HIDALGO COUNTY'S OLD COURTHOUSE AND ITS OLD COUNTY Traditional Cache
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HIDALGO COUNTY'S OLD COURTHOUSE AND ITS OLD COUNTY
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YOU are looking for a cache on a pole in the vicinity of the S Bridge Street and E Flora Avenue in the City of Hidalgo, Hidalgo County, Texas. This is about half a mile from the Rio Grande River and Mexico. NEXT to the courthouse door were these. 1. A circle with the state of Texas on it and encircled with * TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSIOON * OFFICIAL HISTORICAL MEDALLION * 2. OLD HILDALGO COUNTY COURTHOUSE This building served as the Hidalgo County Courthouse from its construction in 1886 until the county seat was moved to Chapin (later named Edinburg) in 1908. Made of brick from nearby Reynosa, Mexico, it originally was a two-story structure. Its cupola, roof, and second floor were destroyed in an early 20th-century fire. An important building during the county's formative years the old courthouse later served as an immigration and customs facility. RECORDED TEXAS HISTORIC LANDMARK - 1963. 3. ENTERED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 1980. POPULATION: 1880 259. 1930 630. 1960 1,078. 2000 7,322. 2010 11,198 Est. 2016 13,831 HIDALGO, CITY OF 6.7 SQUARE MILES. * * * TaxProRGV will help with maintenance issues when I am back up north (thanks!). * * *
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