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Bandera County, Texas
Historical Markers in Bandera, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 26 Texas historical markers in Bandera, in Bandera County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Native History, Texas Revolution, Cowboys & Cattle, and Outlaws & Lawmen. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2021. 11 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
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- Hendrick Arnold Survey No. 59 Colored Burial Groundplaced 2017
Freedman and soldier Hendrick Arnold (1804-1849) was awarded land following the Texas Revolution for his participation in the Siege of Bexar and the…
- Camp Montel, C.S.A.placed 1963
Site 25 mi. West on Hy. 470, 1 mi. South. Established 1862 as part of Red River-Rio Grande defense line.
- Captain Jack Phillipsplaced 1970
A Bandera County Deputy Sheriff, Capt. Jack Phillips, set out alone on Dec. 29, 1876, on an official visit to Sabinal Canyon.
- Old Texas Ranger Trailplaced 1968
This winding, 100-mile trail from San Antonio to Kerrville was, during the 19th century, a strategic patrol road traveled by Texas Rangers to protect…
- Bandera Cemeteryplaced 2006
The Bandera Cemetery has served the town of Bandera since the 1850s. The site's oldest burial dates to 1851, before the town's establishment several…
- Bandera Countyplaced 1936
A strategic Indian point in early days. Rangers and Comanches struggled here in 1843. In 1854 Elder Lyman Wight settled Mormon colony.
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All 26 historical markers in Bandera
- Bandera Cemetery2006
- Bandera County1936
- Bandera County Courthouse1972
- Bandera Historic Town Center2015
- Bandera Methodist Church1967
- Bandera Water Works Complex2021
- Bandera, "Cowboy Capital of the World"2013
- Bandera's First Bank1965
- Benjamin Franklin and Mary Hay Langford, Jr. Home2002
- Camp Montel, C.S.A.1963
- Captain Jack Phillips1970
- Clark Family Cemetery1990
- First Bandera County Courthouse1979
- Frontier Times Museum1965
- Great Western Cattle Trail2014
- Hendrick Arnold Survey No. 59 Colored Burial Ground2017
- John A. & Mahala Jones Cemetery2008
- Mormon Settlers in Bandera County1967
- Old Huffmeyer Store1967
- Old Jail & Courthouse1965
- Old Texas Ranger Trail1968
- Pilot's Lounge at Bandera Airpark2016
- Schmidtke-Callahan House1981
- St. Stanislaus Convent and First Catholic School1975
- The Mills of Bandera2005
- Warren Hunter2007
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