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City's first home, built 1904, by the founder, Lon C. Hill, promoter of railroads and irrigation to the lower Rio Grande Valley. Climate-adapted Victorian house. Here valley pioneers met and planned important developments. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1980
Lon C. Hill Home is a historical marker in Harlingen, Cameron County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 116 historical markers documented in Cameron County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 194 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 26.2167, -97.6676 near Harlingen. The nearest cataloged historic site is Harlingen Hospital (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Harlingen Army Airfield and Harlingen Air Force Base, CPL Henry Block Grave, and Frank Ferree Grave.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5061003113. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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