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The Nueces River

Cotulla, La Salle County

Marker Text

Until 1836 this river formed the undisputed western boundary of Texas * By the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed in February, 1848, the boundary line between Mexico and the United States was fixed at the Rio Grande. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Marker Details

Address Business 35
Location Description SW of downtown Cotulla on Business 35, NW side, 0.4 mi. NE of I-35 and 0.3 mi. SW of the Nueces River
Marker # 8135
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite)
Code water topics; countries; military topics
Latitude, Longitude 28.422737, -99.245098

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