Playas Siding
Inscription
In 1902, Phelps, Dodge and Company built the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad to link El Paseo, Texas with the copper mines of Bisbee, Arizona, and eventually, with several other mining towns throughout the region. Highway 9, New Mexico’s “Border Route” between Columbus and Rodeo, parallels the old rail line, and actually utilizes a portion of the abandoned EP&SW railroad bed between Columbus and Anapra.
Approved 7 Aug 1992
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