This National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary was developed as a demonstration project by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers. The itinerary is designed to introduce the traveller to the wide range of historic places listed in the National Register, from National Parks, to locally significant historic districts. Visiting these historic sites can help foster an understanding and appreciation of our Nation's past, and encourage the preservation of these significant places as living parts of our communities.

This itinerary was first created as a printed brochure, the design and initial printing of which were made possible by a gift from the American Express Company to the National Park Foundation, the official nonprofit partner of the National Park Service. Proceeds from the sale of the itinerary help support the National Park Service in expanding and maintaining the National Register of Historic Places. The printed brochure was prepared by: Carol Shull, Patty Chrisman and Patrick Andrus, National Register of Historic Places; Nell Dieterle, Cultural Resources Geographic Information Systems Facility, former Interagency Resource Division, National Park Service; and Kathleen Madigan, National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers in cooperation with the Texas Historical Commission and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers.

The online version of the South and West Texas, the 35th in our series of online itineraries, was produced by the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places and NCSHPO. It includes six historic places in Gavleston, not included in the previously printed version because of space limitations. It was created under the direction of Carol D. Shull, Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, Patrick Andrus, Heritage Tourism Program Manager, and Beth L. Savage, Publications Managing Editor. National Register web production team members included Jeff Joeckel, who designed the itinerary, Rustin Quaide, and Shannon Bell (all of NCSHPO) and National Register interns, Rebecca Dorfman, Brown University, and Lindsey Wallace, Ohio State University. South and West Texas is based on information in the files of the National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks collections. These materials are kept at 1201 Eye St., NW, Washington, D.C., and are open to the public from 9:00am to 12:00pm, Monday through Thursday.

For more information on historic places in South and West Texas contact:

Texas Historical Commission
Tourism Division, Texas Department of Commerce