Historical Markers in Mission, Texas

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• El Granjeno Cemeteryplaced 1985

  El Granjeno Cemetery was established in 1872 with the burial of Don Antonio Garza. His brother, Don Juan Garza Escheverria, donated the surrounding…

• Laurel Hill Cemeteryplaced 2008

  This burial ground has served the Mission community since 1913, when graves were moved here from the first city cemetery because of unsuitable land…

• Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Parkplaced 1986

  Before colonization, this valley was a lush thicket of woodlands and brush, nourished with rich soil deposited by the Rio Grande.

• Chimney Park / Site of Mission Canal Co. Pumping Plantplaced 1985

  In 1907, John J. Conway and James W. Hoit began the Mission Canal Co. Irrigation System, which was instrumental in the early agricultural growth of…

• First Presbyterian Church of Missionplaced 2012

  In 1909, Dr. Samuel McPheeters Glasgow gave the first sermon in Mission and organized a Sunday school class.

• Gregg Wood Homeplaced 1984

  David Gregg Wood, Sr. (1876-1965) originally came to the Valley in 1893 and settled in Mission in 1908.

All 19 historical markers in Mission

• Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park1986
• Chimney Park / Site of Mission Canal Co. Pumping Plant1985
• El Granjeno Cemetery1985
• First Presbyterian Church of Mission2012
• Gregg Wood Home1984
• Home of William Jennings Bryan1936
• Juan Davis Bradburn1994
• La Lomita Chapel1964
• La Lomita Farms1981
• Laurel Hill Cemetery2008
• Leo Najo2009
• Oblate Park1984
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church1990
• Río Theatre1982
• Shary Building1997
• Speer Memorial Library2014
• Spiderweb Railroad1982
• Texas Citrus Fiesta1989
• The Border Theater1997

Historical markers near Mission

• McAllen26 stories · 6 mi
• Hidalgo11 stories · 8 mi
• Pharr14 stories · 9 mi
• San Juan6 stories · 10 mi
• Edinburg12 stories · 13 mi
• Alamo5 stories · 13 mi

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