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Marathon Baptist Church
Photograph of the Marathon Baptist Church, est. 1898, completed in 1910.
Date:
September 24, 2019
Creator:
Hicks, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Federico Villalba Historical Marker
Texas Historical Commision Marker Located in the Terlingua, TX Cemetery. Text reads: "Villalba family tradition traces their lineage to Algiers where several generations were members of the Order of Santiago. In 1764, Federico's great-grandfather, Juan Villalba, traveled to New Spain (Mexico). He founded Rancho Villalba in 1773 near present-day Aldama, Chihuahua, where Federico Villalba was born in 1858. Federico left his family's ranch and moved to San Carlos near the U.S.-Mexico border. He set up a store, selling rope, leather goods and sundries; it soon became important in San Carlos, and eventually supplied the military in the area. In the early 1880s, Villalba expanded his business interests into Texas. He settled in an area he called Cerro Villalba and opened a store. In 1889, Federico married Maria Cortez and began purchasing land. In 1902, Villalba located an outcrop of cinnabar, a mineral that produces mercury, and became the first Hispanic in the county to file a mining claim. Villalba, Tiburcio de la Rosa, D. Alarcon, and William study entered into a partnership that covered six parcels of twenty-one acres each, including what became known as the study butte mine. The Associated Mining Community took on the mine's name (Study Butte), …
Date:
September 27, 2019
Creator:
Hicks, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alpine Train Depot
Track-side photograph of the Alpine Train Depot, commissioned by the Texas and New Orleans Railroad and built in 1946.
Date:
September 24, 2019
Creator:
Hicks, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gonzo Grave Terlingua Cemetery
Grave in Terlingua Cemetery. Marker reads: "GONZO Mark J. Lemke Arrived: 1/5/56 Departed: 5/14/07 Live Life Large" Memorialized with buddah statues, prayer flags, flowers, an oar, assorted broken pottery.
Date:
September 27, 2019
Creator:
Hicks, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
South Pacific Depot - Rear Facade
Photograph of the rear side of the old Southern Pacific Railroad depot. (Located at 3rd and Ave. J.)
Date:
September 24, 2019
Creator:
Hicks, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Old Jailhouse. Marathon, TX
Photograph of Jailhouse (located at Southwest corner South Avenue C and 2nd) in Marathon, Texas.
Date:
September 24, 2019
Creator:
Hicks, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Marathon Historical Museum
Southward facing photograph of adobe structure with metal roof housing the Marathon Historical Museum. An affixed Texas State Historical Survey Committee marker reads: "FIRST SCHOOL HOUSE Oldest school building in Brewster County. Built in 1888. Used for all public meetings and all elections. Restored in 1928 by Ladies of Marathon Study Club. Is known as the Club House. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965."
Date:
September 24, 2019
Creator:
Hicks, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tiny Target
Photograph of an abandoned cinderblock building located on U.S. 90 approx. half-way between Alpine and Marathon, TX. Building is affixed with Target wordmark and logo. A single red shopping cart sits outside. Smith Peak is visible in the background.
Date:
September 24, 2019
Creator:
Hicks, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Saint Mary's Catholic Church]
Photograph of the Saint Mary's Catholic Church (located at Southeast corner Avenue C and North 3rd) in Marathon, Texas.
Date:
September 24, 2019
Creator:
Hicks, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boss Bird David Tinsley Grave Terlingua Cemetery
Above ground stone memorial of David Tinsley 1938-2014. Gravesite is adorned with chickens; cross appears to be constructed from airplane propellers which reads "BOSSBIRD" on the vertical axis.
Date:
September 27, 2019
Creator:
Hicks, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Terlingua Cemetery
Graves in Terlingua Cemetery.
Date:
September 27, 2019
Creator:
Hicks, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grave - Terlingua Cemetery
Graves marked with wooden crosses in Terlingua Cemetery.
Date:
September 27, 2019
Creator:
Hicks, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grave - Terlingua Cemetery
Wooden Crosses and stacked stones on grave - Terlingua Cemetery
Date:
September 27, 2019
Creator:
Hicks, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
World Famous Clay Henry Mayor of Lajitas
Photograph of a goat pen located on the north side of Highway 170 in Lajitas, TX near Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park. A sign reads: "World Famous Clay Henry Mayor of Lajitas." Clay Henry IV is visible in the foreground while an unidentified companion goat can be observed in the background.
Date:
September 27, 2019
Creator:
Hicks, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Captain Albion E. Shepard House
Exterior Photograph of the Entrance to the Captain Albion E. Shepard House in Marathon, TX. A Texas Historical Commision Marker reads: In 1883, completion occurred of the extension of tracks by the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway (G.H. & S.A. Ry.) Line located between El Paso and San Antonio. Retired sea captain Albion E. Shepard arrived in the region as a railroad surveyor. He acquired much land in the area, including Section 18, Block 4 of the G.H. & S.A. Railway survey. Tradition documents the naming of Marathon to Captain Shepard’s observations of the similarity of the valley and its encircling hills to Marathon, Greece, where the mountains meet the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. At this site, Captain Shepard applied for a post office in September 1882 where he became the first postmaster. He deeded Section 18 to his son Ben Shepard for the creation of the Marathon townsite on December 6, 1885 on an existing siding of the railroad. Captain Shepard established “Iron Mountain Ranch” on 58 sections of ranchland bought from F. W. Folts on March 10, 1882, located in the Glass Mountains along the north line of the Marathon Basin. The ranch was stocked with …
Date:
September 24, 2019
Creator:
Hicks, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Casa Grande Peak
Photograph of Casa Grande Peak in Big Bend National Park.
Date:
September 25, 2019
Creator:
Hicks, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sam Nail Ranch
Remains of walls and a windmill on the Sam Nail Ranch in Big Bend National Park.
Date:
September 25, 2019
Creator:
Hicks, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Milky Way in the Chisos Mountains
Photograph of the Milky Way Galaxy as seen from the Chisos Basin in Big Bend National Park.
Date:
September 26, 2019, 10:11 p.m.
Creator:
Hicks, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Panoramic view from Sotol Vista Overlook
West-southwest facing panorama from the Sotol Vista Overlook in Big Bend National Park. Goat Mountain and Buro Mesa frame the photograph. Kit Mountain sits in front of Santa Elana Canyon which flanks the Mesa de Anguila and Sierra Ponce. Mountains within the Parque Nacional Cañon de Santa Elena rise in the distance.
Date:
September 25, 2019
Creator:
Hicks, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mule Ear Peaks
Photograph of the Mule Ear Peaks in Big Bend National Park.
Date:
September 25, 2019
Creator:
Hicks, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Homer Wilson Ranch and Carousel Mountain
Photograph of the Homer Wilson Ranch nestled within Blue Creek Canyon under Carousel Mountain in Big Bend National Park.
Date:
September 25, 2019
Creator:
Hicks, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History