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Rio Grande City
Rio Grande City is the port of entry at the international bridge between the U.S. and Mexico seat of Starr County. The area was included in José de Escandón’s Colony of 1753. When General Zachary Taylor established Fort Ringgold in 1848, it added population and permanence.
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Fort Ringgold
One of Texas' best preserved old military posts; named for Maj. David Ringgold, first army officer killed in Battle of Palo Alto that opened Mexican War. Established after Mexican War…
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La Borde House
Completed 1899 as home and border store by French merchant-riverboat trader. Converted to hotel operated…
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Replica of venerable shrine in Lourdes, France; contains statues of Our Lady of Lourdes and…
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