Saturday, April 6, 2024

Day Tripping in Eagle Pass, Texas with Dave & Kathy

 

 

  Eric & Kathy at Pedras Negras Tortilla Factory

We bought Tortillas, Barbacoa, Salsa, & Tortilla Chips.



Lunch at Parilla de San Miguel

The original Barracks at Fort Duncan





The Fort was built during the










 
The Commissary










The Bakery












The Block House



























The Fort was named for 
hero of the Mexican War.















Robert E. Lee visited the Fort in the
mid1850s during his search for
 Cortina, the leader of the local
 Mexicans.














Eric looks at one of the
Museum's historic maps.














A collection of guns &
rifles used by early Texans.










A Birdseye Map of 










The Eagle Pass Ice Factory
 
 
 







The Customs House, Post Office, & Library in the early 1900s.




The City Flood of 1954.

After the damn was built
at Del Rio, flooding
became less common.





The citizens of Eagle Pass proudly share their history to educate locals and visitors.  Thank you for your generosity!

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