We really were the lone star state’s numero uno … for a very, very quick, minute … thanks to a war. Or, were we #3? There are conflicting numbers …
It was during World War II that the population of El Paso jumped way up there and it was thanks to the military, specifically, Fort Bliss.
It didn’t last long but, for a short while, Fort Bliss was home to over 100,000 troops. El Paso’s population at the time was also around 100,000 which brought us to 200,000 in all…