El Paso street names

Richard Bussell, of the El Paso County Historical Society, has been compiling a list of El Paso street names and who they were named for, here is what he has found:

Ange	Most likely named for wife of Dr. J.A. Mckinney. Doctor and school board member – a prominent citizen of the 1880s.
Bassett	Named by and for O.T. Bassett, developer of Bassett Addition.
Blacker	For pioneer jurist Judge Allen Blacker.
Boone	J.H Boone. Policeman, deputy sheriff, chief customs inspector and Sheriff. Former operator of Washington Park. Also large land owner.
Broaddus	H.W. Broaddus, real estate developer.
Burges	The street and school are named for W.H. Burges, one of the most prominent attorneys in EP history.
Campbell	Named for Robert Campbell, St. Louis banker, and owner of Campbell Real Estate Co (Campbell Addition.) This property was owned by the Gillett brothers and was picked up by Campbell at a foreclosure sale in Austin.
Cotton	Named by and for Frank B. Cotton, Boston banker who bought the property from Joseph Magoffin and started the Cotton Addition.
Crosby	For J.F. Crosby pioneer lawyer. One of our most prominent early (1854) citizens and a major land holder.
Dyer	Most certainly named for John L. Dyer, a lawyer, City Attorney, and Secretary for the Grandview Realty Co., owners of the Grandview Addition.
El Paso	Named by Anson Mills on original town plat – it was the street that led to El Paso del Norte (Juarez).
Eubank	J.W. Eubank. Engineer (Civil) with T&P Railroad. Came here in 1882. County Surveyor for14 years.  Plotted East El Paso & Highland Park. Owned farm near Clint. Married Central School teacher, their daughter married Ballard Coldwell.
Florence	Named for daughter of W.S. Hills, manager of Campbell Real Estate Co.
Flory	Named for George Flory, Cashier of State National Bank.
Fred Wilson	County Engineer. Built the road named for him. Also built the County road to the border with New Mexico, known as the “Newman Road.”
Grant	Judge Walter B. Grant came here in 1907 to complete development of the Cotton Addition as executor of the Cotton Estate following the death of Frank Cotton that same year.
Hague	Named for pioneer attorney James P. Hague.
Hammett	B.F. Hammett replaced W.S. Hills as manager of the Campbell Real Estate Co. Active in business, civic and social life later became Mayor. Also built the D.R. Francis Hotel, a portion of which still exists, known as the Cathcart Building.
Hawkins	Named for Hawkins family – owners of Hawkins Dairy. The Hawkins brothers were also real estate developers.
Hills	Named for W.S. Hills, manager of the Campbell Real Estate Co.
Howze	For General Robert L. Howze, former commander of Ft. Bliss
Idalia	Named for Ida Morehead, daughter of C.R.
Joyce Circle	Named for Kenyon Joyce, former commander of Ft. Bliss
Kansas	Named by Anson Mills on original town plat.
La Taste	Named for the city staff member who approved street names, Mrs. Ashley La Taste (later Mrs. Wagnon,)
Lee	Named for son of W.S. Hills, manager of Campbell Real Estate Co.
Lowenstein	Moritz Lowenstein settled in Ysleta in 1871. Farmer and large land owner. Married Juana Buchanan, daughter of valley pioneer James Buchanan.
Magoffin	By and for pioneer Joseph Magoffin.
Main	On Anson Mills map.
Marr	James L. Marr. Pioneer businessman, real estate and insurance.
Martinez	Felix Martinez, already a prominent citizen of Las Vegas, New Mexico, came here in 1899 and became involved in some of El Paso’s biggest building and land development projects.
McRae	Began in the Scottish themed Scotsdale Addition. The McRae family came into possession of Eilean Donan castle in Loch Durich Northwest Scotland. Mostly destroyed by the British in 1719, a descendent bought the property in 1911 and rebuilt it. It became one of Scotland’s most visited tourist attractions.
Mesa	Originally named Utah on Anson Mills map. South Utah became notorious for its dives and bordellos, so, in 1897 the citizens of North Utah got the name changed to Mesa. South Utah, below Texas, was later changed to Broadway, then to Mesa.
Mills	Originally named St. Louis. Name changed in 1910 to honor Anson Mills.
Morehead	Pioneer Charles R. Morehead established State National Bank in 1881.
Myrtle	Named by O.T. Bassett for his wife who died in 1882.
Nations	J.H. Nations. Arriving circa 1885, was from a pioneer family in Gonzales, Texas where he was born. Owned several extensive ranches, including a large part of Northeast El Paso. Opened J.H. Nations Packing Co. and Nations Meat Market .
Newman	H.L. Newman. Came to El Paso in 1885. Pioneer banker and rancher who owned vast acreage in Northeast EP at La Noria.
Ochoa	Inocente Ochoa was one of the most prominent citizens of El Paso del Norte (Juarez) in the 1800s.
Octavia	For Octavia Magoffin, wife of Joseph.
Pollard	Named for pioneer (1882) druggist J.H Pollard. He and C.E. Kelly partnered to form Kelly and Pollard Wholesale Drug Co. His sister became second wife of W.H. Burges.
Russell	J.H. Russell. Assistant Cashier of State National Bank (and relative of the Morehead family.) Large property owner.
ST. Vrain	For Vincent St. Vrain. A son of the famous French explorer/trapper, and an early pioneer of New Mexico and El Paso. His name is on several pieces of property on the Mills map of 1859, including the Ponce ranch house, later known as the Central Hotel.
Stanton	Most probably named by Anson Mills on original town plat for Edwin M. Stanton, a prominent lawyer in Washington by 1856. By 1858 Stanton was a special counsel for cases involving Mexican land grants. A northern Democrat, Stanton was a staunch Unionist. He later would become Secretary of War.
Stevens	Horace B. Stevens, real estate developer.
Threadgill	W.W. Threadgill. Rancher, owned 160 acres in Northeast El Paso near the old tin mines which the Army bought from him in 1941.
Timberwolf	Named for General Terry Allen’s 104th Division.
Wainwright	For General “Skinny” Wainwright hero of WWII’s defense of Corregidor.
Wickham	In the Logan Heights area. Named for Major Thomas H. Logan’s son-in-law.
Yandell	West Yandell was originally called Boulevard by J.F. Satterthwaite, developer of Satterthwaite Addition, now called Sunset Heights. East Yandell was originally called Idaho. Idaho was changed to Boulevard, and in 1920 the name was changed to Yandell in honor of Dr. William Yandell. Dr. Yandell, who was an uncle (by marriage) to the Burges brothers, William, Richard and Rust, came here in 1887.

 

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[Mrtn_89]

There are these 2 streets in the Northeast I have never been able to figure out who they are named after: RT Cassidy anf RL Shoemaker ive googled with no luck. Any information?

[David H Callis]

Ft Bliss Commanders:

Major General Richard T. Cassidy 1968 - 1971 (RT Cassidy)

Major General Raymond L. Shoemaker 1971 - 1973 (RL Shoemaker)

[POLLOKid]

What is the significance of 2 separate (spellings) Zaragosa/Zaragoza roads on the east side?