Historical Markers of Texas

16736 Babb Cemetery Boothill Rd., 0.1 mi. SW of Torres Ave., then SE along a dirt road to cemetery Babb Cemetery Established ca. 1898 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2008 13015 Brinkley Mansion 512 Qualia This site was once farmland irrigated by Del Rio's canal system. Construction on this house began in the early 1930s. In 1934, infamous "goat-gland ... 534 Brown Plaza Brown Plaza, Del Rio First Plaza established in Del Rio--a city built one site of a Pre-Colombian Indian Village. Abundant water, which attracted the Indians, also drew ...

13609 Cal Rodgers and the Vin Fiz Mayor Dora Alcala Hike and Bike Trail, 300 feet SW of trailhead on S. Bedell Ave. or 0.2 mi. NE of intersection of De la Rosa St. and Plaza Ave. (S side of San Felipe Creek, W of Dr. Fermin Calderon Blvd.) In 1910, publishing titan William Randolph Hearst offered $50,000 to the first person to successfully complete a transcontinental flight across America ... 663 Camp Hudson, C.S.A. Val Verde County Courthouse grounds, northwest corner When U. S. troops were surrendered at outbreak of Civil War, camp became Confederate frontier outpost 1861-1862 to guard military road, escort supply ... 13659 Camp Michie Moore Park near entrance to Moore Park Swimming Pool; intersection of E. Ogden St and Margarita Ave. The military estabilshed Camp Michie, formerly known as Camp Del Rio, during the 1910s to serve forces assigned to secure the U.S.-Mexico border ... 699 Canal System of Del Rio 608 Griner Crude irrigation systems, drawing water from San Felipe Springs and Creek, were first devised by Indian and Spanish inhabitants of this area. Anglo-American ... 16738 Cementerio La Loma De La Cruz from intersection of US 277 and Garza--W. on Garza, S. on Artega, W. on Noriega to Punta Colorado, then over the bridge; continue 100 yds on dirt road and cemetery is on the left HTC medallion only 777 Cementerio Loma De La Cruz (Hill of the Cross Cemetery) from intersection of US 277 and Garza--W. on Garza, S. on Artega, W. on Noriega to Punta Colorado, then over the bridge; continue 100 yds on dirt road and cemetery is on the left LONG: 100'53.00W Follow Noriega St. West passing residential area, field etc., cross bridge - 100 yards further are gates to cemetery, Del Rio. Early land developer Paula Losoya Taylor Rivers (ca. 1830-1902) realized that the people of Del Rio's Mexican Colony had no official cemetery in ... 12801 City of Del Rio City Hall, 109 W. Broadway City of Del Rio Del Rio was selected as Val Verde County seat when the county was organized in 1885, but it was another 20 years before the first ... 16779 Comstock US 90, S side 150 feet E of SH 163. Marker reported missing Feb. 2022. In the early 1880s, Comstock developed as a station on the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway because of the natural lake and water supply. ... 20197 Comstock Cemetery (HTC) From Del Rio go west onto Hwy 90 for 30 miles to reach Comstock. At the blinking light turn left onto Philips Street. In 0.10 miles Philips Street veers to the left and then turns into Old Hwy 90. In 0.41 miles turn left onto Cemetery Road. In 350 feet, the cemetery will be on your left.

13909 Dead Man's Pass 11 mi. N This narrow canyon marks a remote and perilous section of a road traveled from San Antonio to El Paso and on to California following the Gold Rush ... 17243 Del Rio Bank & Trust The southeast corner of the block (which is entirely occupied by the Bank & Trust), at Veterans Blvd. and 10th Street, near the Veterans Blvd. sidewalk and the south parking lot of the Bank & Trust main building. One of the county’s oldest and most influential institutions is the Del Rio Bank and Trust, which is one year older than the city government of Del ... 14572 Dr. John R. Brinkley 512 Qualia North Carolina native John R. Brinkley (1885-1942) opened a medical clinic and radio station in Kansas and promoted controversial medical practices, ...

13175 Eagle's Nest Langtry, 1 mi. E of visitor center at Rio Grande loop turnaround Eagle's Nest Humans are believed to have traveled through the remote and dramatic landscape near the confluence of the Pecos River and the Rio Grande ... 13163 Elks Lodge Hall Del Rio, 330 Pecan Elks Lodge Hall Lodge 837 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks built this meeting hall in 1916 from plans provided by local builder Martin ...

13105 First Baptist Church of Del Rio 301 Avenue G On May 24, 1896, Pastor Frank Marrs joined the Rev. and Mrs. Edwin S. Stucker as founding members of Del Rio's First Baptist Church. Marrs was from ... 15363 First United Methodist Church of Del Rio Del Rio Six individuals met on September 23, 1882 to create the Methodist Episcopal Church South, the forerunner of First United Methodist Church of Del ...

2191 Glenn-Dowe House Garfield on SE corner of intersection with Washington St., Del Rio Local contractor Daniel Glenn built this residence in 1900-01, incorporating a band of decorative brickwork in the design. He sold the property in ... 17541 Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church 920 N. Washington Street ORGANIZED IN THE 1920s, THIS CONGREGATION IS THE OLDEST SURVIVING WITH ORIGINS IN DEL RIO’S AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. MEMBERS FIRST HELD SERVICES ...

14089 Hill, Robert Thomas Torres Street Tennessee native Robert T. Hill (185801941) moved to Comanche, Texas at age 16 and developed an interest in Texas Geology. Educated at Columbia University, ... 2556 Hood's Devils River Fight 2 mi. N at SH 163 and RM 189 Hood's Devils River Fight The men of Company G, a small unit of the U.S. 2nd Cavalry, left Fort Mason on July 5, 1857, under the command of Lt. John ...

2749 Jersey Lily Saloon Langtry Roy Bean Museum and Travel Information Center 1882-1903 "Law West of the Pecos" Courtroom. Named for Judge Bean's idol, actress Lillie Langtry. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965. 13793 John Taini 302 Mill St. On November 1, 1854, John Taini was born in Rezzato, Italy (near Brescia) to Gerolamo and Lucia Prandelli Taini. John later became a stonemason there, ...

17559 Langston School SE corner De la Rosa St. and Plaza Ave. San Felipe ISD operated a school for African American students for a short time in the 1930s and again from 1945-56. Langston School on De la Rosa ... 13174 Langtry Langtry, Old city park site, Torres Street, across from TxDOT Visitors Center Langtry Langtry was created in 1882, when the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad, later known as Southern Pacific, signed a deed with the ... 18123 Langtry Cemetery Langtry Langtry Cemetery Established c. 1990 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2014 15565 Langtry School Vashti Skiles Community Center; bounded by Boothill Rd., Travis Ave., Torres Ave. & Pecos St. The first Langtry School was built on this site prior to 1900. A 1911 school building had a bell to summon children to class and the community to ... 13491 Laughlin Army Air Field 6 mi. E of Del Rio on US 90 and E of Laughlin AFM main gate With the need to train more pilots for military service during World War II, the U.S. Army established an air field east of Del Rio in 1942. The ... 3052 Law West of The Pecos Langtry Roy Bean Museum and Travel Information Center Judge Roy Bean lived a life in which fiction became so intermingled with fact that he became a legend within his lifetime. Basis for his renown were ... 13495 Lt. Jack T. Laughlin 6 mi. E of Del Rio on US 90 and E of Laughlin AFM main gate Born in Del Rio on Sept. 17, 1914, Jack Thomas Laughlin graduated from Del Rio High School and earned a degree from the University of Texas. In 1940, ...

3240 Mason-Foster House 123 Hudson St., Del Rio A native of New York, local businessman James H. Mason (1835-1916) constructed his home here shortly after he purchased the site in 1887. He later ... 13639 Max and Anna Stool 608 Griner Jewish merchant Max Stool (d. 1972) emigrated to the U.S. from an area of Russia once part of Poland. Settling first in Chicago, he came to Del Rio ... 13504 Medal of Honor Fight, 1875 US 90 scenic overlook at Pecos River canyon In the 1870s, the U.S. Army relied on Black Seminole (Seminole-Negro) Indian scouts in campaigns against raiding Native Americans along the Texas-Mexico ... 3372 Military Aviation in Val Verde County From US 90 at main gate of Laughlin A.F.B. 5 miles E of Del Rio. In 1911, eight years after the Wright Brothers' historic flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Galbraith Perry Rodgers landed his plane at Del Rio ...

3567 Near Site, Southern Pacific Ceremony of Silver Spike roadside rest area Marked completion of Southern Pacific Railway. Eastern part originated in Texas in 1850s; then was rechartered 1870 by Texas Legislature as Galveston, ...

13260 Old Del Rio High School Grinert and Martin Founded in 1868 on the edge of the Chuhuahuan Desert and just three miles from the Rio Grande, Del Rio began as an agricultural community. Early ... 3777 Old Perry Building Same location as Roy Bean and Semilole - Negro Scouts at Whitehead Memorial Museum, Main St., Del Rio. Erected 1871, before Del Rio was founded, by John Perry, as General Store. Once the largest store between San Antonio and El Paso. Served also as ... 14013 Operation Brass Knob Star Park, northeast corner N. Main and E. 4th streets, facing N. Main in front of the star and flagpole Laughlin Air Force Base pilots flew secret surveillance missions during the height of the Cold War. The Strategic Air Command formed the 4080th Strategic ...

17174 Paul Kallinger The marker is to be placed at Paul Kallinger's gravesite in Sacred Heart Cemetery at the west end of Second Street in Del Rio. (December 4, 1922 – May 29, 2001) FASCINATED WITH THE VERBAL ABILITIES OF AUCTIONEERS AND RADIO HOSTS, PAUL KALLINGER ENTERED FREDERICK H. SPHERE ... 3975 Pecos River High Bridge From Del Rio take US 90 about 45-50 mile West to bridge. In roadside park - Entrance off of US 90 W leads to picnic area/park. High canyon walls dominate the last sixty miles of the Pecos River before it enters the Rio Grande. The Southern Pacific Railroad built the first ... 13411 Pumpville 15 mi. W of Langtry at US 90 and RR 1865 In 1882, the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway created a water stop for steam engines on a new line through this area. Two and a half miles ...

12798 Railroad Bridges Over the Pecos 35 mi. W of Del Rio on US 90 at scenic overlook (4.6 mi. W of the Pecos River) Railroad Bridges Over the Pecos A major tributary of the Rio Grande, the Pecos River was long a barrier to transportation, particularly across the ... 4376 Roy Bean C. S. A. Next to seminole - Negro Scouts Marker (at Whitehead Museum), Del Rio. Born in Kentucky. A trader in Mexico, 1848. Mining in New Mexico when Civil War broke out. As spy and scout, joined Texans in the Command of Gen. ... 13695 Rudolf Anderson, Jr. US 90, 0.5 mi E of Laughlin AFB main gate U.S. Air Force pilot Rudolf Anderson was the only American airman shot down during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Born in 1927 in South Carolina, Anderson ...

4434 Sacred Heart Catholic Church 320 Mill St. where it crosses East Greenwood, Del Rio Mass was celebrated in private homes and in a wooden house at this site before construction of this native Limestone church in 1891-92. Under the ... 16268 San Felipe High School San Felipe Memorial Middle School, NW entrance facing W. Garza St. In 1929, San Felipe Independent School District (I.S.D.) formed; one of the district’s first decisions was to establish a high school. Residents ... 16269 San Felipe Independent School District San Felipe Memorial Middle School, NW entrance facing W. Garza St. From its early days, the historically Hispanic community on the east side of San Felipe Creek has made education a priority, erecting a schoolhouse ... 4534 San Felipe Springs San Felipe Springs Golf Course, near Spring #3 between holes 6 and 7. Map dot approximate. Oasis for explorers, soldiers, freighters--from 1542 onward. In 1675 priests named the 7 Springs for King of Spain. In 18th century Comanches camped ... 16102 San Felipe Springs Del Rio San Felipe Springs, named by 17th century Spanish explorers in honor of San Felipe de Jesus, 1560-1597, first Mexican Martyr. A watering place on ... 16780 Santos S. Garza northeast corner Garza and Mendez streets SANTOS S. GARZA, ALSO KNOWN AS “DON SANTOS” OR “FATHER OF SAN FELIPE SCHOOLS,” WAS BORN NOV. 2, 1881 IN EITHER PIEDRAS NEGRAS OR EAGLE PASS. HE CAME ... 4639 Seminole-Negro Scouts S. Main at Whitehead Memorial Museum. Serving with the U. S. Army at Forts Duncan and Clark and Camp Del Rio (1870-1881). The Scouts were key figures in ridding Texas of hostile Indians. ... 4742 Site of Camp Del Rio Just West of 277 South intersection with De La Rosa Street, Del Rio A United State Army post was established in this area on September 6, 1876. Originally known as Camp San Felipe, it was an outpost of Fort Clark ... 4744 Site of Camp Hudson 19 mi. S of Juno on SH 163. Site of Camp Hudson, established by the United States Army, June 7, 1857, as a means of protecting the road from San Antonio to El Paso against hostile ... 4755 Site of Chihuahua Road Eight miles east of Del Rio, at Sycamore Creek. The Chihuahua Road was a nineteenth-century lifeline that connected Chihuahua, Mexico, with the Texas port of Indianola. Opened to exploit rich trade ... 12694 Site of Vinegarroon 10 mi E of Langtry in roadside park on US 90 right-of-way, 4.6 mi. W of the Pecos River bridge Crossing the Pecos River Canyon was the last major obstacle in the Souther Pacific Railroad faced in completing its southern transcontinental route ...

17542 Tarver School 218 Ware St. Records show a school for African American students in Del Rio was organized as early as 1901, closing in the 1920s. Del Rio ISD used part of a 1929-30 ... 5212 Taylor-Rivers House 100 Hudson Dr., Del Rio. James H. Taylor (d. 1876), one of the five founders of Del Rio, and his wife Paula (Losoya) (d.1902), a native of Mexico, moved here from Uvalde ... 13852 Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers' Association 600 block S. Main St., E side between E. Losoya and E. Greenwood streets in small pocket park. Marker reported missing Jan. 2008. The Edwards Plateau area of southwest Texas has long been associated with the sheep and goat industries of the state. Both sheep and goats were significant ... 13112 The Carter Family in Del Rio Star Park, northwest corner of the park at southeast corner of N. Main and 5th streets Known as country music's First Family, the Carter family first found national acclaim while on XERA radio. Owned by Dr. John R. Brinkley, the powerful ... 5300 The Cassinelli Gin House Front corner of Pecan and Academy Sts., Del Rio. Italian Stonemason G.B. Cassinelli and his partner John Taini were recruited in their native county by an American contractor who wanted them to ... 13649 The Fitzsimmons-Maher Prizefight Torres St E of SH 25 In 1896, Judge Roy Bean made national headlines with a unique boxing match held at this site. Robert James Fitzsimmons was to fight James J. Corbett, ... 13410 The Pecos River in Literature and Folklore E of Langtry on US 90 in roadside park at Pecos River overlook; possibly closer to Comstock than to Langtry Noted for mineral-thick waters and sudden floods, the Pecos River snakes through Texas on its way to the Rio Grande. Historian J. Evetts Haley and ... 12987 The Torres Family Langtry, Torres Street The Torres Family In the 1870-80s, brothers Cesario, Bernardo and Juan Torres were prominent West Texas citizens due to their irrigation work in ...

12800 U. S. Army Camel Corps Moore Park, east side of San Felipe Creek between US 90 and Union Pacific Railroad tracks U. S. Army Camel Corps The proposal to use camels for commerce and transportation in the arid southwest came about in the 1830s, but it was under ...

5625 Val Verde County Opposite canal system Formed from Crockett, Kinney and Pecos counties. Created March 24, 1885. Organized March 31, 1885. Named in honor of the battle fought at Val Verde, ... 17173 Val Verde County On the west side of the County Courthouse, just inside the sidewalk ringing Courthouse Square, near the center of the west side of the Square on the left side of the sidewalk that approaches the west entrance to the Courthouse. VAL VERDE COUNTY LIES IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS NEAR THE BORDER WITH MEXICO AND ON THE SOUTHWESTERN EDGE OF THE EDWARDS PLATEAU. HOME TO MANY PREHISTORIC ... 5626 Val Verde County Courthouse Square 400 block of Pecan, Del Rio Organized in 1885 from sections of Crockett, Kinney, and Pecos Counties, Val Verde County was named for a Civil War battle in New Mexico which involved ... 5627 Val Verde Winery 100 Qualia Drive Known as Texas' oldest bonded winery; only survivor of about 25 once operated in the state. Founded by Frank Qualia, who came in 1882 to Del Rio ...

13173 William H. Dodd Langtry, Torres Street William H. Dodd Born in 1868, England native William H. Dodd settled in Val Verde County by 1894, establishing a ranch and general merchandise store. ...