Alpine in Brewster County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
John R. Holland
(1852 1922)
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 24, 2012
1. John R. Holland Marker
Inscription.
John R. Holland. (1852 1922). Born in Wharton County, John Riley Holland as a young man moved to Brady (McCulloch Co.) to become a rancher. He married Mary L. Fuller in 1881; the couple had two children, Crystal and Clay. By 1884, the Hollands moved to Presidio County near Murphyville (now Alpine) and John established a ranching operation in the Davis Mountains. In 1907, he acquired property in Alpine and constructed the Hotel Holland the next year. It became a gathering place for ranchers and businessmen and is near the site of Crystal (Holland) Spannell's murder in 1916. Today, John R. Holland is remembered as a rancher, entrepreneur and civic leader whose activities were vital to the growth of Alpine.
Born in Wharton County, John Riley Holland as a young man moved to Brady (McCulloch Co.) to become a rancher. He married Mary L. Fuller in 1881; the couple had two children, Crystal and Clay. By 1884, the Hollands moved to Presidio County near Murphyville (now Alpine) and John established a ranching operation in the Davis Mountains. In 1907, he acquired property in Alpine and constructed the Hotel Holland the next year. It became a gathering place for ranchers and businessmen and is near the site of Crystal (Holland) Spannell's murder in 1916. Today, John R. Holland is remembered as a rancher, entrepreneur and civic leader whose activities were vital to the growth of Alpine.
Erected 2009 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 15965.)
Location. 30° 21.442′ N, 103° 39.753′ W. Marker is in Alpine, Texas, in Brewster County. It is at the intersection of West Holland Avenue (U.S. 67/90) and North 6th Street, on the left when traveling east on West Holland Avenue. Marker is on the northwest corner. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 W Holland Ave, Alpine TX 79830, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Texas’ Trans-Pecos & Big Bend Region. It is also in the American Southwest. 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 Comancherνa, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
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Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 24, 2012
2. John R. Holland Marker
Photographed by Brian Anderson, August 31, 2019
3. John R. Holland Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,319 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 13, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 3. submitted on October 6, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
