Starr County
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N 26° 22.788 W 098° 49.223
14R E 517917 N 2917757
Marker commemorating Starr County and the man it was named after, Dr. James Harper Starr.
Waymark Code: WM7JWE
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/02/2009
Views: 20
Marker Erected by: Texas Highway Department
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry: Starr County
City: Rio Grande City
County: Starr
Subject Codes: counties
Year Marker Erected: 1936
Marker Location: Courthouse Grounds, US 83 West, Rio Grande City
Marker Size: 1936 Centennial - Highway Marker (pink granite)
Marker Number: 5098
Marker Text:
Formed from Nueces County; created February 10, 1848; organized August 7, 1848. Named for Dr. James Harper Starr 1809-1890; pioneer Texas surgeon and Indian fighter, located at Nacogdoches in 1837; Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic of Texas 1839-1840; Assistant Postmaster General of the Confederacy. Rio Grande City, the county seat.
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