Saint Miguel Archangel Catholic Church in little Los Ebanos Metal Print

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Saint Miguel Archangel Catholic Church in little Los Ebanos, a community on the Rio Grande River in Hidalgo County, Texas. Los Ebanos was reportedly established by early Mexican settlers, who named the community for the abundance of ebony trees in the area. The ford was a popular crossing during the Mexican War in 1846. During the 1920s and 1930s Los Ebanos was again popular as a crossing for smugglers, who brought alcohol from Mexico. A ferry connecting Los Ebanos to Ciudad Díaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas, was established in 1950. At that time it was the only government-licensed hand-pulled ferry on a United States international boundary. It operates to this day (in 2014).

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