Old El Paso days when the Rio Grande ran down Mills Street
The Rio Grande Ran Down Mills Street and Cleveland Square Was a Cemetery Ponce De Leon (the rancher, not the explorer) had his ranch house on the site of the big 12 stories Anson Mills building when El Paso was a goat ranch. The river ran down Mills Street in the days before Park Pitman was county clerk, which was a long time ago. Mundy brothers, J.J. and H.M., traded six bare-legged sheep for Mundy Heights and were afraid for years that they had been the goat in the deal. Now lots sell there for $2,000 each. Carnegie square was a public burying ground and Cleveland square was a military cem...
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