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Hidalgo County - Related Links

  • City of Hidalgo (Original Edinburgh)
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RGV- Civil War Program
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Dr.
LAMR 1.103
Conference Room LAMR 1.104
Email: chaps@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 665-3231

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CHAPS RGV Civil War “Cotton Times” Film Discovery Trails Sponsorship Opportunities Blue and Gray on the Border: The Rio Grande Valley Civil War Trail The Civil War on the Rio Grande, 1846–1876

Museum of South Texas History

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With its soaring main tower, the Museum of South Texas History (MOSTHistory) is a signature landmark on the north side of Edinburg’s Courthouse square. Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, MOSTHistory occupies an entire city block with Spanish Revival buildings and landscaped parking areas. Founded in 1967 as the Hidalgo County Historical Museum in the 1910 Hidalgo County Jail, today the museum preserves and presents the borderland heritage of South Texas and Northeastern Mexico through its permanent collection and the Margaret H. McAllen Memorial Archives and exhibits spanning prehistory through the 20th century. Its collections include significant holdings relating to the American Civil War, including sabers, carbines and other weapons as well as bullets from the Palmito Ranch battle site and other reminders of the Civil War’s last land battle, fought near Brownsville in May, 1865.

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Con su torre erigida en el lado norte de la plaza de los juzgados de Edinburg, el Museo de Historia del Sur de Texas (MOSTH, por sus siglas en inglés), constituye un hito singular en la región. Acreditado por la Alianza Estadounidense de Museos, el museo ocupa toda una manzana con edificios de estilo español y zonas de estacionamiento ajardinadas. Fundado originalmente en 1910 como prisión del condado y refundado en 1967 como Museo Histórico de Hidalgo, en la actualidad nos ofrece el legado histórico del Sur de Texas y el Noreste de México, conservado hasta nuestros días en su colección permanente, sus archivos y sus exposiciones, que se extienden desde la prehistoria hasta el siglo XX. Sus colecciones incluyen un importante fondo museístico relacionado con la Guerra de Secesión estadounidense, con sables, carabinas y otras armas, así como proyectiles procedentes del Rancho Palmito y otros restos del último enfrentamiento armado de la Guerra de Secesión, que tuvo lugar allí, cerca de Brownsville, en mayo de 1865.

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Location: Physical Address: 200 N Closner Blvd, Edinburg TX 78541 GPS Coordinates: 26.3028°N 98.1614°W

Access:1–5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday, Closed on Sundays and major holidays. Fully Accessible (sidewalks and adjacent walkways have ramps). Parking lots with dedicated handicapped spaces located on west (entry gates on Closner Blvd and Kuhn St) and north sides (across Kuhn St from museum). +1-956-383-6911 office | +1-956-381-8518 fax Visit website or email for more information.

Contact: Lisa K. Loebl, Marketing & Public Relations Officer, +1-956-383-6911 office, +1-956-381-8518 fax or email

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Museum of South Texas History - exterior view
Museum of South Texas History - exterior view
MOSTHistory's River Highway Gallery
MOSTHistory's River Highway Gallery
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