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📚🥪 Join Us for a Magoffin Home Brown Bag Lecture!Step into the fascinating world of border history on Wednesday, December 16, 2026, at noon as historian Mark Howe presents The Journals of H.P. Corbin: Consulting Engineer of the International Boundary Commission (1914-1922) at the Magoffin Home State Historic Site Visitor Center.
Appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, H.P. Corbin documented his work and life along the U.S.-Mexico border through detailed journals that offer a rare glimpse into the evolution of El Paso, the Rio Grande, and the International Boundary Commission during the early 20th century. Through historic photographs, personal anecdotes, and stories from Corbin's travels and engineering projects, guests will discover a unique chapter of borderlands history.
🥪 Bring your lunch and enjoy this free, image-rich presentation while exploring the people, places, and projects that helped shape our region.
📍 Magoffin Home State Historic Site Visitor Center
1117 Magoffin Ave., El Paso, TX 79901
🕛 Noon to 1:00 PM
📞 915-533-5147
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