History of Laredo! - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

1 / 14
About This Presentation
Title:

History of Laredo!

Description:

History of Laredo! power point created By Daniela Salinas Informant My Uncle Odie Arambula Laredo Times Journalist The Beginning of Laredo Laredo was established ... – PowerPoint PPT presentation

Number of Views:117
Avg rating:3.0/5.0
Slides: 15
Provided by: danie733
Learn more at: https://www.tamiu.edu
Category:
Tags: history | laredo | morning | walk

less

Transcript and Presenter's Notes

Title: History of Laredo!


1
History of Laredo!
  • power point created
  • By Daniela Salinas

2
Informant
  • My Uncle Odie Arambula Laredo Times
    Journalist

3
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.

4
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.

5
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.

6
Military Photos
7
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.

8
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.

9
Down Town
10
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.

11
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.

12
Flood
13
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.

14
Bibliography
  • Laredo Morning Times Online. March 2009. 21
    March 2009.
  • lthttp//godzilla.lmtonline.com/lmthosted/aboutus.S
    taff/OdieArambula.GIFgt.
  • Wikipedia. March 2009. 21March 2009.
  • lthttp//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons.thu
    mb/1/1a/San Agustin Cathedral.JPGgt.
  • Wikipedia. March 2009. 21 March 2009.
  • lthttp//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9
    c/Laredo-t33.jpg.
  • Wikipedia. March 2009.21 March 2009.
  • lthttp//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumble/
    e/e4/Entrance to Martin High School
  • Wikipedia. March 2009. 21 March 2009.
  • lthttp//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/
    0c/La Posada Hotel in Laredogt.
  • Wikipedia. March 2009. 21 March 2009.
  • lthttp//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thu
    mb/2/26/Railway Bridge.jpggt.
  • Wikipedia. March 2009. 21 March 2009.
  • lthttp//upload.wikimedia.org/wikimedia/commons/1/1
    b/FMcl.jpg.
  • Wikipedia. March 2009. 21 March 2009.
  • lt http//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b
    /bb/San Agustin Cathedral in Laredo.
  • Wikipedia. March 2009. 21 March 2009.
  • http//upload.wikimedia.org.wikipedia/commons/6/6f
    /FortMcIntosh U.S. Military Reservation 1892.JPG.
Write a Comment
User Comments (0)
About PowerShow.com