Mission Nuestra Senora de la Luz, Chambers County, Texas Centennial Marker. (original) (raw)
Texas | History | Texas Centennial Wallisville
Chambers County
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In front of the post office
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, October 2010
Texas 1936 Centennial Marker:
Site of
MISSION NUESTRA
SE�ORA DE LA LUZ
Established in 1757 by Fran-
ciscan missionaries with
the purpose of civilizing and
Christianizing the Orcoquiza
and Bidai Indians. Abandoned
in 1772.
Erected by the state of Texas
1936
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, December 2009
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, December 2009
Chambers County 1907 Postal Map showing Wallisville
Courtesy Texas General Land Office
Take a road trip
Nearby Towns:
Wallisville
See Chambers County | Texas Gulf Coast
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