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The Texas Centennial
1836-1936

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to memorial museums, community centers, restorations of historical structures, park improvements, statues of important Texans, historical markers, grave markers & highway markers ›

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List created by Sarah Reveley

1936 Texqa Centennial Celebrations Brochure cover

Monuments Commemorating the Centenary of Texa Independence book cover

Texas Centennial Celebration brochure & book cover.
Courtesy Sarah Reveley

Introduction by Sarah Reveley

Most of us are familiar with those big granite markers with the bronze Texas star, but have no idea what a phenomenal project they represent.

Back in 1936 the State of Texas decided to hold a Centennial celebration, and like everything else Texas does, it was the biggest and best celebration of a Centennial the world has ever seen.

The Exposition was held in Dallas, but the celebration itself involved another exposition in Fort Worth, and statewide celebrations including construction of 9 memorial museums, 5 community centers, 16 restorations of historical structures, 2 park improvements, 20 statues of important Texans, and over 1,000 historical markers, grave markers, and highway markers.
Almost all of these items are still around, and thanks to recent acquisition of the 1938 book produced by the State of Texas, "Monuments Commemorating the Centenary of Texas Independence" we will be bringing the Centennial back to you. Our project will include maps with historical trails so you can celebrate the Centennial yourself.

1936 Dallas Exposition Centennial Brochure

Sarah Reveley , March 09, 2009

The 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas - aerial photo
Click on image to enlarge
Courtesy Sarah Reveley

Legend for aerial photo 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas

Legend for aerial photo
Courtesy Sarah Reveley

Dallas TX Centennial Exposition Buildings and grounds

Postcard courtesy Sarah Reveley
Texas Centennial Exposition Buildings and Grounds

See Dallas Fair Park - National Historic Landmark

Jim Earl as junior Ranger TX centennial postcard

Jim Earl as junior Ranger
Postcard courtesy Sarah Reveley

Texas centennial celebation monuments & markers

Collage of photos courtesy Sarah Reveley

1. Exposition Buildings

The 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas &
State of Texas Building - Dallas
Fair Park Auditorium (Music Hall)
Will Rogers Memorial Tower, Coliseum, & Auditorium - Ft Worth
Casa Mañana - Ft Worth

2. Memorial Museums

Alamo Museum - San Antonio
Big Bend Historical Museum - Alpine
Corpus Christi Memorial Museum - Corpus Christi
El Paso Centennial Museum - El Paso
Gonzales Memorial Museum - Gonzales
Panhandle Plains Historical Museum - Canyon
Sam Houston Memorial Museum - Huntsville
Texas Memorial Museum - Austin
West Texas Museum - Lubbock

3. Community Centers

David Crockett Memorial Building - Crockett
James Smith Memorial Building - Tyler
Memorial Auditorium & Stadium - Goliad State Park
Sunken Garden Amphitheatre - San Antonio
Texas Pioneers - Trail Drivers - Rangers Museum - San Antonio

4. Restorations

The Alamo - San Antonio
Camp Colorado - Coleman
Charles DeMorse Home - Clarksville
Collin McKinney home - McKinney
Fair Park Esplanade
Finis C. Wills Cabin - Wills Point
Fort Belknap - Newcastle
Fort Concho - San Angelo
Fort Graham - Fort Graham State Park, Hill County
Fort Inglish - Bonham
Fort Parker (no photos)- Limestone County
Fort Richardson - Jacksboro
Mirabeau B. Lamar home - Paris
Old Stone Fort - Nacogdoches
Real Presidio de San Saba - Menard
Sam Houston Steamboat House - Huntsville
San Jose Mission - San Antonio
Vereins Kirche - Fredericksburg

5. Park Improvements

Fannin State Park - Goliad
Washington Park - Brenham

6. Statues

Stephen F. Austin - San Felipe State Park
Founders Statue - Fair Park, Dallas
S Sherman - Galveston
R Ellis - Waxahachie
J P Henderson - San Augustine
R Baylor - Waco
Ben Milam - Cameron
Ben Milam - San Antonio
J A Navarro - Corsicana
Anson Jones - Anson
M B Lamar - Richmond, Fort Bend County
Henry Smith - Brazoria
James Bowie - Texarkana
J Bonham - Bonham
T Rusk - Henderson
P Bell - Belton
Dick Dowling - Sabine Pass
George Campbell Childress - Washington State Park
D G Burnet - Clarksville
M Austin - San Antonio
J Meusebach - Fredericksburg

7. Monuments

Site of First Shot of Texas Revolution, Cost - near Gonzales

San Jacinto - San Jacinto State Park, Houston
Cenotaph - San Antonio
J W Fannin's men - Goliad State Park, Goliad
James Gillaspie - Huntsville
Laredo - Laredo
Mier Expedition & Dawson's men - La Grange
Mr & Mrs Isaac VanZandt - Canton
The Pioneer Women - Denton
Amon B King's Men - Refugio
Mackinzie Trail - Plainview
New Braunfels - New Braunfels
Victoria County - Victoria
Fort Griffin - Fort Griffin State Park - 50 Miles NE of Abilene
Spanish Fort - Spanish Fort
Presidio del Norte - Presidio
Juan de Padilla - Amarillo
Erath Memorial Arch - Stephenville
El Camino Real - Normangee
La Salle - Indianola - near Port Lavaca
David Crockett - Ozona
Henry Clay Smith, Crosbyton

Granite slabs with bronze plaque (15):

F Neri - Bastrop
Constitutional Convention - Washington State Park
Burnet County pioneers - Burnet
Shelby County - Shelby
Cameron County - Brownsville
Jasper County - Jasper
Colorado County - Columbus
Sabine County - Hemphill
Crosby County - Crosbyton
Jackson County - Edna
De Witt County - Cuero
Matagorda County - Bay City
Liberty County - Liberty
Marion County - Jefferson
San Patricio de Hibernia - San Patricio

Granite monuments with plaque (9):

Missions - Zilker Park, Austin
Fight with Urrea's Army - Banquette, Nueces County
Pilgrim Church - Elkhart
Sons of San Patricio at Goliad - San Patricio
McMahan's Chapel - Geneva, near San Augustine
Scottsville - Scottsville, Harrison County
Missions - near San Marcos
Mission Refugio - Refugio
R J Rivers - Georgetown

8. Historical Markers (500) – Partial List:

Acton - Crockett home
Alabama, Site of
Alleyton
Apaches Last Stand - "In This Vicinity"
Atascosito
Battle of Adobe Walls
Battle of Medina
Battle of the Salado
Belgrade
Belle Plain
Ben Ficklin
Benjamin Beason's Crossing
Bethany
Bevilport
(Big Foot) William Alexander A. Wallace
Boot Hill Cemetery
Brownsville Home of Charles Stillman
Brushy Mound
Burnam’s Ferry
Camp Elizabeth
Camp San Saba
Camp Verde (Site of)
Camp Wood (Site of)
Captain Andrew Jackson Berry
Captain Richard Andrews - Siege of Bexar
Christ Church
Cincinnati
Clayton - Church Bethel
College Mound United Methodist Church
Coughlin's Stage Stand
Deaf Smith
Doan's Crossing on Red River
Dove Creek Battlefield
Fanthorp Inn
Farwell 10-30-17
Fayetteville
Fort Chadbourne 4-30-20
Fort Colorado - Site of
Fort Elliott - Site of
Fort Gates, Site of
Fort Lancaster
Fort Lincoln
Fort St. Louis
Fort Stockton, Site of
Fort Terrett, Site of
Frio Town
Gail Borden, Site of Beef Canning Plant
George W. Littlefield
Grierson Spring
Griffin, Site of
Harkin R. Runnels, Site of Home of
Hayrick
Henry Fields
Home of George W. Fulton
Home of Thomas Jefferson Chambers
James Power - Live Oak Point
Jonesville
Kellyville
Lamar (Site of)
Lange's Mill 8-16-19
Larissa - Site of Old Larissa College 1-22-20
Las Rusias
Liendo
Linnville
Loving County
Margaret
Marion
Matagorda
Neil McLennan
Mier Expedition
Milam, East of Lufkin
Mission Dolores A Visita (Site of)
Mission Nuestra Senora de la Purisma Conception (Site of)
Mission Nuestra Senora de la Luz (Site of) 12-5-18
Mission San Lorenzo de la Santa Cruz (Site of)
Mission Santa Cruz de San Saba
Moss Spring Centennial Marker
Mount Vernon
Mount Sterling
Nashville
Newport
Newton County Courthouse (Site of First)
Old Block House (Site of)
Peter's Colony - Texian Land and Emigration Company (Site of)
Petersburg
Pictograph - Concho County
Pierce - Abel H. Pierce / Shanghai Pierce Ranch
Pine Springs - Culberson County
Poblacion de Dolores
Point Bolivar
Regulator-Moderator War - The First Battl e
Reagan County Courthouse (Site of First) in Stiles
Runnels
Sabinetown
Salt War
Sam Houston Oak near Gonzales
Sebastopol
Steamboat Landing, Milam County
Sumpter Trinity County first county seat
Spur
Swartwout
Tascosa
Tee Pee City
Texana
Thomas Jefferson Callihan
Thomas Jefferson Sweeny
Thornton Skirmish
Trading Post of Holland Coffee (Site of)
Trinidad
Wheelock
Wild Rose Pass
Zavala
Zodiac
Yoakum - Trail Drive

Searching for the Pulaski Historical Marker by Barclay Bibson
Where to start describing how I visited the five foot tall granite 1936 Panola County Centennial Historical Marker for the defunct town site of Pulaski, former seat of Panola County?

9. Grave Markers (250) – Partial List

Buried Here - “Warren Wagon Train Massacre” Young County
Captain William Ware
Christian Wertzner - Gay Hill
Francis Wilson - Belgrade
Henry Mordorff - A San Jacinto Veteran
Indian Emily
John Durst
Rev. Benjamin F. Fry
William Goyens, Nacogdoches

Ignoring Warning Signs by Barclay Gibson
Searching for the “Buried Here”1936 Texas Centennial marker
“Warren Wagon Train Massacre”

10. Highway Markers (250) - Partial List

Anderson County
Andrews County
Angelina County
Aransas County
Archer County
Atascosa County
Austin County
Bailey County
Bandera County
Bastrop County
Battle of Adobe Walls
Baylor County
Bee County
Bell County
Blanco County
Boerne
Borden County
Bosque County
Bowie County
Brazos County
Brewster County
Buffalo Springs
Caldwell County
Callahan County
Camp Verde , One Mile to Ruins of
Collingsworth County
Deaf Smith County
Fisher County
Fort Martin Scott
Garza County
Goliad County
Gonzales County - "First Shot of The Texas Revolution"
Hardeman County
Jim Hogg County
Johnson County
Kent County
Kimble County
King County
Knox County
Live Oak County Stanton
Lubbock County
Lynch’s Ferry
Martin County
Matagorda County
McLennan County
McMahan Chapel
Menard County
Mitchell County
Panola County
Pease River Battlefield
Roberts County
Route 66
Terry County
Travis County
Webster Massacre in Leander
Wheeler County

Feature Stories

So, Just What is a Centennial Marker Anyway by Barclay Gibson 9-1-14

The Double Barrel Discount by Barclay Gibson 6-12-12

My Visit to the Pictograph Centennial Marker in Concho County in January 2012 by Barclay Gibson 6-1-12

"I Want to See Your Machete" by Barclay Gibson 5-29-12

Burnam’s Ferry Centennial Marker - The Story by H.H. Howze 7-20-11

Burnham's Ferry Marker In-Waiting 7-20-11

San Jacinto Centennial Association and Houston observances during Texas Centennial of 1936 by Mark W. Lambert4-1-11

Our Neglected 1936 Texas Centennial by Sarah Reverley 1-28-11

Contribute
If you have photos of markers or structures or sites dated 1936 to contribute, Please email Sarah Reveley at sarah_reveley@att.net . - Sarah Reveley

"Barclay Gibson's work on the Texas Centennial has made the project a success. To date he has photographed over 250 markers, buildings, and sites. Many of these would have never been found without his perseverance." - Sarah Reveley, March 11, 2010

Sarah Reveley's website on Texas Centennial:
http://www.picturetrail.com/neglected_tx_centennial

To contribute to the Texas Centennial marker fund, send a check to
Friends of the Texas Historical Commission
P.O. Box 13497
Austin, TX 78711-3497
Put Centennial Marker Fund on the check somewhere.

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