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There are five districts and five individual properties listed on the National Register in the county. One property is also a State Antiquities Landmark, and two districts contain several Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 31, 2025. [1]
The county was named after James Webb (1792–1856), who served as secretary of the treasury, secretary of state, and attorney general of the Republic of Texas, and later judge of the United States District Court following the admission of Texas to statehood. By area, Webb County is the largest county in South Texas and the sixth-largest in the ...
Tanquecitos South Acres II is a census-designated place (CDP) in Webb County, Texas, United States. This was a new CDP formed from parts of the Laredo Ranchettes CDP prior to the 2010 census with a population of 50. [2] It is one of several colonias in the county. [3]
In 1907, Webb County placed ads in local newspapers announcing a contest to design a new courthouse. Famed San Antonio architect Alfred Giles submitted the winning bid on February 27, 1907. The courthouse was completed in 1909 for $46,918. [2] [3] The Beaux-Arts building features a curved judge's bench. A stained glass window features "Justice ...
Webb was established as a railroad stop on the International-Great Northern Railroad in 1881. The town was named in honor of the county in which it was founded. A Webb post office, established in 1909, was still in operation in 1980. According to a local count in 1914 Webb, Texas had a population of 100, but its population declined to 25 by 1936.
Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Webb County, Texas" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Rating Action: Moody's upgrades Webb County, TX's issuer and outstanding GOLT debt ratings to Aa2Global Credit Research - 26 Aug 2022New York, August 26, 2022 -- Moody's Investors Service has ...
Pueblo Nuevo is a census-designated place (CDP) in Webb County, Texas, United States.This was a new CDP formed from parts of the Laredo Ranchettes CDP and additional area prior to the 2010 census, with a population of 521.