La Joya TX - Pop. 3,303
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PeterNoG
N 26° 14.761 W 098° 27.639
14R E 553864 N 2903041
This Population Sign is on US 83 Expressway, 1500 feet east of North Tabsco Road, near the water tower on the east side of La Joya, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMK84T
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/26/2014
Views: 4
La Joya's name, meaning "the jewel," was derived from a small natural lake just west of the city; the lake was said by the early settlers to shine in the sun like a jewel.
~ Source: Amancio J. Chapa, Jr., "LA JOYA, TX," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hjl02), accessed February 27, 2014. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. ~
Address: US 83 Expressway, 1500 feet east of North Tabsco Road
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