DUANE
Medina County, Texas
Historical Markers in Hondo, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 6 Texas historical markers in Hondo, in Medina County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Native History, Texas Revolution, Civil War, and Ghost Towns. The markers on this list were placed between 1973 and 1996.
Start with these Hondo stories
- Cow Camp Massacre on Hondo Creekplaced 1994
During the mid-1800s the Texas Hill Country was the site of many hostile encounters, some deadly, between pioneer immigrants whose permanent…
- Vandenburgplaced 1996
Located on the banks of Verde Creek (Arroyo Verde), Vandenburg, founded in 1846, was one of the colonies established by Empresario Henri Castro.
- Battle of the Arroyo Hondoplaced 1992
In 1842 the Mexican Army launched three invasions into Texas to reclaim territory lost during the Texas Revolution.
- Masonic Cemetery of Hondo Valley Lodge No. 252, A.F. & A.M.placed 1973
In 1859, a decade after Medina County was created, Freemasons and others in the New Fountain Settlement built a 2-story stone church-lodge hall at…
- Mission Valleyplaced 1986
Following Texas Emancipation in 1865, many freed slaves remained in this area on their former masters' farms.
- Southern Pacific Depot of Hondoplaced 1980
The first rail line reached this area in 1881 and town lots were sold that year for Hondo City.
Hondo on the Texas history calendar
All 6 historical markers in Hondo
Historical markers near Hondo
- Castroville10 stories · 17 mi
- Bandera13 stories · 22 mi
- Utopia5 stories · 25 mi
- Helotes5 stories · 31 mi
- Boerne11 stories · 37 mi
- Center Point5 stories · 37 mi
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