DUANE
Val Verde County, Texas
Historical Markers in Langtry, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 8 Texas historical markers in Langtry, in Val Verde County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Outlaws & Lawmen, Strange But True, Native History, and Cowboys & Cattle. The markers on this list were placed between 1963 and 2006.
Start with these Langtry stories
- Law West of The Pecosplaced 1963
Judge Roy Bean lived a life in which fiction became so intermingled with fact that he became a legend within his lifetime.
- Site of Vinegarroonplaced 2001
Crossing the Pecos River Canyon was the last major obstacle in the Souther Pacific Railroad faced in completing its southern transcontinental route…
- The Fitzsimmons-Maher Prizefightplaced 2006
In 1896, Judge Roy Bean made national headlines with a unique boxing match held at this site.
- The Pecos River in Literature and Folkloreplaced 2004
Noted for mineral-thick waters and sudden floods, the Pecos River snakes through Texas on its way to the Rio Grande.
- Eagle's Nestplaced 2003
Eagle's Nest Humans are believed to have traveled through the remote and dramatic landscape near the confluence of the Pecos River and the Rio Grande…
- Langtryplaced 2003
Langtry Langtry was created in 1882, when the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad, later known as Southern Pacific, signed a deed with the…
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All 8 historical markers in Langtry
Historical markers near Langtry
- Del Rio32 stories · 45 mi
- Ozona7 stories · 71 mi
- Brackettville24 stories · 75 mi
- Sonora10 stories · 76 mi
- Rocksprings18 stories · 76 mi
- Barksdale5 stories · 89 mi
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