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Hidalgo County, Texas
Historical Markers in Donna, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 9 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: Cowboys & Cattle, Civil War, and Tales of Tragedy. The markers on this list were placed between 1964 and 2010. 2 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Donna stories
- Asadores Ranchplaced 2010
Salvador Cavazos Gallegos and his wife, Maria San Juana Anzaldua, founded Asadores Ranch in 1881 on the Mexican La Blanca land grant to Lino Cavazos.
- 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.
- American Legion Hallplaced 1964
Donna Border Post No. 107. Dedicated 1920. First American Legion Hall built or owned by any post in the world. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1964
- Donnaplaced 1986
Two East Texas men, T. J. Hooks and A. F. Hester, began developing this area for settlement in the late 1890s.
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