National Historic Landmark-Resaca De La Palma Battlefield

National Historic Landmark- Resaca De La Palma Battlefield

In the early hours of May 9, 1846, after the battle of Palo Alto, Mexican forces under Maj. Gen. Mariano Arista retreated to Resaca de la Palma; Brig. Gen. Zachary Taylor and his ...

National Historic Landmark- Randolph Field Historic District

National Historic Landmark- Randolph Field Historic District

Randolph Field, Texas, played an exceptional role in the development of the air arm of the United States Army, which eventually achieved its independence as the United States Air Force in September 1947.

It was ...

National Historic Landmark-Presidio La Bahia

National Historic Landmark- Presidio Nuestra Senora De Loreto De La Bahia

Constructed in 1749, this is perhaps the finest example in the country of a Spanish presidio.

Spanish soldiers were garrisoned here to protect nearby missions; this post later played an important ...

National Historic Landmark- Palo Alto Battlefield

National Historic Landmark- Palo Alto Battlefield

Here, on May 8, 1846, 2,300 U.S. Army soldiers led by Brig. Gen. Zachary Taylor engaged 3,300 Mexican troops under the command of Maj. Gen. Mariano Arista in the first of two important battles of ...

National Historic Landmark- Palmito Ranch Battlefield

National Historic Landmark-Palmito Ranch Battlefield

The battle at Palmito Ranch was the last of the Civil War, fought a month after Lee's surrender. With the defeat, the Confederates lost their access to trade with Mexico and Europe through ships anchored in ...

National Historic Landmark-Mission Concepcion

National Historic Landmark - Mission Concepcion

Established in 1731 by Franciscan friars, this is the best preserved of the Texas missions. The massive church building is designed in Mexican Baroque style, with twin bell towers.

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National Historic Landmark-Majestic Theatre

National Historic Landmark - Majestic Theatre

The great movie palaces gradually replaced burlesque as entertainment within everyone's reach, rich and poor alike. In the 1920s and '30s, the picture palace flourished in big cities and small towns, as fantasy worlds into ...

National Historic Landmark-Spindletop

National Historic Landmark - Spindletop Oil Field Lucas Gusher

On January 10, 1901, at Spindletop, a little knoll of land rising out of a swampy prairie, the first great oil gusher roared in.

Lucas Gusher signaled the opening of the vast oil ...

National Historic Landmark-Lubbock Lake Site

National Historic Landmark - Lubbock Lake Site

Discovered in the 1930s, excavations at the site in Yellow House Canyon have revealed a stratified sequence of human habitation spanning 11,000-12,000 years and providing evidence for occupation during Clovis, Folsom, Plainview, Late Paleo-Indian, ...

National Historic Landmark-USS Lexington Aircraft Carrier

National Historic Landmark - USS Lexington, USS Aircraft Carrier

Within naval history, it can be said that the first half of the 20th century belonged to the battleship, while the second half of the century was the era of the aircraft ...