First American Legion Hall built or owned by any post in the world.
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The Donna Border Post No. 107, dedicated 1920 was the first American Legion Hall built or owned by any post in the world.
Waymark Code: WM3BEF
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/09/2008
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The American Legion was founded in 1919 with the purpose of preserving the memories and incidents of American servicemen in association in the great war, which had recently concluded. While the Post 107 in Donna Texas certainly wasn't the first Post chartered, it was the first to build or own its own Legion Hall.
The site was recorded as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark by the Texas Historical Commission in 1964 and a plaque with the following inscription was erected:
Donna Border Post No. 107.
Dedicated 1920.
First American Legion Hall built or owned by any post in the world.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1964
Today the former Legion Hall serves as the home of the The Donna Hooks Fletcher Museum of the city of Donna, allowing future generations to learn of the history of the community in which this building made its own history.
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