Hondo, Texas, Medina County seat. (original) (raw)

Ten or Twelve Things You should know about Hondo

• Originally named Hondo City - the name of the post office (est. 1882) changed to Hondo in 1895.
• The Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railroad came through from San Antonio in 1881.
• Hondo became the county seat after an election in 1892 took the designation from Castroville.
• Nearly the entire business section was built of Medina County D'Hanisbrick.
• The Newton Boys robbed one Hondo bank one night and while waiting for their ride - robbed the other.
• The Hondo Army Airfield with 600 buildings on 3,600 acres was built in 1942 in less than 90 days.
• The courthouse clock tower was removed in a 1942 remodeling.
• This remodeling also gave the courthouse indoor plumbing.

Hondo, Texas Chronicles

• Hondo by Mike Cox
  Hondo, a word made famous by Louis L'Amour.
• Hondo's Sign Spans the Decades -
  Four post cards of the Hondo Welcome signs
• Bat Bombs Cartoon by Roger T. Moore
  In WW II, the Navy took over a bat cave near Hondo and eventually strapped small bombs to the little creatures and dropped them on Tokyo.

Hondo Tourist Information
Hondo Chamber of Commerce - 830-426-3037

Hondo old jail detail - 1893
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The former Hondo depot
TE photo, May 2001

The Raye Theater in Hondo
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Hondo police dog
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