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The Lower Rio Grande Valley (Spanish: Valle del Río Grande), ... One of the Valley's major tourist attractions is the semi-tropical wildlife. Birds and butterflies ...
The Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show has continued to grow each year, and now ranks as one of the top 10 in the state. People from all over Texas eagerly anticipate the event and come to enjoy the many activities, which include a parade, PRCA rodeo, carnival rides, competitive livestock events, and the many, many attractions that are scheduled ...
The Rio Grande Valley area played a significant role in the Mexican War of Independence, the Texas Revolution, the Mexican–American War, and the American Civil War, with many historical battle sites around the area. General Robert E. Lee resided at Fort Ringold (Rio Grande City) during this time as a colonel.
It roughly parallels the routes of the narrow gauge railways: Rio Grande Southern (US 160, SH 145 and SH 62); and the unconnected Ouray and Silverton Branches of the Denver & Rio Grande along US 550 with the Silverton Railroad bridging a part of the gap. Its origin can be traced to the Around the Circle Route promoted by the D&RG.
Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area is a federally designated National Heritage Area in the U.S. state of New Mexico. [1] The national heritage area includes a section of the upper Rio Grande Valley that has been inhabited by the Puebloan peoples since the early Pre-Columbian era .
Protected areas of Rio Grande County, Colorado (2 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Rio Grande County, Colorado" This category contains only the following page.
The feverish mining activity in what would become the Leadville district attracted the attention of the Rio Grande and Santa Fe railroads, each of which already had tracks in the lower Arkansas valley: Santa Fe in Pueblo and the D&RG near Cañon City, some 35 miles (56 km) west. Extending either of these lines to Leadville would require laying ...
Location of Rio Grande County in Colorado. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Rio Grande County, Colorado. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States. The locations of National Register ...