Site of Monte Cristo
Posted by: 
PeterNoG
N 26° 21.501 W 098° 18.046
14R E 569764 N 2915558
This Texas Historical Marker for the Site of Monte Cristo is in a small pullout on the north side of FM 1925 just east of FM 2993. It's 5 miles west of Edinburg or 8 miles north of Mission, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMJPW5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/15/2013
Views: 6
Marker Title: Site of Monte Cristo
Address:
City: Mission
County: Hidalgo
Subject Codes: settlements; land surveys, land companies, promotional towns; ghost towns
Year Marker Erected: 1985
Designations: na
Marker Location: from Mission, take FM 2993 north about 8 miles to intersection of FM 2993 and FM 1925 go east on FM 1925 about 10 yards
Marker Size: 18" x 28"
Marker Number: 4836
Marker Text:
(2.5 mi. north)
One of the towns that sprang up in the Rio Grande Valley in the early 20th century, Monte Christo was platted in 1909 by the Melado Land Co. Among the first settlers were Otto Woods (1882-1956), who managed the townsite, and Virgil Lott (1878-1960), who published a newspaper called "The Hustler". At its height, Monte Christo had a bank, school, railroad station, cotton gin, two hotels, and a population of 1500. Residents began to move away during the bandit raids of 1914-1916. Others left when the water supply proved inadequate. By 1934 Monte Christo was a ghost town.
(1985)
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