The Airmen Marker

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Pine Springs in Culberson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

The Airmen

Airmen Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Julie Szabo, February 9, 2008

1. Airmen Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the Airmen who, like the stage drivers before them, challenged the elements through this pass with the pioneer spirit and courage which resulted in a vast system of airline transport known as "American Airlines".
————— The above inscription appears on the memorial marker placed at the summit of Guadalupe Peak by American Airlines on the centennial of the transcontinental overland mail pioneered by the Butterfield Stage Line passing near this site September 29, 1858 en route to San Francisco.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Markers with Artwork marker series.

Location. 31° 53.599′ N, 104° 49.036′ W. Marker is in Pine Springs, Texas, in Culberson County. Marker is on U.S. 180/62, on the left when traveling east. Click for map. Located near the second entrance to Guadalupe Mountains National Park, just east of the main park entrance. Marker is in this post office area: Salt Flat TX 79847, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. The Pinery (here, next to this marker); Butterfield Overland Mail (within shouting distance of this marker); Groundbreaking for the Pine Springs Visitor Center (approx. 0.3 miles away); The "Committee of Five" (approx. 0.3 miles away); Stephen Tyng Mather (approx. 0.3 miles away); Guadalupe Peak (approx. 3.2 miles away); El Paso Salt War (approx. 15.4 miles away).

Airmen marker side-by-side with "The Pinery" marker. Photo, Click for full size

By Julie Szabo, February 9, 2008

2. Airmen marker side-by-side with "The Pinery" marker.

Credits. This page originally submitted on March 1, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,004 times since then. Last updated on May 4, 2010, by James R. Kuntz of Warrenton, Missouri. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 1, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.