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Old
Downtown Refugio
TE photo, 2000 |
History
in a Pecan Shell
Refugio nearly disappeared twice. The "Battle of Refugio" took place
in 1836 and nearly everyone abandoned the town. They finally got a
post office in 1847. Later during the Civil War, the town was once
again all but abandoned. |
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The
Urrea Oak
(Texas Historic Tree)
In March of 1836 the forces of General Urrea made camp under these
oaks... more |
In 1999, a widening
of Highway 77 revealed graves just a few hundred feet from the site
of the historic marker, exactly in front of the doors of the church.
The St. Louis, Brownsville and and Mexico Railroad came to Refugio
County in 1902 and the town paid $30,000 to insure that they weren't
bypassed. The tracks and a depot were finished by 1905.
The mid 20s saw 933 people in Refugio and by 1930 there were just
over 2,000. A small oil boom in 28 helped bring people into Refugio
and some of them stayed.
The population has been declining from the 5,000 high point it enjoyed
in the mid-1960s. The 2000 Census showed 2,941 people called Refugio
home.
Refugio County Courthouse
Refugio
Hotels
- Visiting Refugio? Book Your Hotel Here & Save |
Another
view of the Catholic Church
TE photo, 2000
More Texas Churches
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A former
bank building in Refugio
TE photo, 2000
More Texas Banks
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Refugio
County Tourist Information
Refugio
Community Development - (361) 526-5337
107 Roca Refugio, Texas 78377
http://www.refugiocountytx.com/
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