La Lomita Mission

MISSION. Out-of-towners often wonder how Mission received its name ... well, look no further than humble La Lomita, a small chapel built some time around 1865 and later used by Oblate missionaries working in the Rio Grande Valley. The site was rebuilt in 1899 and again in 1920, yet it retains a certain timelessness that endears it to historians and visitors from all walks of life. Picnic shelters on the site help make it a good, peaceful place to spend a few afternoon hours with the family.