National Border Patrol Museum, Border patrol history museum in El Paso County, United States.
The National Border Patrol Museum is an exhibition building that documents the history of US border enforcement through various objects and displays. The collection includes firearms, helicopters, uniforms, protective gear, and vehicles that were used over many decades.
The museum was established by a 1979 vote of the Fraternal Order of Retired Border Patrol Officers, and Texas issued its certificate of incorporation in 1980. It occupied the Cortez Building in El Paso from 1985 to 1992, then its artifacts sat in storage until the current 10,000-square-foot building opened in 1994 on 2 acres in the Castner Range National Monument.
The exhibits reveal how border security work developed over time and what equipment shapes the daily life of patrol officers today. You can see the methods that evolved and understand the role vehicles and training play in this work.
The museum stands on 2 acres at the base of the Franklin Mountains, next to the El Paso Museum of Archaeology and within the Castner Range National Monument. It is reached by road in northeast El Paso, and the 10,000-square-foot building holds the exhibits on a single level.
The museum is the only one in the United States devoted solely to the U.S. Border Patrol, and its artifacts cover the agency's entire history. Its collection includes a Border Patrol dog exhibit, an art exhibit and a display of officer badges, alongside items showing methods people have used to cross the Mexico–United States border.
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