Preservation: You Can Help
Search OptionsPreservation: Remember the Alamo (Replica)
John Wayne starred in 1960's The Alamo, filmed on a 500 acre set that took two years to build.
Preservation: An Artistic Renovation
In 1940 Olaf Wieghorst found his calling as a Western artist.
Preservation: Saving the Neighborhood
Wyoming was still living the Wild West when the state's first governor's mansion was built in Cheyenne in 1904.
Surrender Site
We now know just where the Mexican army surrendered to Sam Houston's forces at the Battle of San Jacinto.
Preservation: Where the Bodies are Buried
In 2007, the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum in Waco was expanding its facility.
Preservation: Indians on the Internet
The National Museum of the American Indian houses three Smithsonian museums.Preservation: Monument for a Madam
Mary Porter held a unique position in Fort Worth, Texas, society in the 1890s.
Preservation: Galvanizing Galveston
Hurricane Ike put a hurt on the Texas port city of Galveston in mid-September. Thirteen-foot floodwaters wreaked havoc with structures both old and new.
Preservation: Canada Can-Do
Ontario, Canada, thrived due to the railroads that crisscrossed the region in the 1800s.
Preservation: The Fort That Wouldn't Die
New Mexico's Fort Bayard was built in 1866 to protect settlers from the Apache until Geronimo surrendered 20 years later.