Northeast Side in Randolph Air Force Base in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
PX Filling Station
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 30, 2010
1. PX Filling Station Marker
US Army Air Corps
Primary Flying School
PX Filling Station
Construction completed 23 Feb 1935
Dedicated on 27 Dec 1996
Erected 1996 by Air Education and Training Command.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Education • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 23, 1935.
Location. 29° 32.157′ N, 98° 17.069′ W. Marker is in Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, in Bexar County. It is in the Northeast Side. It can be reached from Second Street West. Marker is off A Street West, about 200 feet SSW of Washington Circle. Access is restricted due to Randolph AFB being an active military installation. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Universal City TX 78148, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Texas and in the San Antonio Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Post Exchange (within shouting distance of this marker); Gas and Electric Sub Station (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Missing Man Monument (about 400 feet away); Building 100 (about 500 feet away); Post Chapel
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 30, 2010
2. PX Filling Station Marker
Looking WNW.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,123 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 11, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
