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Pecos

La Nortena

World Famous Tamales

tamale

Three Rivers

Rialto Theater

Choke Canyon State Park

Choke Canyon State Park

just outside Three Rivers

Bird watching trail

great fishing and boating on the lake

McAllen, Mission, Edinburgh area

Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish

check out the types of services you can attend

Taqueria El Zarape

this is how mexica fastfood is done down in Southern Texas

Los Ebanos Ferry Crossing  learn more about the ferry

Los Ebanos

Only government licensed hand-pulled ferry in US

Ebony tree

Border Patrol Gaurd at Los Ebanos

sweet little thing that followed us around with tail a waggin'

Rio Grande City   learn more about the Grotto

Building

License plates

Grotto at the Immaculate Conception Church

replica of the Grotto Shrine at Lourdes, France by the Reverand Gustav Gollbach

Roma

Roma building

Roma street view

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Los Ebanos Ferry Crossing
Ferry inspection station were established in 1950 at Los Ebanos.  This international border crossing is named for the Ebony trees in the area.  It is the only government licensed, hand-pulled ferry in the US.  Check out photos

The Reverend Gustav Gollbach
A native of Germany, Gustav Gollbah was ordained a priest in the Oblates of Mary Immaculate Order on April 21, 1906.  He immigrated to Texas soon after and served churches in Del Rio, Castroville, Mercedes, San Benito, and Ballinger before coming to Rio Grande City in 1924. 
Serving as pastor of Immaculate Conception Church Gollbach built a replica of the Grotto Shrine at Lourdes, France, using petrified wood and native stone from the Roma area.  Dedicated in 1928, it has become an important historic site in the Rio Grande Valley.  Check out photos

 
 
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