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[Historic Marker Application: First School House]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the First School House, in Marathon, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, and supplementary documents.
Date: 1965
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Historic Marker Application: City Building]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Court House, in Brewster County, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and a photograph.
Date: 1965
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Historic Marker Application: J. C. Carr-Bob Slight House]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the J. C. Carr-Bob Slight House, in Alpine, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, newspaper clippings, and photographs.
Date: September 23, 1968
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Location: 30.360793 -103.662386
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Historic Marker Application: Albion E. Shepard House]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Albion E. Shepard House, in Marathon, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: August 5, 2013
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

Brewster County Courthouse, Alpine, historic plaque

Description: Photograph of a plaque outside the Brewster County Courthouse in Alpine, Texas. The building is made of red brick. The plaque says: "Brewster County Courthouse. Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works Project no. 9604 State Historical Survey Committee Texas courthouse building erected in 1887 when Brewster County was created. Served Buchel and Foley Counties until these areas were added to Brewster County. Courthouse Square still is community center for various events. Recorded Texas h… more
Date: August 4, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.36169865930264 -103.66408890000002
Partner: UNT Libraries

Federico Villalba Historical Marker

Description: Texas Historical Commision Marker Located in the Terlingua, TX Cemetery. Text reads: "Villalba family tradition traces their lineage to Algiers where several generations were members of the Order of Santiago. In 1764, Federico's great-grandfather, Juan Villalba, traveled to New Spain (Mexico). He founded Rancho Villalba in 1773 near present-day Aldama, Chihuahua, where Federico Villalba was born in 1858. Federico left his family's ranch and moved to San Carlos near the U.S.-Mexico border. He s… more
Date: September 27, 2019
Creator: Hicks, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.319568 -103.612203
Partner: UNT Libraries

Captain Albion E. Shepard House

Description: Exterior Photograph of the Entrance to the Captain Albion E. Shepard House in Marathon, TX. A Texas Historical Commision Marker reads: 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 surveyor. He acquired much land in the area, including Section 18, Block 4 of the G.H. & S.A. Railway survey. Traditi… more
Date: September 24, 2019
Creator: Hicks, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.207649 -103.245108
Partner: UNT Libraries
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