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Nueces County, Texas
Historical Markers in Robstown, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 8 Texas historical markers in Robstown, in Nueces 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 1976 and 2015. 2 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Robstown stories
- Martha (Reagan) Rabb (February 25, 1826-March 20, 1901)placed 1990
Martha Reagan moved with her parents from Tennessee to Fayette County, Texas where she met and married John Rabb (1825-1872).
- First United Methodist Church of Robstownplaced 2002
Formed at the start of the 20th century, Robstown grew around the intersection of the Texas Mexican Railway and the St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico…
- George H. Paul Building Siteplaced 1976
Robstown began in 1903 at the merger point of the Texas-Mexican and the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railroads.
- Hotel Brendleplaced 1984
The community of Robstown developed around the traffic generated by the junction of the Texas-Mexican and the St. Louis, Brownsville, & Mexico…
- Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Churchplaced 2001
Soon after Riley and Ella Mays moved with their 12 children to Robstown in 1917, they and the Ira Collier family worked to organize this…
- Robstown Labor Campplaced 2013
A major cotton producing district of Texas during the early twentieth century, Nueces County saw many migrant workers come through towns like…
All 8 historical markers in Robstown
Historical markers near Robstown
- Odem8 stories · 11 mi
- Banquete9 stories · 11 mi
- San Patricio11 stories · 13 mi
- Corpus Christi108 stories · 16 mi
- Bishop5 stories · 20 mi
- Taft5 stories · 21 mi
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