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Historic sites in Texas

18 Texas dossiers sit on ground the record itself recognizes — registered, marked or preserved sites carrying a second file under the plaque. The history is the strong suit here: what the marker says, what the sources confirm and what the legend added afterward. Claims are reported, not endorsed.

18 dossiers0 counties covered100% open to visitorsMission San José — deepest file
Also filed historic site:California49New York36Pennsylvania34Florida29Alaska25Michigan18Arizona18U.S. Virgin Islands15
Other Texas shelves:standing files56natural sites4
Mission
Medium

Mission San José

San Antonio, Texas

The "Queen of the Missions" of Texas—and the Rose Window.

3 claims · 1 legend→
Mission
Medium

Mission Concepción

San Antonio, Texas

The unrestored 1731 mission—original frescoes still on the walls.

3 claims · 1 legend→
Mission
Medium

San Fernando Cathedral

San Antonio, Texas

The 1738 cathedral where the Alamo dead may rest.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Bridge
Medium

Old Alton Bridge (Goatman’s Bridge)

Denton, Texas

Iron bridge haunted by a lynched goatherd—or a goat-headed demon.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Mission
Medium

Presidio La Bahía

Goliad, Texas

The 1749 fort where the Goliad Massacre happened—Palm Sunday, 1836.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Plaza
Medium

Dealey Plaza

Dallas, Texas

November 22, 1963—the plaza where Kennedy was killed.

2 claims→
Historic House
Medium

Ashton Villa

Galveston, Texas

Historic house in Galveston; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Cemetery
Medium

Aurora Cemetery

Aurora, Texas

Cemetery where legend says an 1897 airship pilot lies buried.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Mission Site
Medium

The Alamo

San Antonio, Texas

1836 mission-fortress where legend says the defenders still guard the walls.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Prison
Medium

Huntsville Unit ("Walls Unit")

Huntsville, Texas

The "Walls"—Texas’s oldest prison and its execution chamber.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Mission
Medium

Mission Espada

San Antonio, Texas

The 1731 mission with the still-running aqueduct.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Fort
Medium

Fort Davis

Fort Davis, Texas

The best-preserved frontier fort in the Southwest—1854, in the Davis Mountains.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Fort
Medium

Fort Concho

San Angelo, Texas

The 1867 fort that anchored San Angelo—and its buffalo soldiers.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Fort
Medium

Fort Richardson

Jacksboro, Texas

The 1867 fort where the Warren Wagon Train raid changed the Plains wars.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Fort
Medium

Fort Griffin

Albany, Texas

The 1867 fort above "the Flat"—the hideout town below.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Fort
Medium

Fort Phantom Hill

Abilene, Texas

The 1851 fort that burned days after its garrison left—ruins since 1854.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Fort
Medium

Fort Leaton

Presidio, Texas

The 1848 adobe trading fort on the Rio Grande—Ben Leaton’s empire.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Fort
Medium

Fort McKavett

Menard, Texas

The 1852 fort "on top of the hill"—one of the best-preserved frontier posts.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Full Texas record → state index· Every historic site filing → status shelf

Record last amended October 2, 2026 · shelves recounted with the archive