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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CM4_site-of-camp-del-rio_Del-Rio-TX.html
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 (28 mi. E), one of a chain of military fortifications constructed to defend isolated settlements of th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11WW_the-pecos-river-in-literature-and-folklore_Comstock-TX.html
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 folklorist J. Frank Dobie, who called it "a strange river," and a "barricade," are among many who ha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZL1_camp-hudson-c-s-a_Del-Rio-TX.html
When U. S. Troops were surrendered at outbreak of Civil War, camp became Confederate frontier outpost 1861-1862 to guard military road, escort supply trains, curb hostile Indians. Manned by 2nd Texas Cavalry. Texas Confederate Troops used as suppl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZL0_val-verde-county-courthouse-square_Del-Rio-TX.html
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 Texas Confederate Forces. The growing railroad town of Del Rio was chosen as the seat of Govern…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOPF_roy-bean-c-s-a_Del-Rio-TX.html
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. John R. Baylor during the 1861-1862 Arizona-New Mexico Campaign. Organized irregular company called "…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOOY_pecos-river-high-bridge_Comstock-TX.html
High canyon walls dominate the last 60 miles of the Pecos River before it enters the Rio Grande. The Southern Pacific Railroad built the first high bridge across the Pecos in 1891. The first highway bridge to span the river was built one mile down…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMONS_the-cassinelli-gin-house_Del-Rio-TX.html
Italian Stonemason G.B. Cassinelli and his partner John Taini were recruited in their native county by an American contractor who wanted them to construct buildings in New York. Shortly after their arrival in the United States, the project failed …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMONR_the-carter-family-in-del-rio_Del-Rio-TX.html
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 radio station across the Rio Grande from Del Rio reached listeners around the country. A.P. Cart…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMONQ_operation-brass-knob_Del-Rio-TX.html
Laughlin Air Force Base pilots flew secret surveillance missions during the height of the Cold War. The Strategic Air Command formed the 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing in 1956, utilizing high altitude Martin RB-57D and Lockheed U-2 aircraft …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMONM_u-s-army-camel-corps_Del-Rio-TX.html
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 U.S. Secretary of War Jefferson Davis that the idea became a reality. The first shipment of camels arr…