In our youth, most of us cherished dinosaurs, or a specific character from a book, movie or television show that was a dinosaur. Dino from…
There’s no better way to peer into the distant past than to walk into a rock shelter in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands, just west of…
In the late 1800s, many German immigrants gravitated to east-central Texas, where they continued the customs of their homeland. The region’s fertile prairies and natural…
Three major European powers of the 18th century – Spain, France and England – competed for control of territory that ultimately would become Texas. To…
The life-size storefront silhouettes of musicians on Galveston’s Market Street suggest an entertainment venue for partygoers. However, upon entering the Maceo Original Spice and Import…
Independence Trail Region
An Independent Streak
Travel the Independence Trail Region and retrace the steps of Texas independence – from Gonzales and Goliad to the Alamo and San Jacinto. The region covers 28 counties along the Gulf Coast and from Houston to San Antonio.
Wanna get away? Of course you do—we’ve all been a bit stir crazy! The question is how to travel safely. Many Texas Historical Commission (THC)…
Sometimes it is hard to relate to individuals who lived in the past when all we have are words to describe their lives. One way…
It’s an odd-looking set of buildings. A single story convento and a broken church (it was never a chapel) with a Moorish Taco-Bell façade that…
The San Jacinto Monument is a towering tribute to a spectacular military triumph. The Battle of San Jacinto was a landmark in Texas history, an…
It’s a somewhat-hard-to-find oasis in the shadow of downtown San Antonio, but those who do locate the Casa Navarro State Historic Site enrich themselves with…
Of all the places to put down roots, the “Father of Texas” Stephen F. Austin chose a site on the Brazos River as the starting…
