Hondo’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Hondo. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Hondo was the scene of two bank robberies in the early 1920s. The crooks were the famed Newton Gang, the most successful outlaws in U.S. history. Both bank heists occurred the same night.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Hondo’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hondo’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewHondo Army Airfield - station - 2, 1942: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Hondo, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Hondo is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hondo has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is D'Hanis Historic District in D'Hanis, 6.2 miles away.
Hondo and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Hondo Army Airfield - station - 2 (1942) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.