Historical Markers in Rio Grande City, Texas

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• Fort Ringgold, C.S.A.placed 1964

  Occupied early in Civil War by Texas Confederates under Col. John S. Ford. Vital in chain of posts used to defend the 2,000 mile Texas frontier…

• Rio Grande City, C.S.A.placed 1963

  An official Confederate port of entry, customhouse and major terminus of the cotton road to Mexico.

• Robert E. Lee Houseplaced 1965

  Overlooked steamboat dock on Rio Grande, landscape of northern Mexico. Main rooms were walled with military maps of this locality.

• Site of Cortina Battleplaced 1970

  Dec. 27, 1859 Crushing defeat for partisan leader Juan Cortina who in late 1859 laid waste the lower Rio Grande Valley.

• Farm Workers Movement in Texasplaced 2016

  On June 1, 1966, more than 700 farm workers in Rio Grande City went on strike at the height of melon season demanding a minimum wage of $1.25 per…

• Fort Ringgoldplaced 1936

  Established October 26, 1848, at Davis Landing by Capt. J.H. La Motte, 1st U.S. Infantry, as Ringgold Barracks • • Named in honor of Brevet Major…

All 11 historical markers in Rio Grande City

• Farm Workers Movement in Texas2016
• Fort Ringgold1936
• Fort Ringgold, C.S.A.1964
• Howard L. Bass Home1966
• Immaculate Conception School1997
• Old Ringgold Barracks Hospital1965
• Padre Gustav Gollbach, O.M.I.1992
• Rio Grande City, C.S.A.1963
• Robert E. Lee House1965
• Site of Cortina Battle1970
• The Rev. Gustav Gollbach, O.M.I.1992

Historical markers near Rio Grande City

• Roma7 stories · 12 mi
• Mission10 stories · 33 mi
• McAllen15 stories · 38 mi
• Edinburg5 stories · 41 mi
• Pharr7 stories · 42 mi
• Donna5 stories · 50 mi

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