The pass of the north: A social studies textbook of El Paso and vicinity for elementary pupils

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by  Ramke, Elise Ernestine

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The pass o f the north : a social
studies textbook o f El Paso and
vicinity for elementary pupils /
by Elise Ernestine Ramke.
El Paso, Texas :
University o f Texas, 1951.
Thesis no. 80
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THE PASS OF THE NORTH
A SOCIAL STUDIES TEXTBOOK
OF EL PASO AND VICINITY
FOR ELEMENTARY PUPILS
APPROVED:
APPROVED
ChairmaA of the Graduate Council
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JTJIE PASS OF THE NORTH
A SOCIAL STUDIES TEXTBOOK
OF EL PASO AND VICINITY
FOR ELEMENTARY PUPILS
A Thesis
Presented to
the Faculty of the Department of Education
Texas Western College
of
the University of Texas
In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Master of Arts
by
Elise Ernes tine(Ramke
June, 1951
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The author wishes to express her sincere
appreciation to Dr. F. E. Farquear for his interest
and counsel during the writing of this thesis.
Grateful acknowledgment is due Superintendent
A. H. Hughey for making this study possible, and
Minnie Clifton and Byron England of the Supervisory
Staff of the El Paso Public Schools for their con­
structive criticism of the preliminary phases of the
study.
The writer also wishes to thank the librarians
of the El Paso Public and the Texas Western College
Libraries for their help in locating the source
material for this thesis.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
Background of the Problem............. 1
Statement of the Problem ........... 2
Purpose ............................ 2
Procedure ............................ 3
Possible Value of the Study........... 4
CHAPTER II THE PASS OF THE NORTH
B a c k g r o u n d ............................... 5
The Prehistoric Southwest ........... 6
The P a s s ................. 10
CHAPTER III LINKING PEOPLE
The Southwest Indians ............... 16
The Pathfinders of the Pass
of the N o r t h ....................... IS
El Camino R e a l ....................... 31
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CHAPTER IV THE COUNTS OF EL PASO
Background of Events Leading
to Annexation of Texas............... 37
Organization of El Paso County.......... 46
Bartlett’s Report..... .................. 5S
A p a c h e s ................................. 62
The Six-shooter........................ 65
The Overland Hail ............. 63
CHAPTER V THE CITY OF EL PASO
Background............................. 76
Early Settlers.......................... 77
Changes in the Pass of the North . . . . 30
El Paso during the War between
the States ............................ 102
Salt War ................................. 114-
Boom Time .............................119
El Paso Becomes the County Seat . . . . 125
CHAPTER VI THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF EL PASO
Background..............................14?
Fort Bliss.................................14^
The Stors^ of Transportation through
the Pass of the N o r t h ..................159
Development of Irrigation in the
El Paso Valley....................... 194
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