Texas Historical Markers

Texas Historical Markers by Theme

Pick a thread of Texas history and follow it across the state. Every story is told out loud by Duane, with the official marker text alongside.

• Civil War Historical Markers in Texas1,863 stories

  Texas left the Union in 1861, and the war reached it by sea at Galveston and Sabine Pass, along the Rio Grande, and on the frontier.

• Texas Revolution Historical Markers1,229 stories

  The Texas Revolution ran from the first shots at Gonzales in October 1835 to the victory at San Jacinto in April 1836.

• Native American History Markers in Texas1,024 stories

  Long before Texas had a name, it was home to the Caddo, the Tonkawa, the Apache, the Comanche, the Kiowa, and many other peoples.

• Cowboys, Cattle Drives, and Ranching Markers in Texas768 stories

  After the Civil War, Texas cattle drives pushed millions of longhorns north up trails like the Chisholm and the Goodnight-Loving, and big ranches…

• Texas Disaster and Tragedy Historical Markers478 stories

  Hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, fires, and explosions have all left their mark on Texas, and the 1900 Galveston hurricane remains the deadliest…

• Texas Ghost Towns474 stories

  Texas is dotted with towns that boomed and then faded away when the railroad passed them by, the mine closed, or the storm came in.

• Texas Oil Boom Historical Markers413 stories

  The Spindletop gusher near Beaumont in January 1901 set off the Texas oil boom, and discovery wells from East Texas to the Permian Basin followed for…

• Texas Outlaws and Lawmen Historical Markers352 stories

  Train robbers, gunfighters, feuding families, and the Texas Rangers and sheriffs who went after them all turn up on Texas historical markers.

• Strange But True Texas History Markers296 stories

  Some Texas historical markers tell stories you would not believe if they were not cast in metal on the side of the road.

• Texas Music History Markers94 stories

  Texas has given the world western swing, rock and roll, blues, conjunto, and country, and some of its musicians have their own historical markers.