Historical MarkerCamp Ebenezer
Alamo · Hidalgo County · Dedicated 1986 · THC Atlas #5215000660
The roadside stories worth pulling over for.
Marker Inscription
From 1902 to 1909 Peter Ebenezer Blalock and George L. Hawkins bought 32,000 acres of land here. By 1908 they had built shipping pens at this site and named the railroad depot Ebenezer. Their ranching plans ended in 1909 when the tract was sold to the Alamo Land and Sugar Company. Under the direction of C. H. Swallow (1868-1957), the company colonized the land after 1914. Excursion trains brought prospective farmers, housed here at "Camp Ebenezer." The depot was moved one mile east in 1919 to serve the new town of Alamo. The camp served until the 1930s as temporary housing for land buyers. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986
About this site
Camp Ebenezer is a historical marker in Alamo, Hidalgo County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 138 historical markers documented in Hidalgo County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 236 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 26.1874, -98.1329 near Alamo. The nearest cataloged historic site is City of Alamo Museum (museum), about 1.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Sain Joseph Catholic Church, Train-Truck Collision, and Gelman Stained Glass Museum.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5215000660. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
