Sponsored by:
Alamo Chamber of
Commerce
130 S. 8th St.
Alamo, Texas 78516
(956) 787-2117
www.alamochamber.com
Edinburg Chamber of
Commerce
602 West University
Edinburg, Texas 78539
1-800-800-7214
(956) 383-4974
www.edinburg.com
Hidalgo Chamber of
Commerce
611 East Coma
Hidalgo, Texas
(956) 843-2734
www.hidalgotexas.com
McAllen Chamber of
Commerce
1200 Ash Ave.
McAllen, Texas
1-877-622-5536
(956) 682-2871
www.mcallenchamber.com
Commerce
130 S. 8th St.
Alamo, Texas 78516
(956) 787-2117
www.alamochamber.com
Edinburg Chamber of
Commerce
602 West University
Edinburg, Texas 78539
1-800-800-7214
(956) 383-4974
www.edinburg.com
Hidalgo Chamber of
Commerce
611 East Coma
Hidalgo, Texas
(956) 843-2734
www.hidalgotexas.com
McAllen Chamber of
Commerce
1200 Ash Ave.
McAllen, Texas
1-877-622-5536
(956) 682-2871
www.mcallenchamber.com
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City of
Hidalgo
Hidalgo
The City of Hidalgo, oldest city in Hidalgo County, originally settled as a mission of Reynosa, Mexico
in 1749. Became first county seat in the new Hidalgo County in 1852, with a succession of frame
courthouses, which were destroyed by hurricane or carried away by river floodwaters. 1886 BRICK
COURTHOUSE remains, beside the 1886 COUNTY JAIL.
The O’DELL STORE and FIRST COUNTY POST OFFICE has been restored and remains across the
street from both the courthouse and the Rodriguez Store. RODRIGUEZ STORE remains in the city’s
historical district, dating from the turn of the 20th Century. This was the county’s first gas station.
Two blocks down the street are the original HIDALGO SCHOOL, the county’s oldest and now the
administration building, and the “TEACHERAGE,” a building of interesting architecture, original
intended as a teachers’ residence.
Within a few blocks is the restored OLD HIDALGO PUMPHOUSE, an irrigation pumping facility
opened in 1909 to bring water from the Rio Grande to the fields to the north and east. The
Pumphouse closed in 1983, and the building has been restored and is now open as a museum,
featuring the 1912 pumps and steam engines. The site is being further developed as one of the
“wings” of the Valley-wide WORLD BIRDING CENTER.
In the city’s CITY HALL PLAZA, the new buildings are fashioned from the same brick as the 1886
courthouse. Beside the Library stands the “WORLD’S LARGEST KILLER BEE,” a large depiction of
an Africanized honeybee, first spotted in the U.S. at Hidalgo in 1990.
At the entrance to Hidalgo’s Memorial Park stands the statue of FATHER HIDALGO, father of Mexican
Independence from Spain (which included Texas at the time).
Hidalgo’s two principal annual events are its FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS during December, when the city’s
plazas are ablaze with a million lights, and BORDERFEST, a major event of border music, heritage
and culture at Dodge Arena, which attracts over 50,000 people the first weekend in March every year.
in 1749. Became first county seat in the new Hidalgo County in 1852, with a succession of frame
courthouses, which were destroyed by hurricane or carried away by river floodwaters. 1886 BRICK
COURTHOUSE remains, beside the 1886 COUNTY JAIL.
The O’DELL STORE and FIRST COUNTY POST OFFICE has been restored and remains across the
street from both the courthouse and the Rodriguez Store. RODRIGUEZ STORE remains in the city’s
historical district, dating from the turn of the 20th Century. This was the county’s first gas station.
Two blocks down the street are the original HIDALGO SCHOOL, the county’s oldest and now the
administration building, and the “TEACHERAGE,” a building of interesting architecture, original
intended as a teachers’ residence.
Within a few blocks is the restored OLD HIDALGO PUMPHOUSE, an irrigation pumping facility
opened in 1909 to bring water from the Rio Grande to the fields to the north and east. The
Pumphouse closed in 1983, and the building has been restored and is now open as a museum,
featuring the 1912 pumps and steam engines. The site is being further developed as one of the
“wings” of the Valley-wide WORLD BIRDING CENTER.
In the city’s CITY HALL PLAZA, the new buildings are fashioned from the same brick as the 1886
courthouse. Beside the Library stands the “WORLD’S LARGEST KILLER BEE,” a large depiction of
an Africanized honeybee, first spotted in the U.S. at Hidalgo in 1990.
At the entrance to Hidalgo’s Memorial Park stands the statue of FATHER HIDALGO, father of Mexican
Independence from Spain (which included Texas at the time).
Hidalgo’s two principal annual events are its FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS during December, when the city’s
plazas are ablaze with a million lights, and BORDERFEST, a major event of border music, heritage
and culture at Dodge Arena, which attracts over 50,000 people the first weekend in March every year.
The Greater Mission
Chamber of Commerce
220 E. 9th St.
Mission, Texas 78572
1-800-580-2700
(956) 585-2727
www.missionchamber.com
Pharr Chamber of Commerce
308 West Park
Pharr, Texas
(956) 787-1481
www.pharrchamberofcommerce.com
San Juan Chamber of Commerce
1006 S. Standard
San Juan, Texas
(956) 783-9957
www.cityofsanjuantexas.com
Weslaco Chamber of Commerce
301 West Railroad
Weslaco, Texas 78596
(888) 968-2102
(956) 968-2102
www.weslaco.com
Chamber of Commerce
220 E. 9th St.
Mission, Texas 78572
1-800-580-2700
(956) 585-2727
www.missionchamber.com
Pharr Chamber of Commerce
308 West Park
Pharr, Texas
(956) 787-1481
www.pharrchamberofcommerce.com
San Juan Chamber of Commerce
1006 S. Standard
San Juan, Texas
(956) 783-9957
www.cityofsanjuantexas.com
Weslaco Chamber of Commerce
301 West Railroad
Weslaco, Texas 78596
(888) 968-2102
(956) 968-2102
www.weslaco.com
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