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Historical Markers in Presidio
Marfa is the county seat for Presidio County
Presidio is in Presidio County
Presidio County (29) ►
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Hudspeth County (14) ►
Jeff Davis County (41) ►
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1 ► Texas, Presidio County, Presidio — 3413 — Approximate Site of Mission San Francisco de los Julimes —  |
| One of nine Missions established in the Big Bend country by Father Fray Nicolas Lopez, O.F.M., and Don Juan Dominguez de Mendoza in 1683-1684. Maintained by Franciscan missionaries for the civilizing and Christianizing of the Jumano, Julimes and . . . — — Map (db m234634) HM | |||
| 2 ► Texas, Presidio County, Presidio — 716 — Captain Henry Skillman — C.S.A. — |
| Born in Kentucky. Came to Texas before 1846. Was a U. S. Army scout in Mexican War. Established the first mail service from San Antonio to El Paso in 1851. Drove first Butterfield Overland mail coach in 1858 through dangerous Comanche Indian . . . — — Map (db m60854) HM | |||
| 3 ► Texas, Presidio County, Presidio — 1416 — El Fortin de San Jose — (The Little Fort of Saint Joseph) — |
| About 1773, the Spanish garrison at Presidio del Norte, present Ojinaga, Mexico, established El Fortin de San Jose in this vicinity to protect local farmers. The settlement retained the name after the post was abandoned about 1810. After Ben Leaton . . . — — Map (db m60855) HM | |||
| 4 ► Texas, Presidio County, Presidio — 2525 — Home of Ben Leaton — Reported missing |
| First Anglo-American farmer in Presidio County In August 1848, Mr. Leaton acquired the building and it has since been known as Fort Leaton — — Map (db m234608) HM | |||
| 5 ► Texas, Presidio County, Presidio — 3403 — Mission del Apostol Santiago — Reported missing |
| Approximate site of Mission del Apostol Santiago One of nine missions established in the Big Bend country by Father Fray Nicolas Lopez, O.F.M., and Don Juan Dominguez de Mendoza in 1683-1684 Maintained by Franciscan missionaries . . . — — Map (db m234607) HM | |||
| 6 ► Texas, Presidio County, Presidio — 4118 — Presidio del Norte — Reported missing |
| Proximate site of Presidio del Norte de la Junta established by Captain Alonzo Rubin de Celis in 1759-1760. Name of post retained in part by the present town and county. In this vicinity the missions of San Antonio de los Puliques, San Francisco . . . — — Map (db m234606) HM | |||