Val Verde
Brown Plaza
Del Rio, TX
First Plaza established in Del Rio--a city built one site of a Pre-Colombian Indian Village.
Camp Hudson, C.S.A.
Del Rio, TX
When U. S. troops were surrendered at outbreak of Civil War, camp became Confederate frontier outpost 1861-1862 to guard military road,...
Canal System of Del Rio
Del Rio, TX
Crude irrigation systems, drawing water from San Felipe Springs and Creek, were first devised by Indian and Spanish inhabitants of this...
City of Del Rio
Del Rio, TX
City of Del Rio Del Rio was selected as Val Verde County seat when the county was organized in 1885, but it was another 20 years before...
Dead Man's Pass
Comstock, TX
This narrow canyon marks a remote and perilous section of a road traveled from San Antonio to El Paso and on to California following the...
Hood's Devils River Fight
Juno, TX
Hood's Devils River Fight The men of Company G, a small unit of the U.S. 2nd Cavalry, left Fort Mason on July 5, 1857, under the command...
John Taini
Del Rio, TX
On November 1, 1854, John Taini was born in Rezzato, Italy (near Brescia) to Gerolamo and Lucia Prandelli Taini.
Medal of Honor Fight, 1875
Comstock, TX
In the 1870s, the U.S. Army relied on Black Seminole (Seminole-Negro) Indian scouts in campaigns against raiding Native Americans along...
Old Perry Building
Del Rio, TX
Erected 1871, before Del Rio was founded, by John Perry, as General Store.
Railroad Bridges Over the Pecos
Del Rio, TX
Railroad Bridges Over the Pecos A major tributary of the Rio Grande, the Pecos River was long a barrier to transportation, particularly...
Roy Bean C. S. A.
Del Rio, TX
Born in Kentucky. A trader in Mexico, 1848.
San Felipe Springs
Del Rio, TX
Oasis for explorers, soldiers, freighters--from 1542 onward.
Site of Camp Del Rio
Del Rio, TX
A United State Army post was established in this area on September 6, 1876.
Site of Camp Hudson
Juno, TX
Site of Camp Hudson, established by the United States Army, June 7, 1857, as a means of protecting the road from San Antonio to El Paso...
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers' Association
Del Rio, TX
The Edwards Plateau area of southwest Texas has long been associated with the sheep and goat industries of the state.
The Cassinelli Gin House
Del RIo, TX
Italian Stonemason G.B. Cassinelli and his partner John Taini were recruited in their native county by an American contractor who wanted...
The Torres Family
Langtry, TX
The Torres Family In the 1870-80s, brothers Cesario, Bernardo and Juan Torres were prominent West Texas citizens due to their irrigation...
U. S. Army Camel Corps
Del Rio, TX
U. S. Army Camel Corps The proposal to use camels for commerce and transportation in the arid southwest came about in the 1830s, but it...
Val Verde County Courthouse Square
Del Rio, TX
Organized in 1885 from sections of Crockett, Kinney, and Pecos Counties, Val Verde County was named for a Civil War battle in New Mexico...
Val Verde Winery
Del Rio, TX
Known as Texas' oldest bonded winery; only survivor of about 25 once operated in the state.