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Museum of South Texas History

200 N. Closner Blvd.
Edinburg, Texas 78541
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(956) 383-6911
(956) 381-8518 (fax)


Behind These Walls: From Jail to Museum, 1910 – 2010, Lower Old Jail Gallery

Closing September 2010

The Museum of South Texas History celebrates the 100-year anniversary of the 1910 Hidalgo County Jail with a special exhibit, Behind These Walls: From Jail to Museum, 1910 - 2010. The exhibit will run through September 2010 and tells the story behind the many lives of the 1910 Hidalgo County jail. A Texas Historical Landmark, the "Old Jail" is one of the most widely visited historical structures in the Rio Grande Valley.