Alpine in Brewster County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Our Pioneers
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, October 24, 2012
1. Our Pioneers Marker
Inscription.
Our Pioneers. . This marble slab and tablet carries our message of grateful remembrance for their interest in and courage to seek a home site in this rugged, yet beautiful range of mountains and valleys. Most of our pioneers came in the eighties and it can be said they were also explorers coming from far-a-way places in Texas and other states. Most all were sons of the soil, seeking ranch lands to raise cattle, sheep and goats. Some had apiaries and hogs, others mining, all raised poultry. They were fortunate that the state of Texas in that period would sell states school land to bonafide settlers on terms of forty years at low interest rate. They faced a Herculean task, limited communication and transportation. Cattle were driven over trails to north central markets. In spite of their many problems by living on the ranch, their energy and frugality paid high dividends. Most all were successful. Their contribution to the growth and development of Brewster County has been great.,
We salute the living , We memorialize the dead.
This marble slab and tablet carries our message of grateful remembrance for their interest in and courage to seek a home site in this rugged, yet beautiful range of mountains and valleys. Most of our pioneers came in the eighties and it can be said they were also explorers coming from far-a-way places in Texas and other states. Most all were sons of the soil, seeking ranch lands to raise cattle, sheep and goats. Some had apiaries and hogs, others mining, all raised poultry. They were fortunate that the state of Texas in that period would sell states school land to bonafide settlers on terms of forty years at low interest rate. They faced a Herculean task, limited communication and transportation. Cattle were driven over trails to north central markets. In spite of their many problems by living on the ranch, their energy and frugality paid high dividends. Most all were successful. Their contribution to the growth and development of Brewster County has been great.
Location. 30° 21.536′ N, 103° 39.79′ W. Marker is in Alpine, Texas, in Brewster County. Marker is at the intersection
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of North 6th Street and West Sul Ross Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North 6th Street. Marker is on the southwest corner. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Alpine TX 79830, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Zacharias Beau T, February 29, 2012
2. Our Pioneers Monument
Northeast lawn with Brewster County courthouse and Colonel Henry Brewster memorial in background.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, October 24, 2012
3. Our Pioneers Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 463 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on November 12, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 2. submitted on November 24, 2012, by Zacharias Beau T of Alpine, Texas. 3. submitted on November 12, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
