Markers by Topic

The Texas Historical Commission tags each marker with subjects. These are the 34 largest. A marker can appear under several.

• African American History 860
• Aviation 93
• Bridges 56
• Cemeteries 2,550
• Churches and Congregations 2,692
• Civil War 542
• Courthouses 234
• Czech Texans 94
• Doctors and Hospitals 283
• Forts 208
• German Texans 613
• Ghost Towns 331
• Hispanic and Tejano History 238
• Historic Homes 2,203
• Hotels and Inns 152
• Jewish History 52
• Military History 1,571
• Music and the Arts 273
• Native American History 418
• Nature and Geology 415
• Newspapers 105
• Oil and Gas 214
• Pioneers and Early Settlers 1,070
• Railroads 430
• Ranching and Cowboys 533
• Roads and Stagecoach Routes 346
• Schools and Education 1,178
• Spanish Missions 85
• Texas Rangers, Lawmen, and Outlaws 410
• Texas Revolution and the Republic 727
• Towns and Communities 1,358
• Women's History 756
• World War I 54
• World War II 192