You can find various online sources. However, Wikipedia claims that in addition to the regular "business" of housing POWs during the Civil War, there were horrible things that took place here during that time.
Route 66 runs, mostly, from Chicago to California with segments crisscrossing Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. Arizona's stretch has some pretty cool stuff.
An illegal alien from El Paso volunteered to fight in WW I with the US Army, became Texas' most decorated veteran and the 1st Hispanic American to get a Distinguished Service Cross.
Whether it's something you take home to make or fast food, everyone in El Paso has a favorite dish or treat. Let's see which one came out the year you were born