MuseumVeterans Memorial Museum & Memorial Walk
San Elizario · El Paso County · THC Atlas #4200001320
Texas history, up close and curated.
About this site
Veterans Memorial Museum & Memorial Walk is a museum in San Elizario, El Paso County. It is one of 13 museums documented in El Paso County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 161 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.5863, -106.2739 near San Elizario. The nearest cataloged historic site is County Jail, Old (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Salt War, Rodriguez - Chamuscado Expedition - 1581, and Espejo - Beltran Expedition - 1582-1583.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4200001320. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Veterans Memorial Museum and Memorial Walk in San Elizario, formally the Eduardo Pedregon Veterans Museum, honors the service members of San Elizario and the sacrifices of their families. Located at 1501 Main Street in the historic district and operated by the San Elizario Genealogy and Historical Society, the museum displays photographs of local veterans grouped by family dating back to World War I, along with a Missing Man Table. In front of the building, the Memorial Walk is dedicated to those who have served in all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, with memorial bricks available to honor individual service members.
Sources: sanelizariogenealogy.orgelpasomissions.orgcityofsanelizario.com
