Historical Markers of the Trans-Pecos
The first historical markers in Texas date back to 1856 , when the state purchased a pyramid of stones from the Alamo to display at the San Antonio Courthouse in commemoration of that battle . In 1909 , the Texas State Library and Historical Commission was formed , and the following decades saw a flurry of granite markers and statues placed at significant locations and graves throughout the state , including every five miles along the Camino Real or Old San Antonio Road by the Daughters of the American Revolution . Totaling 123 pink granite markers , most of them are still intact . 1936 was the height of the Great Depression ; however , it was also the centennial year of the Texas Revolution and the Republic of Texas , and the Texas Centennial Commission placed over 1,100 historical markers and monuments throughout the state as a commemoration . The current program that places and maintains markers is the Official Texas Historical Marker Program , which began in 1962 . In the past six decades , the number of markers has swelled to over 16,000 in Texas . The Trans-Pecos has its share of these snippets of history , scattered like gems along the highways and byways .
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