El Paso's Vast History |Rio Vista Farm, A National Historic Landmark (10/8)
| Dates: | October 8, 2025 |
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| Meets: | W from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM |
| Location: | Various |
| Cost: | $0.00 |
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Support Person: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Phone: (915) 747-6280 Email: olli@utep.edu
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Rio Vista Farm is a National Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The group will meet outside at the Rio Vista Community Center at 901 N. Rio Vista Rd., Socorro, TX, 79927,and discuss the early use of this site as the second county poor farm in 1916. In 1935-36, this was the site of a Works Project Administration (WPA) and CCC County Poor Farm Transient Camp.Then, inside the main building , meet Victor Reta Jr. and the staff and learn about center today and the plans for the future. The group will tour the grounds exploring the history of the Braceros there between 1951- 64. This is the site of the last remaining Bracero Reception and Contracting Center in the United States. This tour is on 10/8.
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Ronald Leiman
Ronald Leiman is an active community member who has served, consulted and held positions in several organization in El Paso, including the Texas Retired Teachers Association as president and historian, the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame and the El Paso County Historcal Commission. He currently serves as the vice-president of the Board of Directors for the El Paso Railroad and Transportation Museum. He is recognized as an El Paso historian and ha been giving presentations and walking tours in the border region since 2009.Prince McKenzie
Prince McKenzie is a descendent of a pioneer family who built the first railroad across Texas. He retired as curator with the City of El Paso Department of Museums in 2001. He is the co-founder and executive director of the Railorad and Transportation Museum of El Paso. In 2018, he received the Distinguished Service Award from the El Paso Archaeological Society and has seved on the County Historical Commission for five years.
