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12058 Balli Cemetery 7 mi. S of Donna on Fm 493; 2.7 mi. E on US 281 Juan Jose Hinojosa (1700-1789) was granted land including this site posthumously in 1790. His great-grandson Antonio Balli Cavazos (1813-1887), was ... 323 Battle of La Bolsa US 281 (Military Highway), between Progreso and Santa Maria, south side of the road, between FM 491 and FM 2556. In 1859 and early 1860 a series of raids on Texas settlements led by Juan N. Cortina (1824-1894) led to skirmishes with companies of Texas Rangers ... 18584 Bazán and Longoria Murders Zamora Family Memorial Park, northeast corner of US 281 and SH 186 On September 27, 1915, Jesus Bazán and his son-in-law, Antonio Longoria – both recognized Tejano community leaders and the latter a Hidalgo County ... 376 Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park Bentsen - Rio Grande Valley State Park. Marker is on Park Road 43 near La Familia Nature Center. Before colonization, this valley was a lush thicket of woodlands and brush, nourished with rich soil deposited by the Rio Grande. Throughout the ... 384 Bessie St. Joseph the Worker Church The steamboat "Bessie", last of the Mifflin Kenedy-Richard King Rio Grande shipping fleet of the mid-1800s, carried this 400-pound bell instead of ... 18222 Bethel Baptist Church southwest corner S 16th St and Booker T Ave In 1936, when Eugene and Georgia Hubbard found no churches for African Americans in McAllen, they established Little Bethel Baptist Church on the ... 546 Brushwood Cemetery Brushwood Cemetery, N side between I-69C and N. M Rd. Brushwood Cemetery was established as a municipal burial ground for the town of Chapin (now Edinburg) in 1913, five years after the town's founding. ... 558 Buell School Buell Central High School entrance facing E. Juarez Ave., S side between N. Athol and N. Birch streets. Constructed in 1927-28 to serve Mexican-American children in the Pharr-San Juan school district, this school replaced an earlier facility at this ...

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660 Camp Ebenezer Alamo Middle School From 1902 to 1909 Peter Ebenezer Blalock and George L. Hawkins bought 32,000 acres of land here. By 1908 they had built shipping pens at this site ... 665 Camp Llano Grande E. Business 83, S side 0.1 mi. E of Main St., across from Texas A&M Agrilife Research and Extension Center Occupied in 1916-17 by Indiana, Nebraska, Minnesota and North Dakota National Guard units, Camp Llano Grande was one of a line of encampments established ... 17130 Camp Mercedes north side of East 10th Street, between Florida and Iowa avenues In March 1917, prior to U.S. entry into World War I, Maj. Gen. John J. Pershing chose Mercedes as the site of a permanent camp for training personnel ... 13002 Campacuas Cemetery North at NW corner of Mile 1 West and Mile 9 North Antonio Cano (1811-1877) established Rancho Guadalupe at Campacuas in 1836. That year, he wed Mauricia Fernandez (1814-1906) in Reynosa, Mexico. ... 692 Campsite of the "Fighting 69th" Bicentennial Avenue between Beaumont and Austin Famed New York Infantry Regiment. Encamped in McAllen during 1916-1917 bandit troubles, guarding the border and preventing the smuggling of arms ... 747 Casa de Palmas near porte-cochere facing Main St. This site was a city park with antelope, javelina, and deer before a group a businessmen decided McAllen needed a hotel to serve as a business and ... 831 Chimney Park_Site of Mission Canal Co. Pumping Plant Chimney Park RV resort. Marker is mounted on chimney, SW corner of Rio Grande and Chimney Shades In 1907, John J. Conway and James W. Hoit began the Mission Canal Co. Irrigation System, which was instrumental in the early agricultural growth ... 871 Citrus Fruit Developed in Rio Grande Valley - Red-Meat Grapefruit Texas A&M Agrilife Research Extension Center. Enter Station and go right into parking lot. Marker is in doorway of second building on left. Unique and colorful product of saline-alkaline soil of Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Bred of Thompson Pink Wood budded on Sour Orange rootstock. Two ... 13003 City of Pharr 118 S Cage Blvd For many centuries, nomadic Coahuiltecans lived in the Lower Rio Grande area. In the 1500s, Spanish explorers came through the region, and the Spanish ... 24109 Colegio Jacinto Trevino marker pending marker pending 13091 Cortez Hotel 260 S Texas Blvd Three years after Edwin C. Couch and Robert Reeves founded the city of Weslaco in 1919, Couch deeded this block as a city park. In 1928, city officials ... 16768 Cpl. Harlon Block, USMC Harlon Block Sports Complex During World War II, U.S. forces captured the small yet strategic Japanese-held Pacific Island of Iwo Jima. On Feb. 23, 1945, during combat, marine ...

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15838 D. Guerra & Sons Store SE corner of Austin & S 17th Brothers Enrique (1886-1935) and Modesto (1888-1927) Guerra opened a grocery business in the new town of McAllen in 1908. Their father, Diódoro (1867-1932), ... 1245 Don Florencio Saenz Homestead at Toluca Ranch: from intersection of US 281 and FM 1015, go S on FM 1015 about 0.8 mi., then take Rancho Toluca Road E 0.27 mi. to palm tree lined lane, then go S 0.25 mi. Built on family Spanish land grant in 1902. Headquarters for Toluca Ranch, which at one time stretched 17 mi. north from the Rio Grande. Here Saenz ... 1251 Donna Town square, Bus. Route US 83 (Hooks St.) at S. 8th, Donna Two East Texas men, T. J. Hooks and A. F. Hester, began developing this area for settlement in the late 1890s. Through formation of the La Blanca ... 1252 Donna Central Elementary School J.P. Lenoir Elementary School, southeast corner of N. Main St. and Scobey Ave. Built as the result of a special bond election in 1925, this is the oldest existing structure in the Donna Independent School District. Initially ... 1253 Donna Public Schools Runn Elementary School, US 281 (Military Highway), west of FM 493, north side of the road, Run community The present school system for the town of Donna can be traced to a 1904 school in the Runn community (6 mi. S). Classes were first held in the home ... 16712 Dr. Hector P. García Hector P. Garcia Library, SE corner of Ohio & 5th Hector Perez Garcia (1914-1996) was a courageous leader in the Civil Rights movement. He achieved profound change in the treatment of fellow Mexican-Americans ...

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13987 Ebony Grove Cemetery Jose M. Cantu Rd, 0.3 mi W of FM 491 This cemetery, named for the land's clusters of ebony trees, began in 1922. The American Rio Grande Land and Irrigation Company developed Mercedes ... 1389 Edinburg Junior College Auditorium NE corner N 7th Ave. and W. McIntyre St. Main (south) entrance, facing Edinburg City Hall. Designed by the Austin architectural firm of Giesecke and Harris, this structure was built in 1926 to serve the newly-created Edinburg Junior College. ... 1420 El Granjeno Cemetery City of Granjeno, FM 494 (Military Rd.), N side, 0.1 mi. E of S. Glasscock Rd. El Granjeno Cemetery was established in 1872 with the burial of Don Antonio Garza. His brother, Don Juan Garza Escheverria, donated the surrounding ... 1421 El Horcon Tract and Rio Rico US 281, .5 Mi E of intersection of US 281 and FM 491 (S. Side of Rd), Mercedes The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which ended the Mexican War (1846-48) designated the main channel of the Rio Grande as the Mexico-U.S. boundary. ... 1441 El Sal del Rey La Sal del Rey, Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge. SH 186, 3.5 mi. SE of US 281, northeast side of the road at information kiosk and parking area. (The Salt of the King) Directly to the north. Upon Spanish discovery, 1746, claimed for King, under old law that salt was money. People of wide area ... 1442 El Sal del Rey, C.S.A. Courthouse square, US Hwy. 281 bus., Edinburg Front side: Large salt lake located 26 miles northeast was principal source of salt in South Texas during the Civil War. Put under state guard and ... 17622 Elder B. Barton Hidalgo City Cemetery, near flagpoles off N. 3rd St. entrance Born in New York City in 1806, Elder Barton was a formative figure in Hidalgo County history. Barton joined the Republic of Texas’ army on March ... 13730 Eli Jackson Cemetery US 281, south side, just east of the intersection with S. Veterans Blvd. (I Road) In 1857, Nathaniel Jackson came from Alabama and established a ranch in this area. A former slave owner, Jackson, who was white, came with his wife ... 13988 Emilia Schunior Ramirez intersection of Sugar Rd. and Kuhn St. Hidalgo County native Emilia Schunior (1902-1960) graduated from Edinburg High in 1919 and married Rafael Ramirez in 1921; the couple had four children. ... 1514 Everitt Building N. 12th & McIntyre Streets, Edinburg One of the earliest commercial ventures in Edinburg, this building was completed in 1910 by John Closner (1853-1932), a founder of the townsite. ...

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23753 Falcon Records marker pending marker pending 12059 First Baptist Church of Edcouch 931 W. Santa Rosa Ave. (SH 107) Formed from a non-denominational Sunday School organized in 1920, the Los Indios Baptist Church was organized by the Rev. T. F. Kelly and the Rev. ... 17224 First Baptist Church of Hargill 3 blocks west of intersection of FM490 and FM493 - located in center of Hargill - church on north side of FM 490 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF HARGILL BEGINNING IN 1912, THE MISSOURI-TEXAS LAND COMPANY BROUGHT SETTLERS TO THE AREA FOR CATTLE RANCHING. AFTER THE RAILROAD ... 1663 First Baptist Church of Pharr 400 W. Ridge Rd. This church was established by seven charter members in 1913. The Rev. A. J. Seale served as first pastor. Early worship services were held in a ... 15049 First Baptist Church of Weslaco SW corner S. Kansas Ave. and E. 6th St. Marker faces E. 6th St. Visiting Evangelists from the Southern Baptist Home Mission Board encouraged area Baptists to organize a church in 1921, just two years after Weslaco ... 13006 First Christian Church of Weslaco 205 W Sixth St When the Weslaco Townsite Company platted the new town in 1919, it offered city lots to representatives of Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist and Christian ... 1809 First Pharr School E. Cherokee Ave., S side between S. Athol and S. Birch streets Erected in 1911 as a one-story structure, this building housed the first school in Pharr. John Bales, the contractor, built a number of the town's ... 1810 First Pharr-San Juan-Alamo School Thomas Jefferson Early College High School The common school district of Pharr and San Juan began construction of this school in 1915. First used for the 1916-1917 school year, its enrollment ... 16277 First Presbyterian Church 709 South Iowa Avenue In 1920, area Presbyterians built a manse under the supervision of the Rev. Horace N. Cunningham; services were held in the building. In January ... 1838 First Presbyterian Church of McAllen southwest corner of S 12th St and Austin Ave This church began with McAllen's first Presbyterian worship service, held by the Rev. M.W. Doggett in a local lumberyard in 1908. Dr. W. A. King ... 17103 First Presbyterian Church of Mission 1101 Ash Street In 1909, Dr. Samuel McPheeters Glasgow gave the first sermon in Mission and organized a Sunday school class. Along with Dr. M.W. Doggett, Dr. Glasgow ... 16783 First United Methodist Church Southwest corner of Illinois and East Sixth Streets IN FEB. 1921, WITH HELP FROM REV. O. C. CROW, METHODISTS IN AND AROUND WESLACO BEGAN ORGANIZING INTO A SEPARATE CONGREGATION. ON OCT. 16, 1921, 35 ... 12440 Floyd H. (Slats) Rodgers at McAllen International Airport terminal (March 7, 1889 - July 5, 1956) Daring stunt pilot "Slats" Rodgers developed a childhood interest in kites into a career in aviation that included ... 1948 Former Hidalgo Post Office First & Flora Streets, Hidalgo Oldest in existence. Built 1889 to house a general merchandise store. One part was reserved for the town's postal service, then in its 32nd year, ... 1955 Former Station Site of Spiderweb Railroad former train depot, east side of FM 1015 (Business), NE of intersection with Johnny Vela St. The agricultural boom that marked the early development of this area was due in large part to the San Benito & Rio Grande Valley Railroad. Begun ...

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15872 Handy Ranch US 281 (Military Highway), 0.4 mi. west of FM 493, south side of the road, Run community Thomas J. Handy (1843-1927) first came to the Rio Grande Valley from Wisconsin as a Union solider during the Civil War. While stationed with Co. ... 2408 Havana Havana Cemetery in Havana Community. From La Joya, take US 83 West about 1.8 mi. Located on land known as Porcion 46, ceded by the crown of Spain to Don Jose Matias Tijerina in 1767, the community of Havana was named for Havana, ... 16813 Hidalgo City Cemetery Hidalgo City Cemetery, near flagpoles off N. 3rd St. entrance This historic graveyard dates from 1884, with its oldest grave marker being that of Elder B. Barton (1815-1884). The cemetery was included in the ... 2468 Hidalgo County Courthouse Lawn, Cano & US 281 Bus., Edinburg. *Marker is currently in store due to courthouse renovations. Formed from Starr and Cameron counties. Created January 24, 1842. Organized April 7, 1854. Named in Honor of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla -- 1753-1811 ... 2470 Hidalgo County's First Oil Well from La Joya take US 83 about 1.7 mi west, marker is on north side of highway, marker reported damaged 12.5.2019 John M. Lawrence No. 1 oil well was brought in September 18, 1934, near this site by veteran driller Otto C. Woods. Well flowed 1,000 or more barrels ... 2471 Hidalgo Irrigation Pump Plant Old Hidalgo Pumphouse, SE end of the building The semi-arid Lower Rio Grande Valley was productive only for cattle grazing until several steam-powered irrigation systems were established in the ... 2472 Hidalgo-Reynosa Bridges Near International Blvd. and S. Bridge St., near bridge administration office. Map dot approximate. At the time of the formation of Hidalgo County in 1852, the village located here, originally named Edinburgh, became the new county seat. A ferry ... 17897 Hilltop Gardens Lee Lane on FM491 on TxDot Right of Way Founded in 1939 by Lee and Sherman Ewald, Hilltop Gardens, among the first commercial aloe vera farms in the U.S., started on 100 acres north of ... 2542 Home of William Jennings Bryan NW corner 2 Mile Line Rd. and Bryan Rd. (1860 - - 1925) Once the lands of the Mission of the Oblate Fathers, this property (160 acres) was owned by Bryan from 1910 to 1916 - - While residing ...

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2997 La Lomita Chapel La Lomita Historical Park, Chimney Rd. at Levee Rd., 0.2 mi. SW of FM 1016 Lands for La Lomita ("The Little Hill") Mission came from the 1767 Spanish grant of Joseph A. Cántu, and were donated in 1861. Used as farms and ... 2998 La Lomita Farms Juan Diego Academy grounds, former Villa Queen of Peace on private property. In 1849 Catholic priests of the missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate began mission work in Texas under the direction of Bishop Jean Marie Odin. ... 3002 La Noria Cardenena from Linn, take US 281 south about .5 miles Parts of present Hidalgo, Cameron, Willacy, and Kenedy counties were once included in two Spanish land grants, San Juan de Carricitos and San Salvador ... 15869 La Piedad Cemetery just northwest of the Cemetery Office building of La Piedad Cemetery This burial ground, which predates McAllen, likely began as a small ranch cemetery in the 1800s. The earliest known burial here, in 1895, is of Gertrudis ... 16792 La Trinidad United Methodist Church of Pharr Pharr, 101 East Warren St. THIS CHURCH, ORGANIZED IN 1913, IS THE SECOND OLDEST IN THE CITY AND THE FIRST TO MINISTER TO PHARR’S SPANISH-SPEAKING PROTESTANTS. AFTER A GROUP ... 3010 Laguna Seca Ranch W. Laguna Seca Rd., W side, 60 feet N of Laguna Seca Rd. S., NW of FM 3250 (Eubanks Road) and FM 490 Macedonio Vela settled here in 1867 and soon transformed over 4,000 acres of wild brush land into prosperous Laguna Seca (Dry Lake) Ranch. In 1871, ... 15858 Lamar Junior High School 1009 North 10th Street The McAllen School Board authorized construction of Lamar High School in 1938, through a bond election and funding from the Public Works Administration. ... 7658 Laurel Hill Cemetery Laurel Hill Cemetery entrance, N. Holland Ave., W side 0.1 mi. S of Rankin St. This burial ground has served the Mission community since 1913, when graves were moved here from the first city cemetery because of unsuitable land ... 15865 Leo Najo Mission High School campus, Leo "Najo" Alaniz Baseball Park, 13th Street W of Kika de la Garza Loop (February 17, 1899 - April 25, 1978) Leonardo Alaniz, better known as Leo Najo, was one of the first Mexican-Americans to play professional baseball ... 3127 Los Ebanos Ferry Crossing at ferry crossing, FM 886 on south side of Los Ebanos Apparently this is an ancient ford. First recorded usage was by Spanish explorers and colonists under Jose de Escandon in 1740s on the Rio Grande. ... 16328 Los Ejidos De Reynosa Vieja N. Kika de la Garza Blvd., northeast side of Walker Lake, near entrance of Rancho El Charco In 1749, Col. Jose de Escandon founded Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe de Reynosa. Surveyors marked off over 10,000 acres for Los Ejidos, the town commons, ... 3140 Louisiana-Rio Grande Canal Company S. Cage Blvd. (US 281), 0.2 mi. S of Military Highway. NW corner of S. Cage Blvd. and Port of Entry-Truck Lane, in median N of Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge. Wisconsin native John Closner established the first steam-powered irrigation system in the lower Rio Grande Valley in 1895. Closner successfully ...

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14036 M. & J. Nelson Building southwest corner of S Main St and Chicago Ave This noteworthy Moderne style commercial building remains a distinctive McAllen attraction. Morris Randall Nelson built and owned the building, designed ... 3270 McAllen First Methodist Church Southwest corner of N. Main St. and Cedar Ave. Marker reported missing May 2020. The earliest record of Methodist church activity in the lower Rio Grande Valley dates to 1849. Circuit-riding ministers served an area along the ... 3271 McAllen Lodge No. 1110, A.F. & A.M. SE corner North 11th St. and Beech Ave. This lodge, organized by Master Mason R. M. Bounds and about 30 other Masons, was chartered on December 8, 1915. Meetings were held in the Joseph ... 3272 McAllen Post Office McAllen Heritage Center. SE corner S. Main St. and Chicago Ave. Built in 1935, this was the sixth location of the McAllen Post Office after its creation in 1907. The facility was dedicated on January 22, 1936, ... 13559 McAllen Ranch FM 1017, 13 mi. W of Linn and 4 mi. E of FM 681. Map dot approximate. The McAllen Ranch has historic ties to Spanish Texas, when this region was part of Nuevo Santander, a colonial area founded by José de Escandón along ... 3280 McCook Community Immaculate Conception Church Named for a local storekeeper, this community was settled by descendants of the pioneers who in 1854 founded Panna Maria, Texas, the oldest Polish ... 3342 Mercedes City Hall 323 South Ohio Street, Mercedes Constructed in 1928 to house the town's municipal offices and fire station, this building was designed by architect R. Newell waters of Weslaco. ... 14021 Mercedes Enterprise S. Texas Ave. (FM 491), east side between W. 2nd and W. 3rd streets On October 8, 1908, Isadore Moritz published the first issue of the Mercedes Enterprise. He continued the operation until 1914; that same year, Ben ... 12064 Military Highway of the Lower Rio Grande Valley roadside park on US 281, 4 mi. S of Mercedes Plains Indians made trails near the banks of the rio Grande that were used by Spanish explorers in the 18th century. Early settlers built a road ... 24164 Miller-Kelsey House marker pending marker pending 22816 Minnie May Nickel Homestead 906 W. Sixth St. The exact date of construction of this house is unknown. Local records suggest it may have been built as part of a 20-acre tract circa 1909, predating ... 3457 Moore Field Near USDA Moore Field, west side of FM 681 (N. Moorefield Rd.), 1 mi. N of FM 1925 (Monte Cristo Rd.). Marker reported missing Jan. 2021. A United States aviation training field, originally financed by the nearby cities of Edinburg, McAllen and Mission, was started here in 1941. Named ...

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3661 Oblate Park Oblate Park, SW corner of the park facing N. Francisco Ave. In 1916 the City of Mission entered into a 99-year lease agreement with the Missionary Society of Oblate Fathers for the purpose of creating a public ... 3745 Old Hidalgo County Courthouse First and Flora, Hidalgo This building served as the Hidalgo County Courthouse from its construction in 1886 until the County Seat was moved to Chapin (later name Edinburg) ... 3744 Old Hidalgo County Jail Hidalgo Viejo (Old Hidalgo), on building facing courtyard near bank and old courthouse. Historic courthouse square bounded by Bridge and 1st streets and Esperanza and Flora avenues. Built in 1886 by S. W. Brooks, who also constructed the nearby courthouse, this jail served Hidalgo County during a turbulent period in its history, ... 3746 Old Hidalgo County Jail Museum of South Texas History Erected 1909-1910. One of first buildings in town after county seat moved here 1908 from Old Hidalgo. Spanish architecture, with red tile roof, white ... 3747 Old Hidalgo School Hidalgo ISD Administrative Offices. E. Flora Ave., S side between S. 3rd and S. 4th streets. Thought to have been built about 1898, this two-story brick structure has served as an educational facility for generations. The first recorded graduation ... 2996 Old La Coma Ranch Headquarters Near US 281 and Red Gate Road (private property) Old La Coma Ranch Headquarters 3779 Old Pharr City Hall southeast corner S. Cage Blvd. (US 281) and E. Park Ave. This structure was completed in 1911 by the Pharr Townsite Co., operated by John C. Kelly (1862-1937), a co-founder of Pharr. It housed the first ... 3883 Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church N. Dunlap Ave., east side between W. 6th and Leo Najo streets. Marker faces W. 6th St. entrance. This church was established in 1899 as the first mission of the historic La Lomita Church (5 mi. S). Originally known as Our Lady of the Mission ... 17248 Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church Corner of SouthVermont Ave. and Third St. OUR LADY OF MERCY CATHOLIC CHURCH IN 1908, THE CAPISALLO LAND COMPANY DONATED LAND TO THE OBLATE FATHERS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A CATHOLIC CHURCH. OUR ... 11677 Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery Anacuitas St., Mercedes The town of Mercedes was platted by the Capisallo Town and Improvement Company in 1907. The Oblate Provincial Council in Austin requested that the ...

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15868 P.P. Ackley and the Texas Chisholm Trail Donna City Square Park Illinois native Peter Preston Ackley (1858-1940) moved to Texas as a boy. He went on several trail drives in 1870s and 1880s, bringing from cattle ... 3910 Padre Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Hidalgo County Courthouse grounds. Marker in storage during construction as of Oct. 2021. Map dot approximate. Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753-1811), for whom the county of Hidalgo is named, was born near Guanajuato, Mexico, while the country was still under ... 17235 Paris Gum Factory Southwest corner W Bus. 83 and S. 6th St. During WWII, because of rationing, Andrew J. Paris (1919-1997) and his family had no sweets to sell in their Detroit, MI. tobacconist shop. In 1942, ... 3980 Penitas from Mission, take FM 2062 south about 5.5 miles Possibly one of oldest towns in the United States. Established, according to tradition, in mid-1520s. Founders were a priest and five other Spaniards ... 14039 Penitas FM 1427, 3/4 mi south of Business 83 (NE corner of Veterans Memorial Park, in front of City Hall) The community of Peñitas, which derives its name, meaning "Little Pebbles," from area gravel deposits, traces its origins to the colonization efforts ... 18746 Peñitas Cemetery FM 1427 (Main St.) or Zamora St. to Manuelitas Rios St. Also known as San Antonio, St. Anthony or Peñitas City Cemetery. Established in 1836, the Peñitas Cemetery served the settlers of the historic settlement of Peñitas. The earliest documented internment was in 1894 ... 22496 Peñitas Common School Penitas marker pending 18215 Percy Herman House southwest corner S. 15th St. and Fir Ave. This house was built in 1933 for Percy Herman (1884-1967), a major influence in the development of McAllen. Herman was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, ... 13233 Pharr Volunteer Fire Department W. Cherokee Ave., N side between S. Aster St. and Cage Blvd (US 281) In July 1916, the same year voters incorporated the city of Pharr, a large fire laid waste to an entire downtown city block. As a result of the blaze, ... 4132 Progreso Progreso City Hall, SW corner FM 1015 and Palm St. Land in this area was part of a Spanish land grant requested by Juan Jose Hinojosa in 1776 and awarded posthumously in 1790. Hinojosa had occupied ...

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4239 Relampago Ranch from Mercedes, take FM 491 south about 3 miles, then go west on US 281 about 1.2 miles Originally part of a Spanish land grant, Relampago (lightning) Ranch community lay along the stage and military route from Rio Grande City to Brownsville. ... 13989 Restlawn Cemetery 25th Ave at Southern Pacific Railroad tracks This property is believed to be the only graveyard in Hidalgo County dedicated for African American burials. Prior to its founding in 1928, blacks ... 4259 Richard Alvis Marsh Brushwood Cemetery, N side between I-69C and N. M Rd. (October 7, 1845 - August 14, 1917) Kentucky native Richard A. Marsh had a notable military and journalism career before distinguishing himself as ... 17915 Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show 1000 North Texas Ave. The City of Mercedes put on its first Livestock Show in 1913 in a building at Second St. and the Mercedes Canal. The purpose of the exhibition was ... 4272 Río Theatre S. Doherty Ave., east side between E. 5th and E. 6th streets First known as Teatro La Paz (Peace Theatre), this cultural arts center was built about 1912 by Juan Bautista Barberá, a native of Spain who came ... 15040 Roselawn Cemetery Roselawn Cemetery, in front of cemetery offices off South 12th Street In 1908, just one year after McAllen began to develop, a group of residents established this cemetery on land donated by the Hidalgo Canal Company. ... 13785 Run US 281 (Military Highway), 0.4 mi. west of FM 493, south side of the road, Run community This area in the mid-1800s was part of the Asadores Ranch owned by Salvador and San Juana Cavazos. In 1898, east Texas rice farmers A.F. Hester, ...

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4429 Sacred Heart Catholic Church S. 15th St., west side between Chicago and Dallas avenues. Marker is in Centennial Garden facing S. 15th St. Priests from La Lomita Chapel in nearby Mission ministered to Catholics at McAllen from 1908 until 1911, when a mission was begun here and a wood ... 14400 Saint Joan of Arc Catholic Church NE corner S. Illinois Ave. and E. Second St. In 1921, Saint Joan of Arc Catholic Church was established as a mission parish of Our Lady of Mercy Church in Mercedes, which had previously ministered ... 4455 Saint Joseph Catholic Church E. Bowie Ave at S. 7th Place Land at this site originally was deeded for church use by the Alamo Land and Sugar Company. Construction of the Gothic revival church building was ... 4478 Saint Paul Lutheran Church NW corner Pecan Blvd. and N. Col. Rowe Blvd. Organized in Pharr in 1916 by the Rev. Paul Birkman and five charter members, St. Paul Lutheran Church moved to McAllen in 1917. Early worship service, ... 12950 Sam and Marjorie Miller House 707 N 15th St Samuel Lynn and Marjorie Williams Miller were early McAllen leaders. Sam had interests in a nursery, banking and real estate, and was co-owner of ... 4523 San Antonio and Rio Grande Railway; "Old Flossie" US 83 access road (south, east-bound) about 0.5 miles west of FM 1426, San Juan Beginning operations in 1909, the San Antonio and Rio Grande Railway Company became a branch of the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway in ... 4543 San Juan Hotel W. 5th St. (Business 83), south side between S. Lincoln St. and S. Nebraska Ave. Marker reported missing Nov. 2007. The San Juan Hotel was completed and opened for business in 1920. Its construction reflected the plans of the town's early business leaders to establish ... 4544 San Juan Plantation from San Juan, take FM 2557 south 5.5 mi. to Highway 281. Continue south 0.5 mi. on S. Stewart Rd., then west 0.25 mi. on Doffing Canal Rd. Foreman's House. Built 1904 by John Closner, 1891-1912 sheriff of Hidalgo County, who helped bring in and finance railroads and establish respect ... 4545 San Juan Townsite SW corner Standard Ave. and US 83 (E. Center Ave.) The town of San Juan was established in 1910 with the sale of 406 acres of land to the San Juan Townsite Co., by area entrepreneur John Closner, ... 4570 Santa Ana Land Grant Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, near visitor center The 15-square-mile Santa Ana land grant was awarded by Mexico to Benigno Leal in 1834. Leal established his Rancho de Adentro (Inside Ranch) headquarters ... 4661 Shary Building Mission Historical Museum. Marker faces Doherty Ave. side. Designed by San Antonio architect Harvey P. Smith, this two-story edifice was constructed of brick with white stone trimming and erected on the site ... 4751 Site of Casa de Palmas near porte-cochere facing Main St. The town of McAllen began developing after the arrival of the railroad in 1905. Introduction of an irrigation system made vegetable farming possible. ... 4830 Site of McAllen Hospitals McAllen City Hall, facing W. Houston Ave. The city of McAllen was founded in 1904 and incorporated in 1911. The first medical practitioner was Dr. J.B.F. McMillan who arrived in 1906. Dr. ... 4836 Site of Monte Christo FM 1925 (Monte Christo Road), N side, 0.1 mi. E of FM 2993 (Conway Avenue-Cantu Road) (2.5 mi. North) One of the towns that sprang up in the Rio Grande Valley in the early 20th century, Monte Christo was platted in 1909 by the Melado ... 4945 Skaggs House Marker is on north side of house, visible from driveway leading to Frontera Audubon at 1101 S. Texas Blvd. Prominent Weslaco bankers and citrus farmers C. Lester (1896-1966) and Florence Richardson Skaggs (1884-1983) bought 15 acres here in 1924. This ... 4986 Southern Pacific Depot S. Bicentennial Blvd., west side between Austin and Beaumont avenues The San Antonio & Aransas Pass (subsidiary of the Southern Pacific) Railway laid track south to the Rio Grande Valley and McAllen in 1927. This passenger ... 4987 Southern Pacific Depot Edinburg Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center, marker faces S. 6th Ave. Completed and occupied on August 1, 1927, this depot was designed by Southern Pacific Railroad architect Leonard B. McCoy, and built by Ward Construction ... 17898 Speer Memorial Library NE corner of E. 12th St. and Kika de la Garza Loop Mission women formed the Tuesday Club in 1910 and four years later organized the Civic League of Mission to care for a city park and start a library. ... 5009 Spiderweb Railroad west side of FM 494 (Military Rd), between FM 1016 and FM 396 Begun in 1912 when dirt roads hampered area transportation, the San Benito & Rio Grande Valley Railroad was instrumental in the early development ... 17171 St. John the Baptist Catholic Church 16 West First Street IN 1925, REVEREND ALPHONSE JALBERT, OMI, BUILT A CHAPEL FOR THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY OF SAN JUAN. THE FIRST PASTOR, FATHER JOSE AZPIAZU, INSTALLED ... 4458 St. Joseph's Church at Toluca Ranch; from intersection of US 281 and FM 1015 go S on FM 1015 about 0.8 mi., then take Rancho Toluca Road E 0.27 mi. to palm tree lined lane, then go S 0.25 mi. Built for his rancho and villagers, as was custom of early dons, by Florencio Saenz. Dedicated July 30, 1899, by Father L. Maurel, O.M.I., delegate ... 17531 Station KRGV-TV5 As the first radio station in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV), KRGV-TV began in 1916 when M.S. Niles established studios in his Harlingen Music Company. KRGV Radio formally began on Mar. 18, 1927, after gaining the RGV’s first broadcasting license. KRGV moved to its present Weslaco location in 1969. KRGV was the first radio station in the RGV to be affiliated with a major network when it joined NBC broadcasting in 1937, and the station later branched out to television in 1954. The affiliation changed to the ABC television network in 1976. The LBJ Company briefly acquired KRGV-TV, and in 1964 Mobile Videotapes Inc., directed by the Manship family, purchased KRGV-TV and thereafter oversaw the station. As the first radio station in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV), KRGV-TV began in 1916 when M.S. Niles established studios in his Harlingen Music Company. ... 24096 Stephen F. Austin Elementary School marker pending marker pending 5125 Stockholm FM 491, N side 400 feet E of Barnett Ln., 1 mi. W of FM 1425 Located on the Hidalgo-Willacy county line, Stockholm was a Swedish community promoted by the Wallin, Johnson & Matson Land Co. of Minnesota. The ...

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16329 Temple Beth Israel southwest corner of W. 10th Street and South Texas Boulevard During the 1910s, several Hidalgo and Cameron County families founded a small Jewish congregation. The temple lacked a permanent Rabbi; lay readers ... 5255 Texas Citrus Fiesta Entry to Lions Park In the 1920s John H. Shary, citrus grower and local developer, began plans to promote locally grown citrus crops on a large scale. The first Texas ... 13004 TexSun Corporation 522 S Texas Blvd The citrus industry was an integral part of the Rio Grande Valley economy in the 20th century. Grove development burgeoned in the 1920s and 1930s, ... 5285 The American Rio Grande Land and Irrigation System 301 2nd Street Land developer B. F. Yoakum saw agricultural potential along the Rio Grande and found investors in 1905 for an irrigation project. They purchased ... 12060 The Border Theater N. Conway Ave., west side between W. 9th and W. 10th streets A fine example of a mid-20th century motion picture theater with regional stylistic influences, the Border Theater was completed in 1942. Dallas ... 13007 The Donna News 127 S 8th St In 1904, T.J. Hooks and A.F. Hester, Sr. founded towns on the StLB&M Rail Line. Railroad president Uriah Lott chose the names of Hooks' daughters ... 2469 The Hidalgo County Bank and Trust Company SW corner of S. Texas Ave. (FM 491) and W. 3rd St. At southeast corner of building, parking lot off S. Texas Ave. The oldest Hidalgo County bank still in operation, this institution opened in 1907 in a frame house on Third Street. Incorporators of the firm were ... 20119 The Pharr Riot SE corner N. Cage Blvd (US 281) and E. Bell Ave. On Feb. 6, 1971, a small group gathered outside the Pharr Police Department to protest incidents of discrimination and brutality. The crowd grew ... 4254 The Rev. Pierre Yves Keralum intersection Mile 3W and Expressway 83 "The Lost Missionary" (1817-1872) Architect Pierre Yves Keralum was ordained an Oblate priest at Marseilles, France, in 1852. That same year, he ... 17102 Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School 710 S. 16th Street THEODORE ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL McALLEN WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1904 AND A SMALL “COMMON” SCHOOL SERVED THE COMMUNITY. THE TOWN WAS INCORPORATED ... 5474 Thomas Walter Jones Cementerio Viejo, Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, on trail off Wildlife Drive (c. 1827 - 1853) The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican War in 1848 and designated the main channel of the Rio Grande as the boundary ... 5504 Tom Mayfield W. 5th St. (Business 83), south side between S. Lincoln St. and S. Nebraska Ave. at San Juan Hotel (June 16, 1880 - November 26, 1966) Tom Mayfield left the Gonzales County farm of his parents, John and Maggie Mayfield, in 1898 to help buy horses ... 5530 Town of Hidalgo McAllen Park, NW corner of the park facing N. First St. County seat of Hidalgo County 1852-1908 * Known as Edinburgh in 1852 * * Name changed in 1861 to Hidalgo in honor of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, 1753-1811, ...

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5675 W. L. Lipscomb E. Cano St., south side between S. Closner Blvd. and S. 12th Ave. Marker reported missing Nov. 2017. About 1880, South Carolina native William Lawton Lipscomb (1874-1941) came to Texas with his family. In 1894 he settled in Hidalgo County, where ... 5754 Weslaco Weslaco Fire Department Station 2, facing E. 5th St. Located on part of a Spanish land grant known as Llano Grande, Weslaco was founded in 1919 by a partnership composed of R. C., Dan, and Ed Couch ... 16644 Weslaco City Cemetery Weslaco City Cemetery, at entrance on S. Illinois Ave. just S of E. 10th St. The City of Weslaco, named for the W.E. Stewart Land Company, was founded in December 1919. In 1921, the city established a cemetery here, outside ... 5755 Weslaco City Hall Weslaco Fire Department Station 2, facing E. 5th St. Erected in 1928, this structure replaced a frame community building at this site. City founder Ed Couch (1879-1944) and Mayor David E. Kirgan (1877-1936) ... 14484 Weslaco High School Central Middle School campus, historic high school at S. Iowa St. at 7th St. Marker is on the building, to the right of the main entrance, facing north. Weslaco Independent School District formed in 1921, when residents petitioned the Texas Legislature to separate from Donna ISD. Upon the district's ... 5756 Weslaco Water Tower Weslaco Tower Theater, S. Kansas Ave., W side between East 1st and East 2nd streets. This ground level water storage reservoir was constructed in 1928, nine years after Weslaco was founded. Built through the efforts of mayor David ...