Historical Marker

Old Ringgold Barracks Hospital

Rio Grande City · Starr County · Dedicated 1965 · THC Atlas #5427003794

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Marker Inscription

Architecture Moorish; wide surrounding porches ornamented with 15' arches. Built according to plans of surgeon general. First occupied Nov. 25, 1870, and used for 75 years until post was inactivated in 1944. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965

About this site

Old Ringgold Barracks Hospital is a historical marker in Rio Grande City, Starr County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 28 historical markers documented in Starr County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 134 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 26.3769, -98.8091 near Rio Grande City. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fort Ringgold, C.S.A. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Fort Ringgold, Robert E. Lee House, and LaBorde House, Store and Hotel.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5427003794. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 26.3769, -98.8091 · Rio Grande City, Starr County
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