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ROAD TRIP: A BBM Game
Meryl:
Salina Cruz, Mexico
jpwagoneer1964:
Zapata, Tx
History in a Pecan Shell
Zapata dates to Spanish land grants that go back to 1767.
When the first settlers crossed the Rio Grande the town was called Habitacion. Then Carrizo, then Bellville after Governor Peter Bell. Finally the permanent name of Zapata was authorized to honor Col. Antonio Zapata, one of the founders of the Republic of the Rio Grande.
In the early 1850s, two military posts, Camp Drum and Camp Harney, were located at Zapata. to combat border disturbances and prevent Indian attacks.
In 1842 the men of the Somervell expedition briefly occupied the town. It was here that received orders to abandon the expedition. Those that refused to turn back went on to become captured by the Mexicans.
The population of Zapata increased suddenly when people from Guerrero crossed the river to escape the Mexican Revolution.
A Zapata billborad
Entering Zapata
TE Photo
In 1953 the town was moved to higher ground when Falcon Dam was built. Zapata is a gas and oil well center.
MaineWriter:
Alice, TX
The land dates back to the 1750s when it was part of a Spanish land grant administered by Jose Escandon. Escandon was responsible for establishing missions throughout the area to keep the French from colonizing the area.
Alice would be the first entry in a long list of towns, cities and counties named after King-Kleberg relatives and friends. Alice was the daughter of Richard and Henrietta King and the County was named after the family lawyer, James Wells.
In the late Nineteenth Century, two railroads intersected at Alice, making it the busiest shipping point in the world for beef.
Alice has retained some of the petroleum business that made the whole area boom in the 1930s.
Downtown Alice retains some of it's former dignity - although several buildings seem to have been closed for years. A few buildings reveal their age - while others have been sheathed in plywood and aluminum.
Leslie
Fran:
Ejido Villa Luz, Mexico
Meryl:
Zacapu, Mexico
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