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Former
Medina County Jail in Hondo
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, August 2002 |
Ten or Twelve
Things You should know about Hondo
- Originally
named Hondo City - the name of the post office (est. 1882)
changed to Hondo in 1895.
- The Galveston,
Harrisburg and San Antonio Railroad
came through from San
Antonio
in 1881.
- Hondo became
the county seat after an election in 1892 took the designation
from Castroville.
- Nearly the
entire business section was built of Medina County D'Hanis
brick.
- The Newton
Boys robbed one Hondo bank one night and while waiting for
their ride - robbed the other.
- The Hondo
Army Airfield with 600 buildings on 3,600 acres was built
in 1942 in less than 90 days.
- The courthouse
clock tower was removed in a 1942 remodeling.
- This remodeling
also gave the courthouse indoor plumbing.
Medina
County Courthouse- Vintage and contemporary
photos
Hondo's Sign
Spans the Decades -
Four post cards of the Hondo Welcome signs
Hondo
by Mike Cox
Hondo, a word made famous by Louis L'Amour.
Hondo Tourist
Information
Hondo Chamber of Commerce - 830-426-3037 |
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Hondo old jail detail
circa 1893
TE photo |
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The former
Hondo depot
TE photo, May 2001 |
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Blue
Star Memorial Highway marker in Hondo
Highway 90
TE photo |
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The Raye Theater in Hondo
TE photo |
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