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Site of
Mission Nuestra Senora de la Luz

Wallisville
Chambers County

I-10
In front of the post office
Site of Mission Nuestra Senora de la Luz, Texas Centennial Martker
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, October 2010
Texas 1936 Centennial Marker:

Site of
MISSION NUESTRA
SEŅORA 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
Site of Mission Nuestra Senora de la Luz, Texas Centennial Martker
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, December 2009
Site of Mission Nuestra Senora de la Luz, Texas Centennial Martker
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, December 2009
Chambers County 1907 Postal Map

Chambers County 1907 Postal Map showing Wallisville
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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Nearby Towns:
Wallisville
See Chambers County | Texas Gulf Coast

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