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The
Naming of Del Rio & Val VerdeVal
Verde is named after the Battle of Val Verde from the Civil War; the only Texas
County named after a battle. San Felipe del Rio was Del Rio's "birth name" because
the founding occurred on St. Phillip's Day. |
Del
Rio Attractions & Nearby Destinations |
Del
Rio Architecture - Courthouse Square & Beyond
Vintage
& Contemporary Photos |
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Del Rio has kept a surprising number of its buildings and it is easy to imagine
the city as it was in the 1940s.
Likewise, residential neighborhoods
are intact and most of the ugly commercial growth has occurred on the Highway
between Del Rio, Laughlin AFB and Lake Amistad. |
Methodist
Church
as it appeared in 1949
Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/%7Etxpstcrd/ |
Close-up
view of the First United Methodist Church
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, January, 2009 |
The Sacred Heart
Catholic Church:
On the east side of the courthouse.
Built of native limestone, it was completed in 1892 and remodeled in 1929.
-
Terry
Jeanson |
| "On
E. Losoya St. north of the courthouse
looking west. The building in the distance on the far left is the Roswell Hotel."
- Terry
Jeanson, January, 2009 |
"High
School, Del Rio, Texas"
Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/%7Etxpstcrd/
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Aerial
view of Del Rio, 1939. Note Courthouse
in background.
Old
Postcard, TE Archives |
Main
Street, Del Rio
Postcards courtesy www.rootsweb.com/%7Etxpstcrd/ |
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