McAllen: McAllen Heritage Center

McAllen: McAllen Heritage Center

  • <p>McAllen Heritage Center (Valerie D. Bates)</p> <p>Cart in front of a white building with arched windows and a red clay tiled roof</p>
  • <p>John McAllen, 1880 (McAllen Ranch Archives)</p> <p>Portrait of John McAllen in 1880</p>
  • <p>Salome Balli, 1850 (McAllen Ranch Archives)</p> <p>Portrait of Salome Balli in 1850</p>
  • <p>Guadalupe Morales, Untitled, ca. 1860s, Enrique E. Guerra Collection (Briscoe Western Art Museum)</p> <p>Painting of Mexican cowboys roping a steer in preparation for branding</p>
  • <p>Crossing the river (South Texas Archives, Texas A&amp;M University-Kingsville)</p> <p>Cattle being driven across a river</p>

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A museum dedicated to retelling McAllen’s past, the McAllen Heritage Center shares the town’s cotton farming, military history, and unforgettable personalities of the 20th century.

McAllen Heritage Center

  • Wednesday – Friday, 1 – 5 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
  • Admission: None.
  • 301 S. Main St., McAllen, TX
  • 956-687-1904
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