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Victoria County

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NE corner (inside loop) of US 77-US 59 junction, at W city limits, Victoria, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 28° 46' 18.91502000004", -97° 4' 15.62445000012"
 
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    In this county the first European setlement in Texas, Fort St. Louis, was built by the French explorer La Salle in 1685. Between 1722 and 1726 a Spanish presidio and the Mission of Espiritu Santo were established. Settled by colonists under Martin De Leon in 1824 who named his capital later the county seat, Victoria. From it the county, created March 17, 1836, took its name. (1936)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Victoria County Historical Marker Location Map, Texas