Texas Historical Markers Program
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The Texas Historical Markers Program is a statewide initiative that identifies, interprets, and commemorates historically significant sites in Texas with official roadside markers.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Texas Historical Marker program designation | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public history program
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statewide historic preservation program ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Texas Historical Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dataAccessibleVia | Texas Historical Commission Atlas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
buildings
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events ⓘ historic sites ⓘ individuals significant to Texas history ⓘ structures ⓘ |
| fundingModel | cost of markers typically paid by sponsors ⓘ |
| goal |
to educate the public about Texas history
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to encourage preservation of historic resources ⓘ to promote heritage tourism ⓘ |
| governingBody | Texas Historical Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
publicly accessible marker database
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standardized marker design with Texas outline ⓘ text summarizing historical significance ⓘ unique marker number ⓘ |
| hasProduced | thousands of historical markers across Texas ⓘ |
| involves |
local county historical commissions
ⓘ
local sponsors ⓘ property owners ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Texas ⓘ |
| maintains | online atlas of Texas historical markers ⓘ |
| markerType |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark marker
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historic cemetery marker ⓘ subject marker ⓘ undertold story marker ⓘ |
| operatesAtLevel | state ⓘ |
| output |
cast aluminum historical markers
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interpretive plaques ⓘ |
| purpose |
to commemorate historically significant sites in Texas
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to identify historically significant sites in Texas ⓘ to interpret historically significant sites in Texas ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
National Register of Historic Places listings in Texas
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Recorded Texas Historic Landmark designation ⓘ |
| requires |
documented historical research
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formal application process ⓘ supporting primary sources ⓘ |
| scope | statewide ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
age of resource
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architectural significance ⓘ association with significant events or persons ⓘ integrity of site or structure ⓘ local historical significance ⓘ statewide historical significance ⓘ |
| sponsor | Texas Historical Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 20th century ⓘ |
| uses | official roadside markers ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Texas Historical Marker program designation