Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 6:00am
By Andy Rhodes, The Medallion Managing Editor
Nestled among Texas’ rolling hills and meandering creekbeds are slight depressions in the earth known as swales. Barely visible to the untrained eye, swales descend into the surrounding landscape, forming elongated u-shaped indentations resulting from centuries of foot, horse, and wagon traffic. In eastern Texas, many swales are...
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 12:07pm
By Amy Borgens, State Marine Archeologist
In the northern Gulf of Mexico’s shallow waters, visibility is often poor at best. But beneath the lightly lapping waves are the remains of a diverse array of historic shipwrecks, some discovered, but most unknown to archeologists, historians, and enthusiasts.
The Texas Historical Commission’s (THC) marine archeology program has long been...
Monday, May 13, 2013 - 4:57pm
By Andy Rhodes, The Medallion Managing Editor
Historic Texas courthouses have been basking in the spotlight this year, allowing these iconic structures to be flattered in a luminous glow. Dozens of distinctive courthouses have been highlighted in national and statewide awareness campaigns, bringing needed attention to their significance in Texas history and continuing need for...
Friday, May 10, 2013 - 4:12pm
By Andy Rhodes, The Medallion Managing Editor
The Battle of Sabine Pass was considered one of the Confederate Army’s most successful maritime victories of the Civil War. Sabine Pass Battleground—now one of the Texas Historical Commission’s (THC) 20 state historic sites—recently received several interpretive upgrades to help better tell the real stories of this real place in Texas...
Friday, February 8, 2013 - 4:42pm
By Andy Rhodes, The Medallion Managing Editor
William McWhorter, the Texas Historical Commission’s (THC) Military Sites Program coordinator, was a featured guest speaker at a panel discussion in Frankfurt, Germany, last October. While there, he discussed the history of German civilian internees held in Texas and other U.S. locations during World War II. Upon his return, McWhorter shared...
Friday, February 8, 2013 - 4:27pm
By A. Elizabeth Brummett, THC State Coordinator for Project Review
Just beyond the blur of rushing cars on a west Austin expressway lies Camp Mabry, the oldest state-owned military facility, and Texas’ third oldest active military post, established in 1892. The 368-acre site contains nearly 50 historic features, including an 1892 parade ground, wood-frame and brick World War I-era...
Thursday, February 7, 2013 - 4:15pm
By Andy Rhodes, The Medallion Managing Editor
Last summer, a packed house celebrated the grand opening of Fulton Mansion’s new Education and History Center in Rockport. The event represented the culmination of more than a decade’s worth of planning and development at the mansion, one of the Texas Historical Commission’s (THC) 20 historic sites.
With its distinctive mansard roof...
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - 4:08pm
By Debra Farst, Andy Rhodes, and Matt Synatschk
THC Staff
These real numbers tell the real story about the Texas Historical Commission’s (THC) positive effect on Texas’ economy: The impact of historic preservation in Texas is more than $1.7 billion annually. This results in more than 40,000 jobs, $890 million in income, $1.4 billion in gross state product, and $445 million in...
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