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22570 Antonio López Family Cemetery From San José community on FM 2295 (approximately 7 miles east of Benavides), turn south on CR 211 (caliche road), proceed for 0.9 mi., and turn left (east) on cemetery easement road. In continuous use since 1903, this cemetery is the final resting place of Rancho San José founder José Antonio Lopéz (1830-1903), known as Antonio, ...

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309 Barronena Ranch Off SH 16 on private property. The Barronena Ranch is an important reminder of early South Texas ranching. Named for a creek (now called Los Machos) which traverses the property, ...

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1308 Duval County Duval County Courthouse grounds, N entrance facing E. Gravis Ave. (SH 44) Created by the Texas Legislature in 1858 and organized in 1879, Duval County played an important role in the economic and political development of ... 1309 Duval County Duval County Courthouse grounds, N entrance facing E. Gravis Ave. (SH 44) Created February 1, 1858, organized November 7, 1876. Named in honor of Burr H. Duval, 1809-1836. Captain of a company of Fannin's command at Goliad. ... 17061 Duval County Courthouse (UNDERTOLD) 400 E. Gravis Ave. On November 7, 1876, local residents voted to organize Duval County. Two years later, N.G. Collins, who would later serve in the Texas legislature, ...

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18319 El Plan de San Diego Plaza Padre Pedro (Padre Pedro Park), NW corner S. Mier St. and E. Saint Peters Ave. On January 6, 1915, nine men of Mexican descent met in San Diego, seat of Duval county, and signed El Plan de San Diego, a manifesto calling for ... 16001 El Rancho La Gloria CR 101 (Old 7 Sisters Rd.), 6 mi. SE of US 59 In 1868, Captain Edward Nixon Gray and his wife, Rosa Garza-Garcia Gray, began to operate a Duval County ranch. Through a series of land purchases ...

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1585 Felipe Valerio Store and Garage TX 44 and junction with Texas Farm Road 3196 (1.5 mi. southeast) Built in 1905 by Felipe Valerio (1878-1953) and his wife Jesusa (1886-1973), the Valerio store was an integral part of the small ...

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2769 John C. Duval Missing (1816 - 1897) First Texas man of letters. Wrote history not as a visitor, but a participant, and wrote to entertain and inspire. His "Early times ... 15228 John C. Duval Freer

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16987 La Mota de Olmos Cemetery 3 miles east of Benavides on FM 2295 Begun in 1894, the La Mota de Olmos Cemetery sits on land originally part of the Rancho La Mota de Olmos (The Cluster of Elms). The ranch, settled ...

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18231 Merchants Exchange Bank Northeast Corner of Intersection of East Railroad Ave. and Depot Street. Francisco Vaello Puig opened the Merchants Exchange Bank in Benavides in 1908. With the success of the Texas Mexican Railroad and the discovery of ...

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23538 Santa Cruz Cemetery marker pending marker pending 17819 Santo Nino Cemetery CR 210 W of S FM 1329 Located south of San Diego, the Santo Nino Cemetery is an important chronicle of a historic Duval County community. The northern half of the cemetery ... 5034 St. Francis de Paula Catholic Church SE corner S. Victoria St. and E. St. Peters Ave. Established in 1867 by Father Claude Jaillet, St. Francis de Paula Catholic Church was built through the contributions of its members and was the ...