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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLB8_palestine-salt-works-c-s-a_Palestine-TX.html
(Front and southwest side): Located 6.5 miles southwest during the Civil War this salt works was assigned to produce salt for the Confederacy at a fixed price of eight dollars for a hundred-pound sack. Private customers from East Texas, Arkansas, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLAZ_old-bayview-cemetery_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
The oldest federal military cemetery in Texas, Old Bayview was laid out by U.S. Army engineers while Brig. Gen. Zachary Taylor was encamped in Corpus Christi on the eve of the Mexican War. On Sept. 13, 1845, the steamer "Dayton", used to transfer …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLAV_county-line-missionary-baptist-church_Ben-Wheeler-TX.html
Oral tradition links this church to the original County Line Baptist Church of 1851, the earliest recorded attempt of area African American families to create a community of worship. County Line Colored Missionary Baptist Church was founded in 187…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLAT_craft-baptist-church_Jacksonville-TX.html
Organized in 1891 at the Shiloh schoolhouse by members of the Baptist Church of Christ at Corinth, this church was originally called the Baptist Church of Christ at Shiloh. Charter members elected E. M. Carter as the first pastor. The church was s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLAF_the-torch-of-friendship_San-Antonio-TX.html
Symbol that stands for the unity and friendship that exists between Mexico, the United States and Canada
When designing the sculpture, I thought of creating a symbol of light and I came up with the idea of a torch that stands tall to evoke frie…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLAB_menger-hotel_San-Antonio-TX.html
In recognition of its nurturingatmosphere forWilliam Sidney Porter (O. Henry)Theodore RooseveltSidney LanierOscar Wilde
January 14, 2000
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[Marker in the 1859 hotel lobby]
In commemor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML9N_m-59-armored-personnel-carrier_San-Antonio-TX.html
Introduced in 1953 to provide armor protected mobility to infantry squad operating with tanks. Variants included cargo carrier, ambulance, mortar carrier and reconnaissance vehicle.
Weight · 42,000 lbCrew · 12Made by · Ford…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML9I_m-48-medium-tank-90mm-patton_San-Antonio-TX.html
Introduced in 1953 as part of a "family" of tank designs. The elliptical hull and turret provided greater armor protection while the M-41 90mm gun increased offensive power. Variants of the M-48 series saw service in Europe, the Middle East and Vi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML9G_ft-sam-houston-quadrangle-and-staff-post_San-Antonio-TX.html
The Quadrangle, a scaled-down version of Jeffersonville Depot in Indiana, was begun in 1876 and originally served as a Quartermaster Depot and Headquarters for the Department of Texas. Designed as a fortress-like building with both one and two sto…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML91_post-chapel_Randolph-AFB-TX.html
Site ofUS Army Air CorpsPrimary Flying School
Post ChapelConstruction completed 19 Jul 1934
Dedicated on 30 Sep 1993
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Chapel One
50 years dedicated serviceto the men and womenof Rando…