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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23WA_the-u-s-army-camel-experiment_Alpine-TX.html
Camels in the Big Bend
Camel ancestors first appeared in North America approximately 40 million years ago. Modern camels migrated to Asia over a land bridge that submerged when sea level rose at the end of the last Ice Age. Camels became extinc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23W9_quicksilver_Terlingua-TX.html
Mercury, or Quicksilver, is derived from a red-colored ore known as cinnabar.
Cinnabar (sample at left) was used by Native-Americans as a durable pigment, and there are many places in Big Bend where traces of ancient drawings are found.
In t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23SS_albion-e-shepard-house_Marathon-TX.html
In 1883, completion occurred of the extension of tracks by the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway (G.H. & S.A. Ry.) Line located between El Paso and San Antonio. Retired sea captain Albion E. Shepard arrived in the region as a railroad …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SY0_ancient-swamp-creatures-historical_Big-Bend-National-Park-TX.html
Tiny horses and hippopotamus-like animals once roamed a more humid Big Bend. For a glimpse into the parks tropical past, take a short trail to the fossil bone display and the overlook beyond.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SXY_chihuahuan-desert-historical_Big-Bend-National-Park-TX.html
Despite a tendency to spiny plants, barren ground, and a variety of reptiles, each desert is distinctive. To recognize the Chihuahuan, shift focus from the broad horizon to the "indicator plants" that characterize this particular landsca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EEO_fort-pena-colorado-red-rock_Marathon-TX.html
Established in 1880 as a means of preventing Indian raids into Mexico. Raided by Apaches in 1881. Abandoned in 1893 after Western Texas had been permanently cleared of Indians.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM177M_brewster-county-jail-wwii-monument_Alpine-TX.html
Dedicated to the menwho fought in thefoxholes and onthe beaches inWorld War II
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15OY_in-memoriam_Alpine-TX.html
This tablet is dedicatedto the men & womenofBrewster Countyin grateful recognitionof their patrioticservice to our countryin times of war
Erected AD 1948byAmerican Legion AuxiliaryBig Bend Unit No. 79Alpine, Texas
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15JX_w-w-townsend-home_Alpine-TX.html
Built in 1908 by local architect and building contractor William Daugherty for William Wallace Townsend (1833-1915), this house is a good example of a turn-of-the-century residence. Allen H. Palmer purchased the home in 1920 and lived here until h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15IV_our-lady-of-peace_Alpine-TX.html
Parish Hall, site of the oldest church building in Alpine, originally called Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, completed in 1892 and in continuous use as a church until 1942, and as a parish hall until 1964.Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965