Tag: Hidalgo County Historical Commission
Historical marker unveiled for Hidalgo County’s first oil well
The Texas Department of Transportation and the Hidalgo County Historical Commission held an unveiling ceremony Thursday for a new historical marker near the site of the county’s first oil well.
Three Valley locations listed as endangered by preservation organization
A nonprofit preservationist organization has released its annual list of places it deems endangered, and three Rio Grande Valley locations are on this year's list.
Community looks to historic San Juan Hotel’s difficult past when considering its future
The future of San Juan Hotel remains up in the air as city officials ponder all available options for the historic building.
Community members voice support for historic San Juan Hotel
SAN JUAN — Community members are beginning to organize and voice their opposition to potential plans by the city of San Juan to demolish the historic San Juan Hotel and make way for a multi-purpose events center.
On MLK Day, UTRGV students join Edinburg Juneteenth Committee to clean historic cemetery
EDINBURG — Despite the overnight freezing temperatures, volunteers and city officials worked together on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to clean Restlawn Cemetery in...
Restoring the Valley’s only black cemetery led to Edinburg’s annual Juneteenth celebration
EDINBURG — For years, Lewis Callis, a retired mail carrier, pushed his lawnmower down the street for blocks toward a small, run-down cemetery, which...