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Texas Historical Markers
Texas Historical Markers
Texas has more than 16,000 historical markers. These are the ones worth pulling over for. Duane has hand-told each one in his own voice, turning the marker's own words into a story you can listen to on the road, not just read off a sign.
15,375 stories across 254 counties, and growing. Search by name, place, or anything in the story.
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Civil War 1,863Texas Revolution 1,229Native History 1,024Cowboys & Cattle 768Tales of Tragedy 478Ghost Towns 474Oil Boom 413Outlaws & Lawmen 352Strange But True 296Texas Music 94
Popular cities
- Austin391
- Houston318
- Dallas248
- San Antonio232
- Galveston210
- Fort Worth198
- Waco130
- Fredericksburg112
- Corpus Christi108
- Jefferson102
- Nacogdoches98
- Marshall96
- Victoria95
- New Braunfels89
- Palestine86
- Corsicana84
- El Paso84
- Columbus83
- Crockett78
- San Marcos77
- Brownsville76
- Orange76
- Temple76
- Brenham75
All 677 Texas cities and towns →
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Or browse by county
Big Bend
Central Texas
- Atascosa County60
- Bell County236
- Bosque County54
- Brazos County74
- Brown County66
- Caldwell County54
- Callahan County34
- Coke County31
- Coleman County31
- Comanche County60
- Concho County15
- Coryell County58
- Eastland County54
- Ellis County123
- Erath County92
- Falls County70
- Freestone County72
- Frio County14
- Hamilton County40
- Hill County107
- Johnson County71
- Karnes County32
- Kinney County30
- Leon County30
- Limestone County86
- Maverick County15
- McLennan County221
- Medina County68
- Milam County97
- Mills County35
- Navarro County148
- Robertson County78
- Runnels County54
- Somervell County18
- Tom Green County50
- Travis County432
- Uvalde County59
- Williamson County246
- Wilson County62
- Zavala County7
East Texas
- Anderson County134
- Angelina County77
- Cherokee County154
- Henderson County96
- Houston County208
- Jasper County58
- Madison County29
- Nacogdoches County128
- Newton County59
- Panola County51
- Polk County64
- Rusk County90
- Sabine County58
- San Augustine County54
- Shelby County46
- Smith County97
- Trinity County43
- Tyler County39
- Walker County103
Gulf Coast
- Austin County119
- Bastrop County112
- Brazoria County130
- Burleson County75
- Calhoun County64
- Chambers County48
- Colorado County124
- DeWitt County108
- Fayette County147
- Fort Bend County96
- Galveston County285
- Goliad County50
- Gonzales County104
- Grimes County78
- Hardin County35
- Harris County445
- Jackson County36
- Jefferson County135
- Lavaca County132
- Lee County51
- Liberty County71
- Matagorda County112
- Montgomery County66
- Orange County86
- San Jacinto County32
- Victoria County109
- Waller County51
- Washington County170
- Wharton County59
Hill Country
North Texas
- Archer County35
- Baylor County12
- Bowie County52
- Camp County31
- Cass County37
- Childress County10
- Clay County11
- Collin County199
- Cooke County57
- Cottle County9
- Dallas County384
- Delta County28
- Denton County116
- Fannin County124
- Fisher County18
- Foard County10
- Franklin County19
- Grayson County177
- Gregg County111
- Hardeman County16
- Harrison County129
- Haskell County4
- Hood County76
- Hopkins County40
- Hunt County92
- Jack County35
- Jones County28
- Kaufman County96
- Kent County5
- King County4
- Knox County8
- Lamar County59
- Marion County104
- Montague County50
- Morris County27
- Nolan County21
- Palo Pinto County48
- Parker County104
- Rains County15
- Red River County50
- Rockwall County19
- Shackelford County42
- Stephens County21
- Stonewall County7
- Tarrant County380
- Taylor County68
- Throckmorton County9
- Titus County19
- Upshur County62
- Van Zandt County127
- Wichita County102
- Wilbarger County12
- Wise County99
- Wood County89
- Young County52
Panhandle
- Armstrong County26
- Briscoe County18
- Carson County47
- Castro County13
- Collingsworth County14
- Dallam County7
- Deaf Smith County16
- Donley County16
- Gray County25
- Hall County14
- Hansford County12
- Hartley County6
- Hemphill County32
- Hutchinson County25
- Lipscomb County22
- Moore County10
- Ochiltree County11
- Oldham County11
- Parmer County17
- Potter County66
- Randall County52
- Roberts County10
- Sherman County6
- Swisher County18
- Wheeler County35
South Texas
- Aransas County57
- Bee County48
- Brooks County11
- Cameron County140
- Dimmit County8
- Duval County13
- Hidalgo County168
- Jim Hogg County8
- Jim Wells County13
- Kenedy County4
- Kleberg County34
- La Salle County17
- Live Oak County36
- McMullen County23
- Nueces County141
- Refugio County26
- San Patricio County49
- Starr County26
- Webb County49
- Willacy County12
- Zapata County13
West Texas
- Andrews County17
- Bailey County17
- Borden County5
- Cochran County6
- Crockett County31
- Crosby County38
- Dawson County4
- Dickens County11
- Ector County45
- Floyd County21
- Gaines County8
- Garza County33
- Glasscock County4
- Hale County44
- Hockley County11
- Howard County14
- Irion County8
- Lamb County19
- Lubbock County67
- Lynn County12
- Martin County9
- Midland County29
- Mitchell County41
- Motley County14
- Reagan County13
- Schleicher County12
- Scurry County59
- Sterling County11
- Sutton County11
- Terry County22
- Upton County27
- Val Verde County69
- Winkler County16
- Yoakum County3
Hear thousands of these as you drive.
Duane reads Texas historical markers out loud, hands-free, in his own voice. He's on the App Store now, ready to ride along on your next drive.
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