Weslaco

Located on part of a Spanish land grant known as Llano Grande, Weslaco was founded in 1919 by a partnership composed of R. C., Dan, and Ed Couch and Robert L. Reeves. The city's name is take from the initials of the W. E. Stewart Land Co., which held title to the site from 1917 to 1919. Weslaco had a post office by 1920 and was incorporated in 1921. Founded nearly ten years after most other valley cities in the area, Weslaco depends on a wide variety of businesses for its economic base. Descendants of some of the early settlers still live here. (1985)

Weslaco is a historical marker in Weslaco, Hidalgo County, dedicated in 1985. 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 26.1569, -97.9899 near Weslaco. The nearest cataloged historic site is Weslaco City Hall (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include TexSun Corporation, Cortez Hotel, and First Christian Church of Weslaco.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5215005754. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.