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Overlooked steamboat dock on Rio Grande, landscape of northern Mexico. Main rooms were walled with military maps of this locality. Used as field quarters by Col. Robert E. Lee, U.S. Army Commandant in Texas, 1860. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965
Robert E. Lee House 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 26.3740, -98.8088 near Rio Grande City. The nearest cataloged historic site is Old Ringgold Barracks Hospital (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Fort Ringgold, Fort Ringgold, C.S.A., and LaBorde House, Store and Hotel.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5427006059. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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