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Cameron County, Texas
Historical Markers in La Feria, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 7 Texas historical markers in La Feria, in Cameron County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Cowboys & Cattle. The markers on this list were placed between 1969 and 2010. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
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- Solis Cemeteryplaced 2010
JUAN JOSE SOLIS, GRANTEE OF PORCIÓN 107 IN STARR COUNTY AND FOUNDER OF EL SOLISEÑO, MEXICO, WAS PATRIARCH OF THE SOLIS FAMILY IN THIS AREA.
- Town of La Feriaplaced 1971
Site is on land surveyed 1777 for Spain's grants to Don Juan Hinojosa and Jose Mari Balli, ancestors of priest for whom Padre Island was named.
- Dunlap Houseplaced 1969
Rio Grande Valley developer W.E. Stewart began construction of this adobe brick and stucco residence in 1912.
- First Baptist Church of La Feriaplaced 1997
Organized in 1912 with eleven charter members under the leadership of the Rev. Mr. Roberts of Ohio, the First Baptist Church of La Feria originally…
- La Feria Cemeteryplaced 1990
This community graveyard dates to 1917, when Bernt Anderson deeded land for that purpose. The first recorded burials in the cemetery were of two…
- Rosalio Longoria Houseplaced 1974
The oldest residence in La Feria. Built in 1909 by local carpenter Felipe Perez for Rosalio Ponce Longoria (1872-1965), a contractor who cleared land…
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