El Paso, TX, United States
Mills Building. This structure stands on the site of the 1827 Jose Maria Ponce de Leon Ranch. Anson Mills (1834-1924), who came to El Paso in 1858, acquired part interest in the property in 1859. Mills served as district surveyor until 1860. At the start of the Civil War, the Indiana-born Mills left
El Paso and joined the Union Army. He remained in the army after the war and attained the rank of Brigadier General before he retired. Mills maintained his business interests in El Paso and for a tim
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