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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15CK_presidio-county_Marfa-TX.html
Formed from Bexar CountyCreated January 3, 1850Organized March 13, 1875
So named for the early "Fortressgarrisoned by soldiers."Erected for the protection of theBig Bend missions.
County seat
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15BT_marfa-stockyards_Marfa-TX.html
Built in 1920 by the Galveston, Harrisburg, and San Antonio Railway Company, the Marfa stockyards provided a central shipping point for livestock raised in Presidio, Jeff Davis, and Brewster counties. As many as 70,000 head of cattle were shipped …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15BS_hunter-gymnasium_Marfa-TX.html
In 1940, Marfa received a Works Progress Administration (WPA) grant of more than $15,000 to help build a new gymnasium named to honor athletic director Boren Hunter. The modified rectangular plan building features plastered adobe infill walls, a r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15BR_presidio-county-courthouse_Marfa-TX.html
A landmark of the Big Bend. Large dome is visible for miles. Constructed of native stone and brick made at Marfa. Stucco added later.
Built 1886 in this county's third seat of justice. First county seat was Fort Leaton, on the Rio Grande; secon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15BH_humphris-humphreys-house_Marfa-TX.html
This was the home of rancher, merchant and community leader John Humphris and his wife Mary. Built in 1883 by local builder Saturnino Naborette, the house represents traditional building methods of early pioneer days in west Texas, with a central …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15BG_blackwell-school_Marfa-TX.html
Education for local children of Mexican descent dates from 1889, when the former Methodist church became a schoolhouse. The school, named for longtime principal Jesse Blackwell, served hundreds of Hispanic children up to ninth grade. Students were…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15BF_james-buchanan-gillett_Marfa-TX.html
A very famous Texas Ranger. Born in Austin, son of Adjutant General of Texas. At 16 became cowboy on western frontier. At 19 joined Rangers; hunted down raiding Indians, rustlers, feuding settlers. After serving 1875-1881, became El Paso city mars…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15BE_william-edward-russell_Marfa-TX.html
Kentucky native William Edward Russell (1839-1890) came to Texas in the 1850s and worked his way to the Big Bend region, where he traded along the Chihuahua Trail and had a store at the Horsehead Crossing of the Pecos River. Russell became a promi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM121K_fort-d-a-russell_Marfa-TX.html
Originally named Camp Marfa, this installation began as a supply post for U.S. Army border patrol stations in 1911. It was a cavalry camp during the years of the Mexican Revolution. Renamed for Civil War general David Allen Russell, it became a pe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10H0_el-paisano-hotel_Marfa-TX.html
Named for the nearby Paisano Mountain pass, this structure was completed in 1930. Gateway Hotel Company, owners of several area hotels, built it in anticipation of a local oil boom that never materialized. The architectural firm Trost and Trost of…