EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An historical marker for Camp Concordia and old Fort Bliss will return to Lincoln Park on Sunday, March 30 in South-Central El Paso.
The El Paso County Historical Commission and the Lincoln Park Conservation Committee will celebrate the marker’s re-installation at 1 p.m. Sunday at Lincoln Park, 4001 Durazno Ave.
After the Civil War, the U.S. Army relocated Fort Bliss at Magoffinsville to a site near present-day Lincoln Park, which was then part of the Concordia Ranch, and named the new post Camp Concordia, according to a news release sent out by El Paso County earlier this week.
The original Camp Concordia Historical Marker was damaged during the construction of the I-10 Connect Project, the County said.
The El Paso County Historical Commission worked with the Lincoln Park Conservation Committee and Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to replace the broken marker, the County said.
The replacement marker will be one of the activities included as part of the Cesar Chavez Day Wheela, Vicla and Pedal Car show at Lincoln Park, the County said.
El Paso County Historical Commission is dedicated to the preservation and public representation of El Paso History.
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