Places of Historical Interest
- First Lift Station
- Los Ebanos Ferry Last hand operated ferry on the Rio Grande River
- La Lomita Historic District
- Fort Brown
- Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site
- Resaca de la Palma
- Rancho de Carricitos
- USMC War Memorial original plaster working model, located on the campus of the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen.
- Museum of South Texas History Originally the County Court House and Jail, built in the late 19th century
- Battle of Palmito Ranch, location of the last battle of The Civil War
The Brownsville Raid, the Battle of Resaca de la Palma, the construction of the Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle, and the Pharr police riots all took place in The Rio Grande Valley.
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