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6061 Decker House Corner of Britton and Water Streets, Rio Grande City. Not Located N/A

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14283 Early Commerical Center Roma

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18586 Farm Workers Movement in Texas South Texas College - Starr County Campus, near Cultural Arts Center (Building F) On June 1, 1966, more than 700 farm workers in Rio Grande City went on strike at the height of melon season demanding a minimum wage of $1.25 per ... 1697 First Chapel in Roma (Estrella and Lincoln Street, Roma), 708 Estrella, Roma. Built by volunteer labor, on donated site, of contributed materials, about 1840. In the years before Oblate Fathers arrived (1853) and built church, ... 2012 Fort Ringgold Rio Grande City C.I.S.D. campus off US 83 Established October 26, 1848, at Davis Landing by Capt. J.H. La Motte, 1st U.S. Infantry, as Ringgold Barracks • • Named in honor of Brevet Major ... 2013 Fort Ringgold, C.S.A. Rio Grande City C.I.S.D. campus off US 83 Occupied early in Civil War by Texas Confederates under Col. John S. Ford. Vital in chain of posts used to defend the 2,000 mile Texas frontier, ...

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16204 Heinrich Portscheller Portscheller Street at Convent Street (1843 - 1915) German-born architect, builder and brickmaker Heinrich (Enrique) Portscheller arrived in Starr County by way of Mexico, shortly after ... 2584 Howard L. Bass Home Corner of Main Street and Washington Street, Rio Grande City. Built 1877 of lumber from sunken steamboat; mesquite block flooring; handmade brick. Home and business house of John Peter Kelsey, Starr County judge; ...

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2620 Immaculate Conception School Northwest corner of N. Britton Ave. and Canales St. (3rd St.) In 1884 the Rev. R. M. Olivier, O.M.I., asked the Sisters of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio to start a school in Rio Grande City. Three nuns were ...

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2853 Jose De Escandon Courthouse Grounds, E. 4th Street, Rio Grande City. In memory of the greatest colonizer of northern Mexico Jose de Escandon; who executed exploration from Tampico to the San Antonio River; laid out ... 17036 Juan Gonzales House 100-106 E. Main St., S side of Main St. between Britton Ave. and N. Corpus St. RTHL medallion on same post as marker for Site of Cortina Battle. RTHL medallion only

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6058 Knights of Columbus Hall 901 Estrella Street, Roma. N/A

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24250 Las Escobas Ranch marker pending marker pending

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3200 Manuel Guerra Home and Store Main Plaza and Portsheller Street, Roma. German architect Heinrich Portscheller (1840-1915) built this modified classic-revival structure for Manuel Guerra (1856-1915) in 1884. Early local ... 3324 Memorial Hospital SW corner Estrella St. and Convent Ave. Marker faces Convent Ave./Main Plaza. AKA E.R. Hord Building and Manuel Ramirez Memorial Hospital. Marker reported missing May 2008 (RTHL medallion missing, inscription plate present). 1853 building erected by E. R. Hord, State Representative and U.S. Congressman. Stone in 28" walls hauled by ox-teams; beams came by boat, landed ... 3405 Mission Mier a Visita From Roma, take US 83 west about 3.5 miles. In the vicinity of this site was Mission Mier a Visita; established in 1750 as a part of Jose de Escandon's project to settle the region and civilize ...

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6055 Noah Cox House 101 Main Plaza - overlooking Rio Grande, Roma. N/A - Medallion only 17720 Nuevo Santander Land Grants Los Saenz Cemetery, SW corner US 83 and Fresno Ave. Marker faces US 83. One of the last northern provinces of New Spain, Nuevo Santander was established by José de Escandón, and encompassed the present Mexican state of ...

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3734 Old Garcia Home On Main Plaza overlooking Rio Grande River, Roma. -- 4180 Old Rancho Davis Britton Avenue, Rio Grande City, Town Plaza. Home of Henry Clay Davis, a Kentuckian; came to Texas in 1939. Served with Taylor's army in 1846. Married into the Garza family, pioneer settlers ... 3794 Old Ringgold Barracks Hospital Rio Grande City C.I.S.D. campus off US 83 Architecture Moorish; wide surrounding porches ornamented with 15' arches. Built according to plans of surgeon general. First occupied Nov. 25, 1870, ... 13434 Old Rio Grande City Cemetery 2nd and West streets Old Rio Grande City Cemetery Established c. 1848 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2005 4342 Old Roma Convent Building Estrella Street at Main Plaza, Roma. N/A 3885 Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church On Old Main Plaza, Roma.

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3907 Padre Gustav Gollbach, O.M.I. 305 N. Britton Ave., southeast corner of Britton Ave. and 4th St. Spanish-language version of marker, with English-language version nearby. (24 Septiembre de 1878 - 26 Diciembre de 1955) Nacido en Alemania, Gustav Gollbach fue ordenado sacerdote de la Orden de Oblatos de Maria Inmaculada ...

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4174 Ramirez Hall Corner of Portscheller Street and Main Plaza, Roma. Commercial structure with family home upstairs. On site bought 1872 by Lino Ramirez. Built by architect Heinrich Portscheller (1840-1915), who personally ... 4270 Rio Grande City, C.S.A. Courthouse Grounds, Rio Grande City, US 83. An official Confederate port of entry, customhouse and major terminus of the cotton road to Mexico. Cotton was the one great money crop of the South ... 6059 Robert E. Lee House Rio Grande City C.I.S.D. campus off US 83. Also known as Commandant's House. Marker reported missing Oct. 1975. Replacement in progress. Overlooked steamboat dock on Rio Grande, landscape of northern Mexico. Main rooms were walled with military maps of this locality. Used as field ... 4341 Roma City Hall Corner of Hidalgo and Gonzalez Avenues, Roma. TEXT? 14683 Roma-San Pedro International Bridge Roma port of entry; restricted access. Map dot approximate. Erected by the Starr County Bridge Company, this single span steel suspension bridge was built over the Rio Grande in 1928. This is the only surviving ...

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18151 San Jose de la Mulada Ranch FM 3167 Porcion 74, located in Starr County, was originally granted to Pedro Lugo in 1767 by the king of Spain. On December 26, 1787, Pedro Jose Perez purchased ... 4762 Site of Cortina Battle 100-106 E. Main St., S side of Main St. between Britton Ave. and N. Corpus St. Marker is on same post as RTHL medallion for Juan Gonzales House. Dec. 27, 1859 Crushing defeat for partisan leader Juan Cortina who in late 1859 laid waste the lower Rio Grande Valley. Cortina's band of 450 were ... 4936 Site of the Mission San Augustin de Laredo a Visita 2.5 mi. W on US 83 Established in 1749 as a part of Jose de Escandon's project to settle the region and civilize and Christianize the Indians. 5098 Starr County Courthouse Grounds, US 83 West, Rio Grande City. Formed from Nueces County; created February 10, 1848; organized August 7, 1848. Named for Dr. James Harper Starr 1809-1890; pioneer Texas surgeon ... 5099 Starr County Veterans US 83 East, Town Plaza, Rio Grande City.

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5380 The Mier Expedition From Roma, take US 83 about 1 mile west. A body of Texans intent on invading Mexico camped here on December 21, 1842. After being made prisoners at Salado, Mexico, they drew beans, white ... 5411 The Rev. Gustav Gollbach, O.M.I. 305 N. Britton Ave., southeast corner of Britton Ave. and 4th St. English-language version of marker, with Spanish-language version nearby. (September 24, 1878-December 26, 1955) A native of Germany, Gustav Gollbach was ordained a priest in the Oblates of Mary Immaculate Order on April ...