Details for Hidalgo County

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5215002468

Data

Marker Number 2468
Atlas Number 5215002468
Marker Title Hidalgo County
Index Entry
Address
City Edinburg
County Hidalgo
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 583614
UTM Northing 2909258
Subject Codes counties
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Courthouse Lawn, Cano & US 281 Bus., Edinburg. *Marker is currently in store due to courthouse renovations.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 1936 Centennial - Highway Marker (pink granite)
Marker Text Formed from Starr and Cameron counties. Created January 24, 1842. Organized April 7, 1854. Named in Honor of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla -- 1753-1811 Mexican Patriot County Seat, 1852, Edinburgh, name changed February 7, 1861, to Hidalgo. Moved to present site, then called Chapin, October 12, 1908. Name changed to Edinburg, February 3, 1911.

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