On Mallory Street north of East La Parra Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Created April 2, 1921
out of Cameron, Willacy
and Hildago Counties
Named for Capt. Mifflin Kenedy
1818 — 1895
Sent to Texas 1846 on
United States Army supply boats
Commercial Navigator of the
Rio Grande 1848-1860
Sarita . . . — — Map (db m118070) HM
On Mallory Street at East La Parra Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Mallory Street.
English:
Work began on the courthouse across the street in 1918, and it was finished the next year. At that time Sarita was the county seat of Willacy County, which was established in 1911. When the State of Texas reorganized the . . . — — Map (db m118068) HM
On Mallory Street at East La Parra Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Mallory Street.
English:
The town of Sarita was chartered in 1903 and the St. Louis Brownsville & Mexico Railroad reached here in 1905. The depot stood just down La Parra Avenue where the tracks cross it. Although the depot was torn down in the 1970s, . . . — — Map (db m118067) HM
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