Marker Inscription
Platted 1904; incorporated 1910. Named for town in Holland, by founder Lon C. Hill, Sr. (1862-1935), promoter of railroad and early business enterprises. Here were organized the first irrigation district and first navigation district in Rio Grande Valley. Center for finance, wholesale business, commerce and medical services. Site of Harlingen State Tuberculosis Hospital, Rio Grande State Center for Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Valley Baptist Hospital. Home of Marine Military Academy, "Confederate Air Force" Museum and the Lower Valley Historical Museum. (1969)
About this site
City of Harlingen is a historical marker in Harlingen, Cameron County, dedicated in 1969. It is one of 116 historical markers documented in Cameron County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 194 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 26.1895, -97.6952 near Harlingen. The nearest cataloged historic site is First United Methodist Church of Harlingen (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Santos Lozano Building, Planters State Bank, and Sam Houston School, Original.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5061002380. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
