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[[File:Smeltertown 121446 1955 24000 1975.png|thumb|Topo map of Smeltertown, Texas, from 1955 1:24000 [[USGS]] topo map with 1975 updates. The small area labeled "La Guna" is now known as "La Calavera" or "Skull Canyon", for its location by the Smeltertown Cemetery.]] |
[[File:Smeltertown 121446 1955 24000 1975.png|thumb|Topo map of Smeltertown, Texas, from 1955 1:24000 [[USGS]] topo map with 1975 updates. The small area labeled "La Guna" is now known as "La Calavera" or "Skull Canyon", for its location by the Smeltertown Cemetery.]] |
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'''Smeltertown''' was a residential community housing the workers of the [[ASARCO]] smelter |
'''Smeltertown''' was a residential community in [[El Paso County, Texas|El Paso County]], [[Texas]],<ref>{{cite gnis|1368453|Smeltertown|28 March 2020}}</ref> housing the workers of the [[ASARCO]] smelter and their families, between [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]] and the Texas borders with Mexico and New Mexico. |
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With only one small neighborhood, now known as the La Calavera Historical Neighborhood,<ref>{{cite web |title=Details for Smeltertown (Atlas Number 5141013137) Historical Marker |url=https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details/5141013137 |website=Texas Historic Sites Atlas |accessdate=29 December 2019}}</ref> remaining since the Smelter's closure, Smeltertown is sometimes referred to as a [[ghost town]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Smelter Town – a personal look at a ghost town firmly embedded in El Paso history |url=https://borderzine.com/2012/11/smelter-town-%E2%80%93-a-personal-look-at-a-ghost-town-firmly-embedded-in-el-paso-history/ |website=Borderzine |accessdate=29 December 2019}}</ref> |
With only one small neighborhood, now known as the La Calavera Historical Neighborhood,<ref>{{cite web |title=Details for Smeltertown (Atlas Number 5141013137) Historical Marker |url=https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details/5141013137 |website=Texas Historic Sites Atlas |accessdate=29 December 2019}}</ref> remaining since the Smelter's closure, Smeltertown is sometimes referred to as a [[ghost town]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Smelter Town – a personal look at a ghost town firmly embedded in El Paso history |url=https://borderzine.com/2012/11/smelter-town-%E2%80%93-a-personal-look-at-a-ghost-town-firmly-embedded-in-el-paso-history/ |website=Borderzine |accessdate=29 December 2019}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:31, 28 March 2020
Smeltertown was a residential community in El Paso County, Texas,[1] housing the workers of the ASARCO smelter and their families, between El Paso and the Texas borders with Mexico and New Mexico.
With only one small neighborhood, now known as the La Calavera Historical Neighborhood,[2] remaining since the Smelter's closure, Smeltertown is sometimes referred to as a ghost town.[3]
The Smeltertown community was served by the San Jose church, and by the Jones School of the El Paso Independent School District.
References
- ^ "Smeltertown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Details for Smeltertown (Atlas Number 5141013137) Historical Marker". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Smelter Town – a personal look at a ghost town firmly embedded in El Paso history". Borderzine. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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