The National Border Patrol Museum is located at 4315 Woodrow Bean Transmountain Drive, in the county of El Paso, in the U.S. state of Texas.
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  National Border Patrol Museum Location within Texas | |
| Established | 1985 |
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| Location | 4315 Woodrow Bean Transmountain Drive El Paso, Texas |
| Coordinates | 31°53′56″N 106°26′27″W / 31.898804°N 106.440842°W |
| Website | National Border Patrol Museum & Gift Shop |
The museum was established by a 1979 vote of the Fraternal Order of Retired Border Patrol Officers. The State of Texas issued its incorporation certificate in 1980 as a 501(c) 3 tax-exempt organization. Its first location from 1985 to 1992 was the Cortez Building in El Paso. From 1992 to 1994, museum artifacts were in storage awaiting construction of a new building. The current 10,000 square feet (930 m2) space opened its doors in 1994, and is located on 2 acres (0.81 ha; 0.0031 sq mi) of land northeast of El Paso.[1]
This is the only museum solely honoring the Border Patrol, and artifacts cover the agency's entire history.[2] Among the exhibits are weapons and vehicles used, including helicopters. There is a border patrol dog exhibit, an art exhibit and an exhibit of officer badges.[3] Depicted are various methods used by individuals to cross the border between Mexico and the United States.[4]
In 2019, protesters wheatpasted photos of individuals harmed by the Border Patrol over exhibitions honoring the fallen officers of the Border Patrol.[5]
Membership fees, private and corporation donations, and the purchase of memorial bricks help fund the museum.[6]
The museum is adjacent to the El Paso Museum of Archaeology at the base of the Franklin Mountains, surrounded by the Castner Range National Monument.
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References
edit- ^ "History of Border Patrol Museum". Natl Border Patrol Museum. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Frommer's Texas. Frommer's. 2011. p. 340.
- ^ "Exhibits - National Border Patrol Museum". National Border Patrol Museum. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
- ^ Payan, Tony (2006). The Three U.S.-Mexico Border Wars: Drugs, Immigration, and Homeland Security. Praeger. pp. 73, 74. ISBN 978-0-275-98818-0.
- ^ Borunda, Daniel. "2 activists arrested in El Paso after surrendering in Border Patrol Museum protest case". El Paso Times. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Funding". Natl Border Patrol Museum. Retrieved 5 May 2016.