| Chamizal National Memorial | |
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 Visitor Center at Chamizal National Memorial | |
  Chamizal National Memorial  Chamizal National Memorial | |
| Location | Paisano Dr., El Paso, Texas,USA |
| Coordinates | 31°46′4″N106°27′15″W / 31.76778°N 106.45417°W /31.76778; -106.45417 |
| Area | 54.90 acres (22.22 ha)[1] |
| Established | February 4, 1974 |
| Visitors | 8,324 (in 2023)[2] |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Website | Chamizal National Memorial |
Chamizal National Memorial | |
| Built | 1848 (1848) |
| NRHP reference No. | 74002069[3] |
| Added to NRHP | February 2, 1974 |
Chamizal National Memorial, located inEl Paso, Texas, along theUnited States–Mexicointernational border, is aNational Park Service site commemorating the peaceful settlement of theChamizal boundary dispute.[4]
The 54.90-acre (22.22 ha) memorial park serves primarily as a cultural center and contains art galleries, a theater, and an amphitheatre. A museum, which details the history of the U.S.–Mexico border, is located inside thevisitor center. The park honors the peaceful resolution of theChamizal dispute, a more than 100-year border dispute between the United States and Mexico that resulted from the natural change of course of theRio Grande between the cities of El Paso andCiudad Juárez,Chihuahua. This national memorial was established on part of the disputed land that was assigned to the United States according to the Chamizal Convention of 1963; a correspondingParque Público Federal El Chamizal [es] was created on the now-Mexican portion of the land.[5]The Chamizal Convention was negotiated by theInternational Boundary and Water Commission, which was established in 1889 to maintain the border, and pursuant to later treaties to allocate river waters between the two nations, and provide for flood control and water sanitation.[6]
TheNational Memorial was authorized on June 30, 1966. It was established as aNational Park Service unit on February 4, 1974, and was administratively listed on theNational Register of Historic Places the same day.[7]
Fees and permits are required to use the theater. Fees are also charged for picnic facilities for groups of 50 or more.[8]
Park grounds, 5 a.m. - 10 p.m. daily. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.[9]
Visitors center and galleries open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m . Administration office open 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.[9]
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