El Paso area East 2009 Hueco Tanks Pictures taken at Hueco Tanks of the explanations for the geology and history of Hueco Tanks |
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Millions of years ago (Cretaceous, Permian, Pennsylvanian Periods) this entire area was covered by water. Sedimentary rock was deposited. About 34 million years ago, molten rock was pushed into the sedimentary beds without ever breaking the surface. COoling and crystallization produced an igneous rock called syenite.
Between 1858 and 1859 Hueco Tanks was a Butterfield Overland Mail stop. They build a station near the tanks and provided meals for passengers nad fresh mule teams for the stages. The Silverio Escontrias family acquired the property in 1898 and ranched here until 1956. The old homestead is still standing and is a visitor center near the trail head. |
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