Franklin Mountains State Park
The largest urban wilderness in the world, the 25,000-acre park features hiking and biking trails, bird watching, climbing, spelunking, campsites and more.
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Mills, William Wallace: Matching his brother's success, he served as a Union spy after watching Fort Bliss fall to Confederate troops- White, Zach:
- Franklin Mountains State Park: Surrounded by El Paso, the 25,000-acre park is the largest urban wilderness in the world
- Mills, Anson: Surveyor laid out downtown's streets, fought as a general in the Civil War before establishing the Chamizal border
- Coons, Benjamin Franklin: He was born in and died in St. Louis, but he gave his name to our mountains, a street and our city (for a while)
Mills, Anson: Surveyor laid out downtown's streets, fought as a general in the Civil War before establishing the Chamizal border- Franklin Mountains State Park: Surrounded by El Paso, the 25,000-acre park is the largest urban wilderness in the world
- Hawkins, 1st Lt. William Deane: Raised in El Paso, he earned the Medal of Honor after giving his life at the Battle of Tarawa
- Coons, Benjamin Franklin: He was born in and died in St. Louis, but he gave his name to our mountains, a street and our city (for a while)
- White, Zach:
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