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Historical Markers in Study Butte-Terlingua

 
Clickable Map of Brewster County, Texas and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Brewster County, TX (80) Jeff Davis County, TX (41) Pecos County, TX (56) Presidio County, TX (29) Terrell County, TX (7)  BrewsterCounty(80) Brewster County (80)  JeffDavisCounty(41) Jeff Davis County (41)  PecosCounty(56) Pecos County (56)  PresidioCounty(29) Presidio County (29)  TerrellCounty(7) Terrell County (7)
Alpine is the county seat for Brewster County
Study Butte-Terlingua is in Brewster County
Brewster County (80)  ►
ADJACENT TO BREWSTER COUNTY
Jeff Davis County (41)  ►
Pecos County (56)  ►
Presidio County (29)  ►
Terrell County (7)  ►
Mun. Manuel Benevides, Chihuahua (0)  ►
Mun. Acuña, Coahuila (0)  ►
Mun. Ocampo, Coahuila (0)  ►
 
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1 ► Texas, Brewster County, Study Butte-Terlingua — Big Bend Ranching: South — Big Bend Snapshot History —
The southern region of Brewster County is characterized by rough terrain and low elevations with higher temperatures and less rainfall than in other parts of the County. As a result, only the hardiest of cattle can thrive here. Border . . . — — Map (db m218777) HM
2 ► Texas, Brewster County, Study Butte-Terlingua — E.E. Townsend — Big Bend Snapshot History —
Everett Ewing Townsend, called the "father of the Big Bend National Park," was instrumental in initiating, promoting and finally bringing into reality the idea of a public park along the Big Bend of Texas' Rio Grande. Townsend was born on . . . — — Map (db m218918) HM
3 ► Texas, Brewster County, Study Butte-Terlingua — Ranching in the Big Bend — Big Bend Snapshot History —
Transportation In the thirty years following the Civil War, massive trail drives brought more than 10 million cattle to markets in the Midwest. Driving herds across country was time-consuming and expensive in staff, supplies and wear on the . . . — — Map (db m218636) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 10, 2026