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Porvenir (also Daniel and Polaris) is a ghost town in Presidio County, Texas, United States.[1][2]

Porvenir, Texas
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 30°25′07″N 104°50′40″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Presidio
Elevation	3,018 ft (920 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	432
GNIS feature ID	2033953

History

After Texas Rangers murdered 15 Mexican-American residents on January 28, 1918, in the Porvenir massacre, Porvenir was abandoned.[3]

Notes

"Porvenir, Texas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
"Presidio County Map - County #189". Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection. University of Texas at Austin.
"1918 Porvenir Massacre". PorvenirMassacre.org. Arlinda Valencia.

External links

United States Geological Survey. Quinn Creek, TX quadrangle, Porvenir, Texas (Topographic map). Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey – via TopoQuest.

"Porvenir Massacre — Presidio County ~ Marker Number: 18324". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. 2015.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Presidio County, Texas, United States
County seat: Marfa
Cities	Marfa Presidio	Presidio County map
CDP	Redford
Other communities	Candelaria Chinati Plata Porvenir Ruidosa Shafter
Ghost towns	Adobes Fort Holland Pilares
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