Frio Town

Historical marker location:

FM 140, Frio Town, Texas

( from Pearsall, take Hwy. 140 about 19 miles; marker is located on private property across from Frio Town Cemetery (2 miles North). Courthouse roof is barely visible from Highway 140.)

Marker installed: 1936

Known 1871-1886 as Frio City; First county seat of Frio County 1871-1883.

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The state of Texas was once an independent country known as the Republic of Texas. It gained independence from Mexico in 1836 and was a separate nation until it was annexed by the United States in 1845.