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EDINBURG,
TEXAS
Hidalgo County
Seat, South Texas
US 281 and Hwy 107
8 miles N of McAllen
31 miles W of Harlingen
Population:
48,465 (2000) 31,091(1990)
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The
Southern Pacific Station
Photo courtesy Edinburg Chamber of Commerce |
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Ghost
Depot
602 West University
Photo by John Troesser, 1999 |
| The beautiful
and haunted 1928 Southern Pacific Railroad Station, now the Edinburg
Visitor Information Center, is one of the best buildings in Edinburg.
You heard right, we said haunted....more |
History in
a Pecan Shell
Edinburg's original name had been Chapin, but Mr. Chapin was tried
for murdering a man in San Antonio's Buckhorn Saloon. Propriety demanded
a name change, and so John Young, prominent businessman, named it
after his birthplace of Edinburgh, Scotland in 1911. Somewhere along
the way, the "h" was dropped. |
County Judge
Chapin
Photo courtesy Museum of South Texas |
Edinburg
Tourist Information
Edinburg
Chamber of Commerce:
Edinburg Visitor Information Center
602 West University
Mon - Fri 8:30 - 5 PM
956-383-4974 or 1-800-800-7214.
Website: www.edinburg.com
Edinburg's colorful, attractive and complete brochure lists attractions,
dining, lodging and general information and can be picked up at
the chamber.
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