El Paso, Texas - Controversial Conquistador Statue
- Address:
- El Paso, TX
- Directions:
- I-10 exit 25, then north on Airway Blvd a little over one mile to El Paso International Airport. The statue stands beside the entry road.
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The world's largest bronze equestrian statue was bolted into place on October 25, 2006 at the entrance to El Paso, Texas's international airport. It stands 36 feet tall on an eight-foot base, and is the second-tallest statue in Texas, overshadowed only by a titanic Sam Houston in Huntsville. ... [10/29/2006] Complete News Story
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- John Wesley Hardin Grave, El Paso, TX - 3 mi.
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- Chamizal National Memorial - It used to be in Mexico, El Paso, TX - 4 mi.
- US Border Patrol Museum, El Paso, TX - 8 mi.
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