Details - City of Harlingen - Atlas Number 5061002380 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission

Marker Number	2380
Atlas Number	5061002380
Marker Title	City of Harlingen
Index Entry	Harlingen
Address	118 E. Tyler Ave.
City	Harlingen
County	Cameron
UTM Zone	14
UTM Easting	630381
UTM Northing	2897327
Subject Codes	cities and towns
Marker Year	1969
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark	No
Marker Location	Harlingen City Hall, SE corner Tyler Ave. (Spur 206) and S. Commerce St.
Private Property	No
Marker Condition	In Situ
Marker Size	18" x 28"
Marker Text	Platted 1904; incorporated 1910. Named for town in Holland, by founder Lon C. Hill, Sr. (1862-1935), promoter of railroad and early business enterprises. Here were organized the first irrigation district and first navigation district in Rio Grande Valley. Center for finance, wholesale business, commerce and medical services. Site of Harlingen State Tuberculosis Hospital, Rio Grande State Center for Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Valley Baptist Hospital. Home of Marine Military Academy, "Confederate Air Force" Museum and the Lower Valley Historical Museum. (1969)