El Paso, TX, United States
Pioneer Plaza. Pioneer Plaza was the center of public activity in early El Paso. A United States military guard was posted here in the late 1870s to defend citizens from Apache Indian attacks, and military bands performed in the plaza. An irrigation ditch flowed along the south boundary of the plaza
and nourished a line of trees which shaded the area. Among the trees was an ash known as the "Newspaper Tree" on which public notices were posted. Major roads and trails passed through the plaza. El
Listen to the audio guide for William Howard Taft black plaque Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off