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In 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed, creating the United States/Republic of Mexico border. The Rio Grande river, which runs through the Pass to the North (El Paso del Norte) to the Gulf Coast, was identified as that border. El Paso County, situated at the westernmost corner of Texas, was organized in 1850. In 1852, El Paso's first Sheriff, William Ford, was appointed. Sheriff Ford's duty was to keep the peace for the county's nearly 1,000 citizens. El Paso, part of the Old Wild West, has played host to such colorful characters as Pancho Villa, William "Billy the Kid" Bonney, and history's deadliest gunfighter, John Wesley Hardin. El Paso and it's sister city across the border, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, has developed from a lawless trading post and mission, into a modern and progressive region, forming the world's largest binational metroplex. El Paso and Ciudad Juarez have a combined estimated population of two million people. The International Ports of Entry average 16,500 pedestrians and 45,000 vehicle crossings every day. Today, with 1,058 square miles to protect, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office proudly serves the more than 700,000 residents of this border community. Sheriff Leo Samaniego designed the patch, worn by the officers of the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, and adopted in 1986. Depicted are three of many cultures that settled the southwest. Represented are the native Indian, Spanish Conquistador, and the American Cowboy, bordered by banners of the State of Texas "Lone Star" flag. For more information on the county history you can click
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