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MISSION,
TEXAS
Hidalgo County,
South
Texas
US 83 and Hwy 107
3.5 miles N of the Rio Grande
18 miles SE of Edinburg
8 miles W of (and adjoining) McAllen
Population:
45,000 (2000)
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Sts.
Joseph & Peter Seminary in Mission
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, July 2004 |
History
in a Pecan Shell
The settlement of Mission is directly tied to once was the La
Lomita community, some 5 miles south. ... more |
Mission's
Major Events
Contact the chamber
for details - 800-580-2700
Texas Citrus
Fiesta
- Annual celebration in January
Texas Butterfly
Festival
- October
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Texas
Citrus Fiesta
Postcard
courtesy rootsweb.com/
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First Christian Church
1940 Postcard
courtesy rootsweb.com/
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Shary
Memorial Chapel, Mission, Texas
Postcard
courtesy rootsweb.com/
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Mission
Attractions & Nearby Destinations
Anzalduas
County Park - 4 miles S of Mission on the Rio Grande.
Ideal place for butterfly and bird watching. 956-585-5311
Bentsen-Rio
Grande Valley State Park -
La
Lomita - On FM 1016, 3 miles south of US 83.
La Lomita Chapel, circa 1889, and the municipal historical park
Los
Ebanos Ferry on the Rio Grande -
The last hand-operated ferry on either border.
Santa Ana
National Wildlife Refuge - 956-784-7500
23 miles SE of Mission
Abundant wildlife, plants, and birds (many not found anywhere else
in the United States.) Entrance quarter mile east of the intersection
of US 281 and FM 907. 4 miles East of the Pharr/Reynosa International
Bridge.
Shary-Shivers
Estate - 4 miles north on FM 494
Tom Landry
Mural - In downtown Mission. Corner of North Conway and 101
E. Tom Landry Ave.
World Birding
Center Headquarters - 956-584-9156
Located in the Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park.
Mission
Tourist Information
The
Greater Mission Chamber of Commerce - 800-580-2700
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A
1978 a book written by local author Cleo Dawson was made into
a movie titled She Came to the Valley. It was filmed on location
in Mission and La Lomita
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Mission
Hotels
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Hotels
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DVD
A movie filmed on location in Mission |
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