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A community called San Felipe del Rio grew up starting in 1868, but when the post office opened here in 1872, the name was shortened to Del Rio. It became the county seat when Val Verde County was organized in 1885, and the town also became the county’s commercial center. In the mid-twentieth century, government installations, including Laughlin Air Force Base (1943 founded), contributed ...
The United States Postal Department shortened "San Felipe del Rio" to "Del Rio" to avoid confusion with San Felipe de Austin. In 1885, Val Verde County was organized and Del Rio was designated as the county seat. The City of Del Rio was incorporated on November 15, 1911. The San Felipe community was started by the Arteaga family.
The next year, when the first post office opened, the U.S. Postal Department requested that the name be shortened to Del Rio to avoid confusion with San Felipe de Austin. Also built in 1883, was one of the city’s most famous local enterprises – the “Ice Plant.”
Sep 29, 2020 · The community of San Felipe was settled on San Felipe Creek in 1868. The community was sometimes called San Felipe Del Rio (for its proximity to the Rio Grande) to distinguish it from the San Felipe of Austin's colony, and the post office, named Del Rio, was opened in 1872. In 1874 the first school was built at Del Rio.
Del Rio, the county seat of Val Verde County, is on U.S. Highway 90 and the Southern Pacific Railroad near the confluence of the Rio Grande and San Felipe Creek, 154 miles west of San Antonio in the southern part of the county. The Spanish established a small presidial complex near the site of present Ciudad Acuña, the Mexican sister city of ...
However, very few San Felipe structures were noted in the 1976 and 1978 neighborhood surveys (which compose the bulk of the THC Atlas information for Del Rio). THC files do include a survey sheet for Teatro Juarez Building (formerly at 306 Cantu Street on Brown Plaza) as having been built by John Taini.
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The United States Postal Department shortened "San Felipe del Rio" to "Del Rio" to avoid confusion with San Felipe de Austin. In 1885, Val Verde County was organized and Del Rio became the county seat. The City of Del Rio was incorporated on November 15, 1911. The San Felipe community was started by the Arteaga family.
