Presidio, Texas
Presidio grew from an early Spanish settlement once protected by a presidio (fort). The surrounding terrain is arid, rugged, and often spectacular. A Mexican town south of the river is Ojinaga.
Presidio grew from an early Spanish settlement once protected by a presidio (fort). The surrounding terrain is arid, rugged, and often spectacular. A Mexican town south of the river is Ojinaga.
Fort Leaton State Historic Site is one of Texas' most unusual historic sites with a massive adobe fortress built by frontiersman, Ben Leaton, in 1848, immediately after the Mexican War at a strategic site on the Chihuahua-San Antonio Trail in arid West Texas by the Rio Grande.
Presidio, TX Historic FortsCites amicable settlement of long-standing border dispute between U.S. and Mexico, in an area by the Rio Grande where a new c...
U.S. Army post established in 1848 as defense against hostile Native American tribes and to assert U.S. authority over lands ...
The park interior offers 17 miles of Mountain Biking trails of levels 1-3 and 30 miles of gravel road. The Visitor Center at ...
Several theatre groups offer seasonal productions, including the Theatre of the Big Bend, which offers musicals and dramas un...
Oldest community in present boundaries of Texas, now part of the city of El Paso, was established in 1681 by refugees from a ...