Town of Hidalgo
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PeterNoG
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This granite Texas Historical Markers is one of two in McAllen Park on 1st Street at East Texano Drive in Hidalgo, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMKCW4
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/22/2014
Views: 5
Marker Title: Town of Hidalgo
Index Entry: Hidalgo
Address:
City: Hidalgo
County: Hidalgo
Subject Codes: cities and towns; settlements
Year Marker Erected: 1936
Designations: na
Marker Location: McAllen Park, El Texano Drive & First, Hidalgo
Marker Size: 1936 Centennial - Highway Marker (pink granite)
Marker Number: 5530
Marker Text:
County seat of Hidalgo County 1854-1908 · Known as Edinburgh in 1852 · · Name changed in 1861 to Hidalgo in honor of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, 1753-1811, parish priest who led the movement in 1810 for Mexican independence · · Almost completely washed away by an overflow of the Rio Grande in September, 1887
Erected by the State of Texas
1936
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