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Brooks County
Brooks County Rest Area, 9 mi. S of Falfurrias along US 281
Formed from Hidalgo, Starr and Zapata counties, created March 11, 1911; organized September 2, 1911. Named in honor of James Abijah Brooks, Captain ...
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Brooks County Courthouse
Brooks County Courthouse, W entrance (facing S. St. Mary's St. / Bus. 281)
Created in 1911, Brooks County was named for State Legislator James A. Brooks (1855-1944), who served as the first county judge. Edward C. Lasater, ...
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Brooks County's Catholic Heritage
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, NW corner S. Caldwell and W. Blucher streets. Marker faces W. Blucher St.
Local geographic names show that the Catholic faith arrived here before 1800. This area was in the Diocese of Monterrey until the Diocese of Texas ...
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Don Pedro Jaramillo
from Falfurrias, take SH 281 north about 1 mile, then FM 1418 east about 2 miles, then north about 0.5 miles
(1829-1907) Called "The Healer of Los Olmos". Born in Jalisco, Mexico. Said to have been cured through faith, then given the gift of healing in a ...
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El Encino del Poso (The Oak in the Hole)
from Encino (at CR 305), south 0.5 mi. on Business U.S. 281
In this vicinity once stood a magnificent live oak tree that was an early landmark on the South Texas Plains for many years. Noted for its size and ...
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Falfurrias
NE corner E. Rice St. (SH 285) and N. St. Mary's St. (Bus. 281)
Founded as a cattle shipping point by Edward C. Lasater, 1904, town bears name of a village on land he purchased in 1893. When the San Antonio & ...
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Falfurrias to Encino Road
6.5 mi. N of Encino on US 281 (10 mi. N of FM 755)
Visible from this site is a small section of roadway that dates from the earliest efforts of the State Highway Program to oversee road construction. ...
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First United Methodist Church of Falfurrias
First United Methodist Church of Falfurrias. NW corner W. Allen and S. Terrell streets.
The Rev. C. W. Perkins (1853-1942) organized this congregation in 1904 with 7 charter members. Early services were conducted in temporary quarters ...
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James Abijah Brooks
Falfurrias Burial Park, W. Travis St., Plot A-11-06. Map dot approximate.
(Nov. 20, 1855 - Jan. 15, 1944) Illustrious Texas Ranger for whom this county is named. Born in Kentucky; came to Texas 1876; became rancher-trail ...
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One Half-Mile South is Site of Town of Flowella
SE intersection of FM 2191 and SH 285
On 1831 "Loma Blanca" grant and 1873 land of Perez family, who in 1898 sold "Parrita" (Little Grape Vine) to Mrs. King of King Ranch. Flowella was ...
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Site of Los Olmos
FM 1418, 0.1 mi. W of FM 2191, north side of the road. NOTE: "(1.5 miles northeast) refers to when this marker was placed at US 281 and FM 1418. It is now at the historic site of Los Olmos.
(1.5 miles northeast) The first permanent settlement in Brooks County, Los Olmos was located at the southwest corner of El Paisano Land Grant, given ...
