Historical Markers in McAllen, Texas

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• Floyd H. (Slats) Rodgersplaced 2001

  (March 7, 1889 - July 5, 1956) Daring stunt pilot "Slats" Rodgers developed a childhood interest in kites into a career in aviation that included…

• Quinta Mazatlan, Home of Jason Matthewsplaced 1985

  One of the larger adobe homes in the state, Quinta Mazatlan was designed and built by Jason Chilton Matthews (1887-1964) during the late 1930s.

• Bessieplaced 1975

  The steamboat "Bessie", last of the Mifflin Kenedy-Richard King Rio Grande shipping fleet of the mid-1800s, carried this 400-pound bell instead of a…

• Bethel Baptist Churchplaced 2015

  In 1936, when Eugene and Georgia Hubbard found no churches for African Americans in McAllen, they established Little Bethel Baptist Church on the…

• Casa de Palmasplaced 1979

  This site was a city park with antelope, javelina, and deer before a group a businessmen decided McAllen needed a hotel to serve as a business and…

• D. Guerra & Sons Storeplaced 2009

  Brothers Enrique (1886-1935) and Modesto (1888-1927) Guerra opened a grocery business in the new town of McAllen in 1908.

All 15 historical markers in McAllen

• Bessie1975
• Bethel Baptist Church2015
• Casa de Palmas1979
• D. Guerra & Sons Store2009
• Floyd H. (Slats) Rodgers2001
• La Piedad Cemetery2009
• Lamar Junior High School2009
• M. & J. Nelson Building2007
• Paris Gum Factory2012
• Percy Herman House2015
• Quinta Mazatlan, Home of Jason Matthews1985
• Roselawn Cemetery2008
• Sam and Marjorie Miller House2002
• Site of McAllen Hospitals1996
• Southern Pacific Depot1986

Historical markers near McAllen

• Pharr7 stories · 4 mi
• Mission10 stories · 6 mi
• Edinburg5 stories · 9 mi
• Donna5 stories · 12 mi
• San Benito6 stories · 38 mi
• Rio Grande City11 stories · 38 mi

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