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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SY0_ancient-swamp-creatures-historical_Big-Bend-National-Park-TX.html
Tiny horses and hippopotamus-like animals once roamed a more humid Big Bend. For a glimpse into the parks tropical past, take a short trail to the fossil bone display and the overlook beyond.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SXY_chihuahuan-desert-historical_Big-Bend-National-Park-TX.html
Despite a tendency to spiny plants, barren ground, and a variety of reptiles, each desert is distinctive. To recognize the Chihuahuan, shift focus from the broad horizon to the "indicator plants" that characterize this particular landsca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM156J_stephen-tyng-mather_Big-Bend-National-Park-TX.html
He laid the foundation of the National Park Service. Defining and establishing the policies under which its areas shall be developed and conserved unimpaired for future generations. There will never come an end to the good that he has done.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10HA_rock-art-at-hot-springs_Big-Bend-National-Park-TX.html
When J.O. Langford homesteaded this section in 1909, he was moving into an area that had long been inhabited by native Americans. Walk this trail to view pictograph and petroglyphs created by prehistoric people hundreds or even thousands of years …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10H9_lunas-jacal_Big-Bend-National-Park-TX.html
Here at the edge of Alamo Creek, Gilberto Luna raised a large family in this small house called a jacal (hah-KAHL). Built from rock, earth, and plant fiber, the dwelling was well adapted to desert conditions: notice a dramatic temperature differen…
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