51667 ( Eagle Pass AAF) Eagle Pass Army Airfield is a former World War II military airfield complex. It is located 10.6 miles (17.1 km) north of Eagle Pass, Texas. It operated as a training base for the United States Army Air Forces from 1943 until 1945.
Texas will build an operations base for up to 1,800 National Guard members in Eagle Pass, expanding the presence of soldiers in the border city where the state has clashed with the Biden ...
A line of seven army posts was established in 1848–49 after the Mexican War to protect the settlers of West Texas and included Fort Worth, Fort Graham, Fort Gates, Fort Croghan, Fort Martin Scott, Fort Lincoln and Fort Duncan. [2] Fort Duncan was established on March 27, 1849, when Captain Sidney Burbank occupied the site with companies A, B ...
In many ways, Eagle Pass has become the focal point of the state’s efforts to bolster the border. Texas is building an 80-acre military base with a capacity to house more than 2,000 National ...
The international railway bridge in Eagle Pass, Texas, reopened Saturday after personnel were redirected earlier this week to assist with a surge in migrant crossings at the US-Mexico border.
Shelby Park is located on 47.4 acres (19.2 ha) of parkland on the banks of the Rio Grande River in downtown Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S. The park is owned and maintained by the City of Eagle Pass. It was created using Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds after the area was cleared of homes and businesses following major flooding in 1998 ...