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Weslaco

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Weslaco, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 26° 9' 26.74420999992", -97° 59' 21.89513000004"
 
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     Located on part of a Spanish land grant known as Llano Grande, Weslaco was founded in 1919 by a partnership composed of R. C., Dan, and Ed Couch and Robert L. Reeves. The city's name is take from the initials of the W. E. Stewart Land Co., which held title to the site from 1917 to 1919. Weslaco had a post office by 1920 and was incorporated in 1921. Founded nearly ten years after most other valley cities in the area, Weslaco depends on a wide variety of businesses for its economic base. Descendants of some of the early settlers still live here. (1985)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Weslaco Historical Marker Location Map, Texas