History of Laredo!

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History of Laredo!

• power point created
• By Daniela Salinas

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Informant

• My Uncle Odie Arambula Laredo Times
  Journalist

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The Beginning of Laredo

• Laredo was established in the year 1755, by Tomas
  Sanchez.
• Sanchez used to work with Jacinto de Leon, and
  they found what is now known as El Paso de
  Jacinto.
• It was a low water crossing stretch where Indians
  and others would walk across the Rio Grande
  River.

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Laredos International Bridge

• The International Bridge was built in 1889.
• Prior to that people used chalanes (boats) to
  cross from Laredo to Nuevo Laredo.
• The crossing from the bridge had improved the
  International trade in Laredo.

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Laredos population increase

• The roads where build in 1891, that brought
  Anglos to Laredo along with many others to
  increase the work population.
• The World War I and Fort Mac Intosh was
  established by bringing Military people to
  Laredo.
• The fort was then closed in the 1940s.

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Military Photos
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The Air Force Base

• Air force personnel were being trained to use
  machine guns to fight in the military.
• Military men settled with women from the local
  area and that improved the Laredos population
  with mixed cultures.
• The Base was soon closed in the year of 1970s
  after Presidents Richard Nixon visit to Laredo.

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Laredos Down Town

• One of Laredos well known landmarks, is the San
  Agustin Church located in the Down Town area.
• Also located is the San Agustin Plaza and La
  Posada Hotel.
• Laredo only had one high school named Laredo High
  School, it was located what is now known as La
  Posada hotel.

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Down Town
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Martin High School

• Martin High School was built in 1936, and had its
  first graduating class in 1937, but those were
  students from Laredo High School.
• Laredo High School closed down, it became a
  middle school where every child in Laredo
  attended.

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Laredos Big Flood

• A dramatic event that happened to Laredo was the
  big flood in 1954.
• Thanks to this disaster the International Bridge
  collapsed and had to be rebuilt.
• Due to the delay families were affected, and the
  crossing from Laredo to Nuevo Laredo was stopped,
  causing people to use the chalanes once more.

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Flood
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The Conclusion

• Laredo has grown by making changes but by keeping
  the significant meanings of history.
• Rail Roads are still being used to import goods
  made in Mexico through the International Free
  Trade Agreement.
• There are now four International Bridges, one of
  them for the sole purpose of import and export.

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