Raymondville Willacy County Citrus Rail Payroll — Willacy County

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Raymondville Willacy County Citrus Rail Payroll — Willacy County

Lost Treasure TX • Willacy County County
Description
Raymondville legend of a railroad or citrus-industry payroll cache in Willacy County — the Valley county seat northwest of Brownsville on the Missouri Pacific line.
Historical Notes
Raymondville is the Willacy County seat and center of the lower Valley citrus and truck-farming belt. The Missouri Pacific Railroad linked the town to Brownsville and Corpus Christi, concentrating seasonal payrolls in cash. Agricultural-rail payroll caches mirror Brownsville SLB&M and McAllen contraband folklore. Willacy County lies between Hidalgo County and the Kenedy County ranch coast. Coordinates mark Raymondville in Willacy County northwest of Brownsville.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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