List of Texas state historic sites
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This is a list of historic sites in Texas under the authority of the Texas Historical Commission
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Texas Historical Commission
The Texas Historical Commission is an agency dedicated to historic preservation within the state of Texas. It administers the National Register of Historic Places for sites in Texas....
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- Acton State Historic SiteActon State Historic SiteActon State Historic Site, located approximately east of Granbury in Hood County, Texas , is the grave site of Elizabeth Patton Crockett,second wife of Davy Crockett, who married him in Tennessee in 1815. She died January 31, 1860. The site also contains the graves of her son Robert and Robert's...
, ActonActon, TexasActon is a small unincorporated community located about seven miles due east of Granbury on the Brazos River in Hood County, Texas, United States. It is the home of Acton State Historic Site, which is the burial site of Elizabeth Crockett, second wife of Davy Crockett. The site consists of ,... - Caddoan Mounds State Historic SiteCaddoan Mounds State Historic SiteThe Caddoan Mounds State Historic Site is an archaeological site in Cherokee County, Texas built by the Caddoan Mississippian culture. The site has two platform mounds and one burial mound. Archaeologists believe the site was founded in approximately 800 CE, with most major construction taking...
, AltoAlto, TexasAlto is a town in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,190 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Alto is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.... - Casa Navarro State Historic Site, San AntonioSan Antonio, TexasSan Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
- Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site, MexiaMexia, TexasMexia is a city in Limestone County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,552 at the 2008 census.The city's motto, based on the fact that outsiders tend to mispronounce the name , is "A great place, no matter how you pronounce it."...
- Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic SiteEisenhower Birthplace State Historic SiteEisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site, located at 208 East Day Street in Denison, Texas, is the birthplace of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was born in the house on October 14, 1890, the first United States President to be born in Texas....
, DenisonDenison, TexasDenison is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 22,773 at the 2000 census; it is estimated to have grown to 24,127 in 2009. Denison is one of two principal cities in the Sherman-Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:... - Fannin Battleground State Historic Site, FanninFannin, TexasFannin is an unincorporated community in eastern Goliad County, Texas, United States. Its elevation is 141 feet . It is part of the Victoria, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Recreation:...
- Fort Griffin State Historic SiteFort GriffinFort Griffin was a Cavalry fort established in the late 1860s in the northern part of West Texas, specifically northwestern Shackelford County, to give settlers protection from early Comanche and Kiowa raids...
, AlbanyAlbany, TexasAlbany is a city in Shackelford County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,034 at the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Shackelford County.-History:... - Fort Lancaster State Historic Site, SheffieldSheffield, TexasSheffield is an unincorporated community in Pecos County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 600 in 2000.-Geography:...
- Fort McKavett State Historic SiteFort McKavett State Historic SiteFort McKavett State Historic Site is a state park in Menard County, Texas, United States. Fort McKavett was a frontier fort established as Camp San Saba in 1852 to protect settlers from Indian raids...
, MenardMenard, TexasMenard is a city in and the county seat of Menard County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,653 at the 2000 census.-Geography:... - Fulton Mansion State Historic Site, FultonFulton, TexasFulton is a town in Aransas County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, this South Texas coastal fishing community had a population of 1,553...
- Landmark Inn State Historic SiteLandmark Inn State Historic SiteThe Landmark Inn State Historic Site is a historic inn in Castroville, Texas, United States.In 1839, Cesar Monod, a Swiss immigrant, arrived in Indianola, Texas He settled on two lots in Castroville along the Medina River...
, CastrovilleCastroville, TexasCastroville is a city in Medina County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,664 at the 2000 census. Prior to 1893, Castroville was the first county seat of Medina County.... - Levi Jordan Plantation State Historic SiteLevi Jordan PlantationThe Levi Jordan plantation was one of the largest sugar and cotton producing plantations in Texas during the mid-19th century.- Levi Jordan :...
, BrazoriaBrazoria, TexasBrazoria is a city of Brazoria County in the U.S. state of Texas within the metropolitan area. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 2,787.Brazoria was originally founded as a port for Stephen F... - Magoffin Home State Historic SiteMagoffin HomesteadMagoffin Homestead was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. The surrounding area was declared the Magoffin Historic District on February 19, 1985...
, El PasoEl Paso, TexasEl Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States... - National Museum of the Pacific WarNational Museum of the Pacific WarThe National Museum of the Pacific War is located in Fredericksburg, Texas, the boyhood home of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. Fleet Admiral Nimitz served as CinCPAC, Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet during World War II...
, FredericksburgFredericksburg, TexasFredericksburg is the seat of Gillespie County, in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 Census estimate, the city had a population of 10, 530... - Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site, Sabine PassSabine Pass, TexasSabine Pass is a neighborhood of Port Arthur, Texas, United States. It lies on the west bank of Sabine Pass, near the Louisiana border.Originally known as Sabine City, the original date of settlement of Sabine Pass is unknown, but is estimated at 1836...
- Sam Bell Maxey House State Historic Site, ParisParis, TexasParis, Texas is a city located northeast of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex in Lamar County, Texas, in the United States. It is situated in Northeast Texas at the western edge of the Piney Woods. Physiographically, these regions are part of the West Gulf Coastal Plain. In 1900, 9,358 people lived...
- Sam Rayburn House MuseumSamuel T. Rayburn HouseSamuel T. Rayburn House, also known as The Home Place and Sam Rayburn House Museum, was home to Samuel T. Rayburn, a famously effective Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976....
, BonhamBonham, TexasBonham is a city in Fannin County, Texas, United States. The population was 10,127 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Fannin County. James Bonham sought the aid of James Fannin at the Battle of the Alamo.... - San Felipe State Historic Site, San FelipeSan Felipe, TexasSan Felipe, also known as San Felipe de Austin, is a town in Austin County, Texas, United States. The town was the social, economic, and political center of the early Stephen F. Austin colony. The population was 868 at the 2000 census.-History:...
- Starr Family Home State Historic SiteStarr Family Home State Historic SiteStarr Family Home State Historic Site is a historical site operated by the Texas Historical Commission in downtown Marshall, Texas. The site encompasses several structures used by the Starr Family; most notably the main house or Starr Home, Maplecroft, and the Rosemont Cottage.The site portrays...
, MarshallMarshall, TexasMarshall is a city in Harrison County in the northeastern corner of Texas. Marshall is a major cultural and educational center in East Texas and the tri-state area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Marshall was about 23,523... - Varner–Hogg Plantation State Historic SiteVarner–Hogg Plantation State Historical SiteThe Varner–Hogg Plantation State Historic Site is a historic site operated by the Texas Historical Commission. The site was the home of former Governor of Texas James S. Hogg and his family. The site is located outside of West Columbia, in Brazoria County....
, West ColumbiaWest Columbia, TexasWest Columbia is a city in Brazoria County in the U.S. state of Texas within 50 miles of Eastern Columbia. The population was 4,255 at the 2000 census....