National Border Patrol Museum
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  National Border Patrol Museum Location within Texas | |
| Established | 1980 |
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| Location | 4315 Woodrow Bean Transmountain Drive El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 31°53′56″N 106°26′27″W / 31.898804°N 106.440842°W |
| Type | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization[1] |
| Director | Samantha Winer[2] |
| Chairperson | Michael L. Underdown, Board of Trustees; Robert Boatright, Board of Governors[3] |
| Owner | Border Patrol Museum and Memorial Library Foundation |
| Website | borderpatrolmuseum |
The National Border Patrol Museum is a museum dedicated to educating the public about the history of the U.S. Border Patrol.
Description
[edit]It is the only museum with the U.S. Border Patrol as its sole focus; its artifacts cover the agency's entire history.[4] Among the exhibits are weapons and vehicles used by the agency, including helicopters. There is a Border Patrol dog exhibit, an art exhibit, and a display of officer badges.[5] also depicted are various methods individuals have used to cross the border between Mexico and the United States.[6]
The museum employs six people and has fifteen volunteers.[7] its revenue comes from charitable contributions, membership payments, inventory sales, and interest income.[7][8]
The museum is adjacent to the El Paso Museum of Archaeology at the base of the Franklin Mountains, surrounded by the Castner Range National Monument.
History
[edit]The museum was established by a 1979 vote of the Fraternal Order of Retired Border Patrol Officers. The state of Texas issued its certificate of incorporation in 1980, and the Internal Revenue Service recognized it as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.[1] Its original location from 1985 to 1992 was the Cortez Building in El Paso. From 1992 to 1994, museum artifacts were in storage awaiting construction of a new building. The current 10,000 square feet (930 m2) space opened its doors in 1994, and it is located on 2 acres (0.81 ha; 0.0031 sq mi) of land in the Castner Range National Monument.[9]
In 2019, protesters wheatpasted photos of individuals harmed by the Border Patrol over exhibitions honoring the fallen officers of the Border Patrol.[10]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Border Patrol Museum & Memorial Library Foundation". Tax Exempt Organization Search. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
- ^ "Museum Staff". Border Patrol Museum. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
- ^ "Board of Trustees". Border Patrol Museum. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
- ^ Frommer's Texas. Frommer's. 2011. p. 340.
- ^ "Exhibits - National Border Patrol Museum". National Border Patrol Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ Payan, Tony (2006). The Three U.S.-Mexico Border Wars: Drugs, Immigration, and Homeland Security. Praeger. pp. 73, 74. ISBN 978-0-275-98818-0.
- ^ a b "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". Border Patrol Museum and Memorial Library Foundation. Internal Revenue Service. December 31, 2022.
- ^ "Funding". National Border Patrol Museum. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ "History of Border Patrol Museum". Natl Border Patrol Museum. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ Borunda, Daniel. "2 activists arrested in El Paso after surrendering in Border Patrol Museum protest case". El Paso Times. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
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