Historical Markers in Bandera, Texas

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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.

Bandera on the Texas history calendar

• April 4: Hendrick Arnold Survey No. 59 Colored Burial Ground

All 13 historical markers in Bandera

• Bandera Cemetery2006
• Bandera County1936
• Bandera Historic Town Center2015
• Bandera, "Cowboy Capital of the World"2013
• Camp Montel, C.S.A.1963
• Captain Jack Phillips1970
• Clark Family Cemetery1990
• Great Western Cattle Trail2014
• Hendrick Arnold Survey No. 59 Colored Burial Ground2017
• Mormon Settlers in Bandera County1967
• Old Texas Ranger Trail1968
• Pilot's Lounge at Bandera Airpark2016
• The Mills of Bandera2005

Historical markers near Bandera

• Center Point5 stories · 15 mi
• Kerrville19 stories · 20 mi
• Boerne11 stories · 22 mi
• Hondo6 stories · 22 mi
• Comfort5 stories · 22 mi
• Helotes5 stories · 24 mi

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