Pvt. David Bennes Cantu Barkley

Pvt. David Bennes Cantu Barkley is a memorial in Webb, Texas. Pvt. David Bennes Cantu Barkley is situated nearby to Private David B. Barkley Cantu Memorial Chapel, as well as near the park Rancho La Union Plaza.

Type: Memorial
Address: Laredo
Inscription: “‘Born in Laredo on March 31, 1899, David Bennes Cantu Barkley was the son of Josef Barkley, a career Army man stationed at Fort McIntosh, and Antonia Cantu. After the birth of David’s sister Amelia, the family moved to San Antonio in 1904. At the age...’”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include For McIntosh and Patrick J. Ottensmeyer International Railway Bridge.

For McIntosh

Fort

Fort McIntosh was a U.S. Army base in Laredo, Webb County, Texas, from 1849 to 1946. Fort McIntosh was established on 3 March 1849 by the 1st US Infantry, under the command of Lt. For McIntosh is situated 860 feet north of Pvt. David Bennes Cantu Barkley.

Patrick J. Ottensmeyer International Railway Bridge

Bridge

Photo: AMAPO, CC BY 3.0.

The Patrick J. Ottensmeyer International Bridge is an international railway bridge across the Rio Grande and U.S.-Mexico border between Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, the only rail link between these cities. Patrick J. Ottensmeyer International Railway Bridge is situated 3,200 feet southeast of Pvt. David Bennes Cantu Barkley.

Laredo United States Post Office, Court House and Custom House

Post office

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse is a historic government building located in Laredo in Webb County, Texas. It previously served as a custom house and a courthouse for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Laredo United States Post Office, Court House and Custom House is situated 1 mile east of Pvt. David Bennes Cantu Barkley.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laredo and Nuevo Laredo.

Laredo

Photo: Wbaron, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Laredo is a city with 262,000 inhabitants on the South Texas Plains. Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, is just across the Rio Grande.

Nuevo Laredo

Photo: AMAPO, CC BY 3.0.

Nuevo Laredo is a city of about 416,000 people in Tamaulipas, Mexico, across the border from the smaller Laredo, Texas. The twin cities are collectively referred to as "Los Dos Laredos".

Nye

Suburb

Nye is a former town two miles north of Laredo in southwestern Webb County, Texas, United States. It was named after Thomas C. Nye, a local planter who introduced Bermuda Onions into the community in 1898. Nye is situated 4 miles north of Pvt. David Bennes Cantu Barkley.

Pvt. David Bennes Cantu Barkley

Category: historic site
Location: Webb, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

27.5047° or 27° 30′ 17″ north

Longitude

-99.522° or 99° 31′ 19″ west

Inception

2017

Operator

Texas Historical Commission

Open location code

76V2GF3H+V5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12070945503

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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