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Hidalgo County, Texas
Historical Markers in McAllen, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 26 Texas historical markers in McAllen, in Hidalgo County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Strange But True. The markers on this list were placed between 1970 and 2015. 9 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
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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.
- Archer Parkplaced 1981
This one-block-square tract of land was deeded to the city of McAllen for use as a public park in 1917, six years after the town was incorporated.
- Asociacion del Cementerio La Piedadplaced 2005
Asociacion del Cementerio la Piedad Established 1895 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2005
- 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…
All 26 historical markers in McAllen
- Archer Park1981
- Asociacion del Cementerio La Piedad2005
- Bessie1975
- Bethel Baptist Church2015
- Campsite of the "Fighting 69th"1970
- Casa de Palmas1979
- D. Guerra & Sons Store2009
- First Presbyterian Church of McAllen1995
- Floyd H. (Slats) Rodgers2001
- La Piedad Cemetery2009
- Lamar Junior High School2009
- M. & J. Nelson Building2007
- McAllen First Methodist Church1989
- McAllen Lodge No. 1110, A.F. & A.M.1995
- McAllen Post Office1986
- Paris Gum Factory2012
- Percy Herman House2015
- Quinta Mazatlan, Home of Jason Matthews1985
- Roselawn Cemetery2008
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church1986
- Saint Paul Lutheran Church1996
- Sam and Marjorie Miller House2002
- Site of Casa de Palmas1979
- Site of McAllen Hospitals1996
- Southern Pacific Depot1986
- Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School2012
Historical markers near McAllen
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