Historical Markers in Alpine, Texas

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• Texas Confederate Colonel Henry P. Brewster (1816-1884)placed 1963

  County named for Texas Confederate Colonel Henry P. Brewster, 1816-1884. South Carolinian; came to Texas, 1836.

• Brewster Countyplaced 1936

  Brewster County formed from Presidio County. Created February 2, 1887. In 1897 the territory of Buchel and Foley counties was added to Brewster.

• Holland Hotel Buildingplaced 1980

  This Spanish Colonial Revival hotel was built in 1912 for John R. Holland (d.1922), a successful area cattleman.

• J.C. Carr-Bob Slight Houseplaced 1968

  Bulit 1884 by an early settler, J.C. Carr. Adobe brick double walls were laid at night, slowly drying to super-strength, in time honoerd southwestern…

• Leoncita Springsplaced 1936

  First known to history when Juan Dominguez de Mendoza camped here in 1684. Stage stand on the San Antonio to El Paso route through Musquiz Cañon…

• Ritchey Hotel, 1886placed 1965

  1886 frame and adobe. Built facing old cattle loading pens on the Southern Pacific Railway.

All 15 historical markers in Alpine

• Brewster County1936
• Brewster County Courthouse1965
• City Building1965
• First Baptist Church of Alpine2002
• First Methodist Church1965
• Garcia-Valadez House1968
• Holland Hotel Building1980
• J. C. Bird2013
• J.C. Carr-Bob Slight House1968
• Leoncita Springs1936
• Nolte-Rooney House1968
• Ritchey Hotel, 18861965
• Texas Confederate Colonel Henry P. Brewster (1816-1884)1963
• Texas Confederate General Lawrence "Sul" Ross1963
• W. W. Townsend Home1986

Historical markers near Alpine

• Fort Davis19 stories · 21 mi
• Marfa10 stories · 22 mi
• Marathon12 stories · 35 mi
• Shafter6 stories · 52 mi
• Pecos6 stories · 74 mi
• Van Horn6 stories · 85 mi

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