MuseumWashington's Birthday Celebration Association Museum
Laredo · Webb County · THC Atlas #4200001085
Texas history, up close and curated.
About this site
Washington's Birthday Celebration Association Museum is a museum in Laredo, Webb County. It is one of 4 museums documented in Webb County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 53 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 27.5020, -99.5062 near Laredo. The nearest cataloged historic site is Republic of the Rio Grande Museum (museum), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include San Augustin Cathedral, Casa Ortiz, and Spanish Camposanto.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4200001085. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Washington's Birthday Celebration Association Museum in Laredo documents the city's famous annual fiesta honoring George Washington, first celebrated in 1898 and now the largest such celebration in the United States. Located at 920 Zaragoza Street with free admission, the museum displays costumes, photographs, and memorabilia including formal gowns worn by Martha Washington pageant winners and regalia used in the WBCA parade. The multi-week February celebration it chronicles draws nearly 400,000 attendees and includes parades, an air show, and a traditional abrazo exchange symbolizing U.S.-Mexico friendship.
Sources: texastimetravel.comwbcalaredo.orgen.wikipedia.org
