Historical Markers in Edinburg, Texas

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• Padre Miguel Hidalgo y Costillaplaced 1983

  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…

• El Sal del Rey, C.S.A.placed 1963

  Front side: Large salt lake located 26 miles northeast was principal source of salt in South Texas during the Civil War.

• Brushwood Cemeteryplaced 1992

  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.

• Edinburg Junior College Auditoriumplaced 1989

  Designed by the Austin architectural firm of Giesecke and Harris, this structure was built in 1926 to serve the newly-created Edinburg Junior…

• Emilia Schunior Ramirezplaced 2007

  Hidalgo County native Emilia Schunior (1902-1960) graduated from Edinburg High in 1919 and married Rafael Ramirez in 1921; the couple had four…

• Everitt Buildingplaced 1983

  One of the earliest commercial ventures in Edinburg, this building was completed in 1910 by John Closner (1853-1932), a founder of the townsite.

Edinburg on the Texas history calendar

• September 16: Padre Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

All 12 historical markers in Edinburg

• Brushwood Cemetery1992
• Edinburg Junior College Auditorium1989
• El Sal del Rey, C.S.A.1963
• Emilia Schunior Ramirez2007
• Everitt Building1983
• Hidalgo County1936
• Old Hidalgo County Jail1966
• Padre Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla1983
• Restlawn Cemetery2007
• Richard Alvis Marsh1993
• Southern Pacific Depot1996
• W. L. Lipscomb1983

Historical markers near Edinburg

• McAllen26 stories · 9 mi
• San Juan6 stories · 9 mi
• Pharr14 stories · 9 mi
• Alamo5 stories · 11 mi
• Mission19 stories · 13 mi
• Donna9 stories · 13 mi

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