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Texas Outlaws and Lawmen Historical Markers
Train robbers, gunfighters, feuding families, and the Texas Rangers and sheriffs who went after them all turn up on Texas historical markers. These are the outlaw and lawman stories Duane tells out loud, with the official marker text alongside each one.
336 stories across 150 Texas counties, each with the official marker text alongside Duane's telling.
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- Robert F. Rowntree HouseLlano
Early Llano County leader, Robert Flack (Bob) Rowntree (1847-1893), built this majestic two-story house in the Prairie Mountain community from 1875…
- AllenAllen
Fertile land and plentiful water drew settlers to this area from as early as the 1840s. This part of Collin County was well populated by 1876 when…
- Bazán and Longoria MurdersLinn
On September 27, 1915, Jesus Bazán and his son-in-law, Antonio Longoria – both recognized Tejano community leaders and the latter a Hidalgo County…
- Christopher Columbus RogersPalestine
Born in Palestine in June 1850, Christopher Columbus Rogers was a noted and controversial lawman.
- Dalton Gang's Last RaidLongview
A bloody day (May 23, 1894) in early Longview. Bill Dalton, leader of armed gang presented a note for money at First National Bank.
- Doom of the Outlaws of Pegleg StationJunction
Here the climax of a western track-down occurred on Jan.18, 1878, when Texas Rangers killed suspected murderer Dick Dublin, member of a gang of…
- George Webster SmithJefferson
George Webster Smith was a former Union soldier whose beliefs set off a chain of dramatic events in the tense atmosphere of post-Civil War Texas.
- Gerald-Harris ShootingWaco
(November 19, 1897) James W. Harris (1863-1897), editor of Waco's "Time -Herald" and Judge George Bruce Gerald (1836-1914) argued over an article the…
Where to find Outlaws & Lawmen markers
- Junction10 stories
- Lampasas6 stories
- Boys Ranch5 stories
- Denton5 stories
- Langtry5 stories
- Colorado City4 stories
- Comanche4 stories
- Corpus Christi4 stories
- Dallas4 stories
- El Paso4 stories
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Every Outlaws & Lawmen story, by region
Outlaws & Lawmen markers in Big Bend (17)
- August FransalSierra Blanca
- Baxter's Curve Train RobberySanderson
- Concordia CemeteryEl Paso
- Crow SpringsSalt Flat
- Feely CemeteryVan Horn
- Fusselman CanyonEl Paso
- James Buchanan GillettMarfa
- James H. WhiteEl Paso
- John Wesley HardinEl Paso
- Old County JailSan Elizario
- Pioneer CemeteryFort Davis
- Porvenir MassacreMarfa vicinity
- Resentment over El Paso Salt WarSalt Flat
- Salt WarSan Elizario
- San ElizarioSan Elizario
- SheffieldSheffield
- The Killing of General J. J. ByrneSierra Blanca
Outlaws & Lawmen markers in Central Texas (72)
- Albert R. MaceMexia
- AlbuquerqueNixon
- Atoka CemeteryNovice
- Barker HouseRound Rock
- Bird Creek Indian BattleTemple
- Brann-Davis ShootingsWaco
- Caldwell CountyLockhart
- Caldwell County JailLockhart
- Capt. John R. HughesAustin
- Capt. Peter F. TumlinsonPleasanton
- Captain J. J. Cureton, C.S.A.Walnut Springs
- Captain Will WrightFloresville
- Carlton CemeteryCarlton
- Charlie Webb and John Wesley HardinBrownwood
- Corsicana in 1860-1872Corsicana
- Coryell CountyGatesville
- Dunn-Ransom HomeCorsicana
- Early Bell County JailBelton
- Emma Daugherty BanisterSanta Anna
- FairviewFloresville
- Fairview Baptist Church and CemeteryClifton
- First National BankCisco
- First National BankGlen Rose
- George Washington Marion DuckPleasanton
- Gerald-Harris ShootingWaco
- Goldthwaite Memorial CemeteryGoldthwaite
- Gregorio CortezCoy City
- Grubb, Wiley Parker (1846 - 1918)Ireland
- Haby SettlementRio Medina
- Hamilton County CourthouseHamilton
- Hardin, John WesleyComanche
- In This Vicinity June 24, 1841, Captain John Coffee HaysUtopia
- J. W. FreelandHill County
- Jackson MassacreGoldthwaite
- James B. WilliamsGeorgetown
- James Bonner RogersFairfield
- James O. RiceCoupland
- James Petty FlyntBallinger
- Jesse SumpterEagle Pass
- John P. CoxHillsboro
- John R. ("Sarge") NasworthySan Angelo
- John R. BanisterSanta Anna
- KenedyKenedy
- King FisherUvalde
- Ku Klux Klan TrialsGeorgetown
- Lindsey-Gore HomeComanche
- Locklin Bartholomew MurrayRobert Lee
- Love-Anderson FeudRichland
- M. R. (Boss) GreeneComanche
- Major John B. JonesAustin
- Manuel FloresLiberty Hill
- Maverick County CourthouseEagle Pass
- McKinney-Aday Farm HouseWaxahachie
- Old Cottonwood CemeteryCallahan County
- Oliver Perry Arnold (1826-1905)Cleburne
- Outlaws Benjamin Bickerstaff and Josiah ThompsonAlvarado
- Pat GarrettUvalde
- Ranger PeakWinters
- Richard A. PauleyValera
- Robert M. LoveTehuacana
- RossRoss
- Round Rock CemeteryRound Rock
- Sam Bass' Death SiteRound Rock
- Santa Anna CemeterySanta Anna
- Sheriff Bob ReevesFranklin
- Site of Old Gill FarmComanche vicinity
- Station Creek CemeteryOglesby
- Texas Ranger and Sheriff Capt. Will L. WrightFloresville
- Texas Ranger Captain James CunninghamComanche
- The Settlement of Williams RanchMullin
- The Texas Rangers and the Fence CuttersWaco
- W. H. BrownBallinger
Outlaws & Lawmen markers in East Texas (21)
- "Slocum Massacre"Slocum
- Capt. Hardy B. PurvisGoodrich
- Christopher Columbus RogersPalestine
- Col. Homer Garrison, Jr.Palestine
- Colonel Bryan MarshTyler
- First County Seat of Shelby CountyShelbyville
- First Gravesite of Cynthia Ann ParkerBrushy Creek
- Jess SweetenAthens
- Near Boyhood Home of John Wesley HardinMoscow
- Rogers-Craig HouseHenderson
- Roscoe D. HollidayGoodrich
- San Augustine County JailSan Augustine
- Shelby CountyShelbyville
- Shelby CountyCenter
- Sheriff Bill Brunt Murder SiteRusk
- Site of the "Red Lander" OfficeSan Augustine
- Site of the Last BattleShelbyville
- Site of the Union Hotel/Bracken House/Acme HotelRusk
- Stafford-Tucker CemeteryBradford
- The First BattleCenter
- Town of DouglassDouglass
Outlaws & Lawmen markers in Gulf Coast (30)
- Agapito De LeonVictoria
- Burton CommunityBurton
- City of RichmondRichmond
- Columbus Odd Fellows Rest CemeteryColumbus
- Community of PilgrimPilgrim
- Early Courthouse SquareRichmond
- First State Bank of MontgomeryMontgomery
- Grimes County CourthouseAnderson
- H. N. (Man) BellBastrop
- John Bell Lewis HomeBellville
- John Himes LivergoodHallettsville
- John W. MooreHouston
- Judge Henry Clay PleasantsCuero
- Leander H. McNellyBurton
- Lee W. HensleeCaldwell
- McDadeMcDade
- Old Dyer House, 1890Missouri City
- Pier 19, Mosquito Fleet BerthGalveston
- Police Chief Reid TevisBeaumont
- Regulators of Goliad CountyGoliad
- Sheriff Joe H. SnowAngleton
- Taylor Family CemeteryCuero
- The Hanging TreeGoliad
- The John H. Pickens Davis HouseRichmond
- The Rangers of Austin's ColonyColumbus
- Thomas M. StellCuero
- Tumlinson FamilyColumbus
- Walter Moses BurtonRichmond
- William Preston (Bill) LongleyGiddings
- William Robert SmithVictoria
Outlaws & Lawmen markers in Hill Country (37)
- Battle BranchLampasas
- Captain Gully CowsertJunction
- Captain Jack PhillipsBandera
- Captain Lee HallSan Antonio
- Captain William Walter TaylorJunction
- Center Point CemeteryCenter Point
- Doom of the Outlaws of Pegleg StationJunction
- Fight of Sheriff's Posse with Cattle RustlersJunction
- First Court in Kimble CountyJunction
- First State Bank in Richland SpringsRichland Springs
- General Ben McCulloch, C.S.A.Brady
- Gunfight at the Lampasas SaloonLampasas
- HardscrambleSeguin
- Henderson Cemetery (Two miles north)Ingram
- Henry Eustace McCullochSeguin
- Horrell-Higgins FeudLampasas
- Isaac KountzJunction
- James S. GillettLampasas
- John Salmon "Rip" FordSan Antonio
- Johnson City Masonic CemeteryJohnson City
- Kimble CountyJunction
- Kimble County JailJunction
- Longhorn CavernsBurnet
- Matt and Rebecca Smith HouseLampasas
- N.O. ReynoldsCenter Point
- Old Bear Creek Texas Ranger CampJunction
- Old Texas Ranger TrailBandera
- Pegleg Crossing on the San SabaMenard
- Polly's ChapelBandera vicinity
- Robert F. Rowntree HouseLlano
- Shade Denson HouseLampasas
- Stopping Place on the Fort Clark-Fort McKavett Military RoadRocksprings
- Teacup MountainJunction
- The Matamoros RoadSan Antonio
- The Texas Rangers and the San Saba MobSan Saba
- Two Sheriffs of Mason CountyMason
- Whorlie WellMason
Outlaws & Lawmen markers in North Texas (86)
- "Machine Gun" KelleyCottondale
- 1921 Young County JailGraham
- A Jesse James HideoutArcher City
- Alex EarpGilmer
- AllenAllen
- Ambush at McKinneyMcKinney
- Aston-Landers BuildingGranbury
- Bolivar, Townsite ofDenton
- Brown HotelChico
- Buffalo SpringsBuffalo Springs
- Bush Knob MassacreThrockmorton
- Captain George StevensFlat Rock
- Captain George Stevensnan
- Captain Henry StoutQuitman
- Dad's CornerHolliday
- Dalton Gang's Last RaidLongview
- Dan LaFayette McDuffieNew Boston
- David Sutton MeredithLongview
- De KalbDeKalb
- Denton County CourthouseDenton
- Dixie HotelCanton
- Frontier Town of Fort GriffinAlbany
- George Webster SmithJefferson
- Ginocchio Hotel and RestaurantMarshall
- Gov. James Stephen Hogg and Wood CountyMineola
- Grayson County, C. S. A.Sherman
- Greenwood CemeteryLongview
- Gregg RanchDenton
- Hell's Half AcreFort Worth
- Home of William Thomas ScottScottsville
- Jack CountyJacksboro
- James B. DosherJacksboro
- John L. SouthallGreenville
- John M. VinesJefferson
- Jordan-Bowles HouseGrand Prairie
- Josiah Hart Jackson, Texas RangerCommerce
- LeonardLeonard
- LongviewLongview
- Lost ValleyJacksboro vicinity
- Loving, James and MargaretSunnyvale
- Lynching of Tom FarrarThrockmorton
- Medicine Mound Depot, 1910Quanah
- Military Headquarters Northern Sub-District of Texas, C.S.A.Bonham
- Mineola Masonic Lodge No. 502, A.F. & A.M.Mineola
- Mitchell Bend CemeteryGranbury
- Nevill's Chapel CemeteryMount Pleasant
- Officer J.D. TippitDallas
- Old Campsite of Jesse and Frank JamesDecatur
- Old County JailPalo Pinto
- Old Kent County JailClairemont
- Palava CemeteryRoby vicinity
- Pease River BattlefieldCrowell
- Pease River BattlefieldMargaret
- Pilot GrovePilot Grove
- Pine Street Shoot OutAbilene
- Potter's PointSmithland
- Roanoke I.O.O.F. CemeteryRoanoke
- Sam Bass Train RobberyMesquite
- Scyene Road, OldDallas
- Shackelford County's First Permanent JailAlbany
- Sheriff E. Harrison IkardArcher City
- Sherman Riot of 1930Sherman
- Shootout at the Pittsburg DepotPittsburg
- Shootout at the Quanah DepotQuanah
- Site of Curfew by John J. ClintonAbilene
- Site of Elm SaloonMcKinney
- Site of Fort LydayLadonia
- Site of Home of Captain George T. ToddJefferson
- Site of Lacy HotelDenton
- Site of Scyene Meeting PlaceDallas
- Site of the Union StockadeSulphur Springs
- Solomon Ruffin PerryMarshall
- Taylor Family CemeteryOak Point
- Texas Ranger Captain Ira LongDecatur
- The City of DentonDenton
- The Ernie Wilson MuseumBuffalo Gap
- The Fort Worth HotelFort Worth
- The Young County JailGraham
- Thomas A. LambethCooper
- Turbeville, Sam B.Cooper
- Vicinity of Indian FightMerkel
- Western Heights CemeteryDallas
- Wichita Falls Bank Robbery of 1896Wichita Falls
- William Jesse McDonaldQuanah
- William Jesse McDonaldMineola
- William Lewis EllisSeymour
Outlaws & Lawmen markers in Panhandle (21)
- Boot Hill CemeteryBoys Ranch
- Captain G. W. ArringtonMobeetie
- Early Sheriffs of Armstrong County, 1890-1926Armstrong County
- Emanuel DubbsMobeetie
- Hansford County Sheriff Robert E. (Bob) MartinSpearman
- Hemphill County JailCanadian
- John A. HolmesPanhandle
- Miner CrawfordSilverton
- Mobeetie CemeteryMobeetie
- Old TascosaBoys Ranch
- Old Wheeler County Jail, 1886Mobeetie
- Route of the Old Tascosa-Dodge City TrailDumas
- Sheriff James Sidney TalleyPerryton
- Shoot-out on Jones StreetDimmitt
- Site of Old Springer's Road RanchCanadian
- Site of Old TascosaVega
- TascosaBoys Ranch
- Tascosa Courthouse, 1884.Boys Ranch
- The Historic LSBoys Ranch
- The Red River Plunge of Bonnie and ClydeWellington vicinity
- Tom T. McGeeCanadian
Outlaws & Lawmen markers in South Texas (26)
- Battle of La BolsaProgreso
- Bazán and Longoria MurdersLinn
- Boot Hill CemeteryMcMullen County
- Espantosa LakeCarrizo Springs
- General W.W. SterlingCorpus Christi
- J.T. CanalesBrownsville
- James Abijah BrooksFalfurrias
- Lagarto CemeteryLagarto
- Laredo Election Riot, 1886Laredo
- Los Ebanos Ferry CrossingLos Ebanos
- Los OjuelosMirando City vicinity
- LyfordLyford
- Matanza of 1915San Benito
- Matthew NolanCorpus Christi
- Meansville and KaletaOdem
- Nuecestown RaidCorpus Christi
- Old Hidalgo County JailHidalgo
- Old Rock StoreTilden
- San Juan PlantationSan Juan
- Site of Cortina BattleRio Grande City
- The Armstrong RanchSarita
- The Mier ExpeditionRoma
- Thomas S. ParkerCorpus Christi
- Tom MayfieldSan Juan
- Vicinity of Texas Rangers' Battle of May 29, 1850Alice
- William A. WaughMillett
Outlaws & Lawmen markers in West Texas (26)
- Cottonwood Mott Line CampMatador
- County's First Law MenSnyder
- Dead Man's PassComstock
- Franklin A. LoydLittlefield
- Homer Robert HendersonOdessa
- J. J. PierceCrosbyton
- LangtryLangtry
- Law West of The PecosLangtry
- M. B. Sawyer Ranch HouseBrownfield
- O. P. "Pack" WolfSnyder
- Old Dewey LakeCrosbyton
- R.C. (Dick) WareColorado City
- Rankin CemeteryRankin
- Roy Bean C. S. A.Del Rio
- Site of The Dawson SaloonOdessa
- Site of VinegarroonLangtry
- Sterling CountySterling City
- Sutton County JailSonora
- T. J. FaughtSnyder
- Texas Ranger CampsiteCrosbyton
- The Fitzsimmons-Maher PrizefightLangtry
- The Founding of Colorado CityColorado City
- The Pecos River in Literature and FolkloreLangtry
- W. B. AnglinMidland
- William Marion GreenColorado City
- Y.D. McMurryColorado City
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