Porvenir, Texas
Ghost town
Porvenir, Texas is located in Texas
Porvenir, Texas
Porvenir, Texas
Porvenir, Texas is located in the United States
Porvenir, Texas
Porvenir, Texas
Coordinates: 30°25′07″N 104°50′40″W / 30.41861°N 104.84444°W / 30.41861; -104.84444
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyPresidio
Elevation
[1]
3,019 ft (920 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code432
GNIS feature ID2033953[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

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Porvenir, Texas
  2. ^ "Presidio County Map - County #189". Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection. University of Texas at Austin.
  3. ^ "1918 Porvenir Massacre". PorvenirMassacre.org. Arlinda Valencia.

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Municipalities and communities of Presidio County, Texas, United States
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