Felipe Valerio Store and Garage
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PeterNoG
N 27° 48.546 W 098° 25.320
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This Texas Historical Marker is on Texas Highway 44 just east of FM 3196 about 11.5 miles west of San Diego, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMKM1E
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2014
Views: 7
Marker Title: Felipe Valerio Store and Garage
Index Entry: Valerio, Felipe, Store and Garage
Address:
City: San Diego
County: Duval
Subject Codes: post office; automobile topics; markets, merchantiles
Year Marker Erected: 1993
Designations: na
Marker Location: TX 44 and junction with Texas Farm Road 3196
Marker Size: 18" x 28"
Marker Number: 1585
Marker Text:
(1.5 mi. southeast)
Built in 1905 by Felipe Valerio (1878-1953) and his wife Jesusa (1886-1973), the Valerio store was an integral part of the small community of La Rosita. Located approximately halfway between San Diego and Freer, the store provided groceries and other goods for residents of this rural area. An increase in business from the area oil boom in the 1930s led to the addition of a gas station and garage. The store also served as a bus station, and Felipe Valerio was local postmaster from 1917 to 1929. Construction of State Highway 44 led to the closing of the store in 1956.
(1994)
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