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Texas
Centennial Celebration brochure & book cover
Courtesy Sarah
Reveley |
Introduction
by Sarah
Reveley
Most of us are familiar with those big granite markers
with the bronze Texas star, but have no idea what a phenomenal project they represent.
Back in 1936 the State of Texas decided to hold a Centennial celebration,
and like everything else Texas does, it was the biggest and best celebration of
a Centennial the world has ever seen.
The Exposition was held in Dallas,
but the celebration itself involved another exposition in Fort
Worth, and statewide celebrations including construction
of 9 memorial museums, 5 community centers, 16 restorations of historical structures, 2
park improvements, 20 statues of important Texans, and over 1,000 historical
markers, grave markers, and highway markers.
Almost all of these
items are still around, and thanks to recent acquisition of the 1938 book produced
by the State of Texas, "Monuments Commemorating the Centenary of Texas Independence"
we will be bringing the Centennial back to you. Our project will include maps
with historical trails so you can celebrate the Centennial yourself.
If you have photos of markers or structures or sites dated 1936 to contribute,
Please
email Sarah Reveley. - Sarah
Reveley |
To contribute
to the Texas Centennial marker fund, send a check to
Friends of the
Texas Historical Commission
P.O. Box 13497
Austin, TX 78711-3497
Put
Centennial Marker Fund on the check somewhere. |
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