Big Bend National Park in Brewster County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

If You Build It...

Big Bend National Park

Photographed By James Hulse, March 14, 2023

1. If You Build It... Marker

Inscription. With better transportation and extensive advertising, health seekers and vacationers sought out this remote, riverside retreat. Langford's resort flourished from the 1920s to the 1940s. Rooms were $1 per day or $6 per week; hot spring baths were 25¢ each.

As tourism increased, the motor court offered an alternative to camping. Rooms were rustic, with no running water. Look inside the windows and picture yourself staying here a century ago.

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Lower Right: Langford's resort offered opportunities to sample the healing waters of the springs, camp in the shade of trees, or fish for giant flathead catfish in the Rio Grande.
(Images courtesy of the Whitaker Collection)

Erected by National Park Service - U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 29° 10.663′ N, 102° 59.89′ W. Marker is in Big Bend National Park, Texas, in Brewster County. Marker is on Hots Springs Road, 1.6 miles south of Rio Grande Road, on the left when traveling south. The marker is located east of the parking lot along the Hot Springs Trail

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and Rio Grande River. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Big Bend National Park TX 79834, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Rock Art at Hot Springs (within shouting distance of this marker); Reminders of the Past (within shouting distance of this marker); Community (within shouting distance of this marker); Hot Springs Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Healing Waters (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cool Mountains (approx. 2.2 miles away); River and Springs (approx. 2.2 miles away); Chihuahuan Desert (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Big Bend National Park.

More about this marker. The marker is located on the grounds of the Big Bend National Park which requires an entrance fee to access.

Also see . . . Hot Springs Historic District. Big Bend National Park

The Hot Springs Historic District preserves a rich history of human occupation from thousands of years ago to the not-so-distant past. Visitors can study rock art left behind on the limestone cliffs, picture farms of corn, squash, and beans along the river's floodplain, or imagine what it would have been like to meet at the Hot Springs Post Office in the early 1900s to collect
Photographed By James Hulse, March 14, 2023

2. The Marker in front of the motor court cabins
your mail each Monday.

(Submitted on March 25, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The view of the motor court cabins image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, March 14, 2023

3. The view of the motor court cabins

Inside view of one of the cabins image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, March 14, 2023

4. Inside view of one of the cabins

Credits. This page was last revised on March 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 67 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 25, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.