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Old
Downtown Refugio
TE photo, 2000 |
History
in a Pecan Shell
Refugio nearly disappeared twice. The "Battle of
Refugio" took place in 1836 and nearly everyone abandoned the town. They finally
got a post office in 1847. Later during the Civil War, the town was once again
all but abandoned. |
| | The
Urrea Oak
(Texas Historic Tree)
In March of 1836 the forces of General Urrea made camp
under these oaks... more |
In 1999, a widening of
Highway 77 revealed graves just a few hundred feet from the site of the historic
marker, exactly in front of the doors of the church.
The St. Louis, Brownsville
and and Mexico Railroad came to Refugio County in 1902 and the town paid $30,000
to insure that they weren't bypassed. The tracks and a depot were finished by
1905.
The mid 20s saw 933 people in Refugio and by 1930 there were just
over 2,000. A small oil boom in 28 helped bring people into Refugio and some of
them stayed.
The population has been declining from the 5,000 high point
it enjoyed in the mid-1960s. The 2000 Census showed 2,941 people called Refugio
home.
Refugio County Courthouse
Refugio
Hotels
- Visiting Refugio? Book Your Hotel Here & Save |
Another
view of the Catholic Church
TE photo, 2000
More Texas
Churches |
| A
former bank building in Refugio
TE photo, 2000
More Texas
Banks |
Refugio
County Tourist Information Refugio
Community Development - (361) 526-5337
107 Roca Refugio, Texas 78377
http://www.refugiocountytx.com/ | |
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