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.
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 for protection against Indians and to assure Rio Grande as national boundary; deactivated in 1944
Rio Grande City, TX FortsCompleted 1899 as home and border store by French merchant-riverboat trader. Converted to hotel operated by family until the 1930s. Designed by Parisian architects;
Rio Grande City, TX Historic HomesReplica of venerable shrine in Lourdes, France;
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An elaborate Catholic church, completed in 1954, included many imported objects of art. It was destroyed by fire after an air...
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Established 1731, favorite of many students of Spanish period in Texas, and popular with photographers. The little church bui...
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