Browse Exhibits (2 total)
Gold in the Magic Valley
John H. Shary and the Citrus Industry of the Lower Rio Grande Valley
This exhibition is presented by Special Collections & Archives to highlight the John H. Shary Collection. It focuses on how one man’s dream of building a citrus empire helped stimulate the rapid growth of the Rio Grande Valley’s economy and develop the “Magic Valley” into a reality.
The digital exhibit features photographs and documents relating to the Shary family and the development of the Valley's citrus industry.
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Citrus Industry
In this lesson we will be learning the Citrus Farming in the Rio Grande Valley and how it developed into the industry we have today. We will discuss in which communities citrus tree grow in and their characteristics, who John Shary was and how he utilized natural resources to grow his industry, and the effects the different weather patterns such as snow, floods, and extreme heat has on citrus farming in the community.