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EDINBURG,
TEXASHidalgo County
Seat, South Texas
US 281 and Hwy 107
8 miles N of McAllen
31 miles W of Harlingen
Population: 48,465 (2000) 31,091(1990) |
| | The
Southern Pacific Station
Photo courtesy Edinburg Chamber of Commerce |
| Ghost
Depot
602 West University
Photo by John Troesser, 1999 |
History
in a Pecan Shell
Edinburg's original name had been Chapin, but Mr. Chapin was tried for murdering
a man in San Antonio's Buckhorn
Saloon. Propriety demanded a name change, and so John Young, prominent businessman,
named it after his birthplace of Edinburgh, Scotland in 1911. Somewhere along
the way, the "h" was dropped. |
County
Judge Chapin
Photo courtesy Museum of South Texas |
Edinburg
WPA Mural
"Harvest Of The RioGrande Valley"
by Ward
Lockwood
1940 |
| Photo
courtesy Smithsonian Institution |
| Lockwood’s mural
for Edinburg has since been painted over, but a cartoon (life-size sketch) was
found on the site of the Smithsonian Institution. |
Edinburg
Tourist InformationEdinburg
Chamber of Commerce:
Edinburg Visitor Information Center
602 West University
956-383-4974 or 1-800-800-7214.
Website: www.edinburg.com
Edinburg's
colorful, attractive and complete brochure lists attractions, dining, lodging
and general information and can be picked up at the chamber.
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