A curtain tieback is made of soft material or cord. Curtain holdbacks on the other hand, are rigid and decorative being made from various materials such as plastic or metal. They are usually designed to match other curtain hardware like poles and finials.
La Feria redirects here. For the Mexican amusement park known as La Feria, see La Feria Chapultepec MÃ¡gico. La Feria is a city in Cameron County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,302 at the 2010 census. It is part of the BrownsvilleâHarlingenâRaymondville and the MatamorosâBrownsville metropolitan areas.
A+E Networks. On this day in 1863, two Confederate ships drive away two Union ships as the Rebels recapture Sabine Pass, Texas, and open an important port for the Confederacy. Sabine Pass lay at the mouth of the Sabine River along the gulf coast of Texas. The Confederates constructed a major fort there in 1861. In September 1862, a Union force captured the fort and, shortly after, the port of Galveston to the southwest. The Yankees now controlled much of the Texas coast.