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ARROYO
CITY, TEXASCameron
County, Texas
Gulf Coast
FM 2925
1 Mile E of FM 1847
10 Miles NE of
Rio Hondo on the Willacy County Line
23 Miles NE of Harlingen
29 Miles N of Brownsville
Population:
Unknown |
History in
a Pecan Shell
AKA just plain Arroyo, the site dates from the 1860s when Mexican
shepherds named it for its location on the Arroyo Colorado.
In
1904, Arroyo's school reported 24 students being taught by a single teacher. The
community had a post office open from 1887 through 1907 and three years later
there were just ten residents and two businesses. By the time the Great Depression
came around, only a few residences comprised the community. Arroyo City still
appears on the detailed TxDoT Cameron County map (if you look hard enough). The
population is unknown. |
| 1940s
Cameron County map showing Arroyo in Willacy County, just N of Cameron County
line. Courtesy Texas General Land Office | |
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