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Pharr / Romeo Rosales Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rosales, Romero., Author.
- Series:
- Images of America.
- Images of America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pharr (Tex.)--Biography--Pictorial works.
- Pharr (Tex.).
- Pharr (Tex.)--History--Pictorial works.
- Pharr (Tex.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : Arcadia Publishing, [2014]
- Summary:
- The All-America City of Pharr was incorporated in 1916 and holds precedence as the heart of the Rio Grande Valley. The late Henry Newton Pharr, a sugarcane grower, engineer, and manufacturer, along with his partner John C. Kelly, founded the city for their interest in establishing a sugarcane empire. This borderland is located approximately eight miles from the mighty Rio Grande, and it prospered to become the ideal agricultural grounds that attracted star investors from as far as Louisiana. Pharr benefitted from the fruit and vegetable boom, the introduction of the railroad, great feats in civic progress, and success in international commerce. Now, Pharr is the only city in the state of Texas to be designated as a "Triple Crown City." Pharr's feats include the Preserve America City, National Main Street City, and All-America City awards.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 127).
- OCLC:
- 900734262
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