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Hidalgo County, Texas
Historical Markers in Donna, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Donna, in Hidalgo County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War, Cowboys & Cattle, and Tales of Tragedy. The markers on this list were placed between 1990 and 2009. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Donna stories
- Handy Ranchplaced 2009
Thomas J. Handy (1843-1927) first came to the Rio Grande Valley from Wisconsin as a Union solider during the Civil War.
- P.P. Ackley and the Texas Chisholm Trailplaced 2009
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…
- Runplaced 2004
This area in the mid-1800s was part of the Asadores Ranch owned by Salvador and San Juana Cavazos.
- Donna Central Elementary Schoolplaced 1990
Built as the result of a special bond election in 1925, this is the oldest existing structure in the Donna Independent School District.
- The Donna Newsplaced 2003
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 for…
All 5 historical markers in Donna
Historical markers near Donna
- Pharr7 stories · 8 mi
- McAllen15 stories · 12 mi
- Edinburg5 stories · 13 mi
- Mission10 stories · 17 mi
- San Benito6 stories · 27 mi
- Brownsville31 stories · 39 mi
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