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Menard is located along the banks of the San Saba River at the junction of U.S. Highways 83 and 190, approximately 140 miles northwest of Austin and San Antonio in central Menard County. [ 5 ] According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km 2 ), all land.
Menard County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,962. [1] The county seat is Menard. [2] The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1871. [3] It is named for Michel Branamour Menard, the founder of Galveston, Texas. [4]
Fort McKavett was established during the American colonization of Texas, [1] a process that began in the 1820s with the immigration of Anglo-Americans into Spanish, later Mexican, Texas. [2] Europeans first reached the San Saba River valley, in central Texas, in the 17th century, when the Spanish Empire established contact with the Jumano people.
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The Presidio of San Sabá was the second presidio established at the site of present-day Menard, Texas on the San Saba River.The first was the Presidio San Luis de las Amarillas, established by Colonel Diego Ortiz Parrilla in April 1757, the same time that Mission Santa Cruz de San Sabá was also founded by Fr. Alonso Giraldo de Terreros some three miles downstream.
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Menard News and Messenger: Menard: 1936 Thursday 800 The Mercedes Enterprise: Mercedes: 1908 Wednesday 1,945 Meridian Tribune: Meridian: Moser Community Media 1893 Wednesday 574 The Mexia News: Mexia: Moser Community Media 1899 Wednesday / Saturday 1,360 The Miami Chief: Miami: 1899 Thursday 359 Midland Reporter-Telegram: Midland: Hearst ...
Colder temperatures outside is a good indication that white-tailed deer season in Texas is approaching. The general season officially begins on Saturday, Nov. 4 and ends on Jan. 7, 2024 for the ...