Run

This area in the mid-1800s was part of the Asadores Ranch owned by Salvador and San Juana Cavazos. In 1898, east Texas rice farmers A.F. Hester, Sr. and T.J. Hooks bought land in the vicinity. They and others began La Blanca Agricultural Company and the Arroyo Canal Company to build an irrigation system. They also helped usher the railroad into the area. Ed and George Ruthven moved to the area by 1904. Ed established a store and was postmaster for the community of Run (a contraction of his surname), and George built irrigation pumps. Andrew Champion also owned a general store. A school opened in 1905, but many area residents began moving to Donna following a devastating flood four years later. (2006)

Run is a historical marker in Donna, Hidalgo County, dedicated in 2004. It is one of 138 historical markers documented in Hidalgo County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 221 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 26.0774, -98.0669 near Donna. The nearest cataloged historic site is Handy Ranch (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Asadores Ranch, Asadores Ranch Cemetery, and Donna Public Schools.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013785. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.