Entries Containing All of the Phrases «starr county» AND «texas»

By Cosmos Mariner, May 19, 2018

Texas Highway Department 1936 Centennial Star (on front of granite marker pedestal)

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1 ► Texas, Starr County, Rio Grande City — 5098 — Starr County —

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 . . . — — Map (db m117573) HM

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2 ► Texas, Nueces County, Corpus Christi — 18854 — 1966 Farm Workers Rally and March —

On June 1, 1966, 700 Starr County melon farm workers went on strike in protest of wages beneath the national minimum wage and harsh working conditions. Eugene Nelson of the National Farm Workers Association came to south Texas, organized the . . . — — Map (db m231749) HM

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3 ► Texas, Harrison County, Marshall — 10215 — James Harper Starr —

(front) Home Town of Texas Confederate James Harper Starr 1809 - 1890 Connecticut-born. Came to Texas 1837. A doctor in Nacogdoches. Secretary of the Treasury and Army Surgeon, Republic of Texas. At start of Civil War . . . — — Map (db m124003) HM

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4 ► Texas, Starr County, Rio Grande City — Historic Rio Grande City —

(side one – English) Perhaps one of the oldest settlements in South Texas, Rio Grande City is located on lands once settled by Spanish colonizer José de Escandón in 1749. The site was part of a ranching community known as "Rancho . . . — — Map (db m119501) HM

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5 ► Texas, Cameron County, Solis — 16522 — Solis Cemetery —

Juan Jose Solis, grantee of Porción 107 in Starr County and founder of El Soliseño, Mexico, was patriarch of the Solis family in this area. His grandson Francisco (1801-1876), and his wife Anastacia Rivas de Solis (b. 1808), were early residents . . . — — Map (db m166223) HM

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6 ► Texas, Brooks County, Falfurrias — 523 — Brooks County Courthouse —

Created in 1911, Brooks County was named for State Legislator James A. Brooks (1855-1944), who served as the first county judge. Edward C. Lasater, founder of Falfurrias, deeded this courthouse site to the Commissioners Court. County offices . . . — — Map (db m166346) HM

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7 ► Texas, Starr County, Roma — 3405 — Mission Mier a Visita —

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    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.

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