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2. Fort D. A. Russell (Texas) - Wikipedia

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   December 14, 2006. Fort D. A. Russell is the name of an American military installation near Marfa, Texas, that was active from 1911 to 1946. It is named for David Allen Russell, a Civil War general killed at the Battle of Opequon, September 19, 1864. It was established in 1911 as Camp Albert, a base for cavalry and air reconnaissance units sent ...

3. Marfa, Texas - Wikipedia

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   Website. cityofmarfa.com. Marfa is a city in the high desert of the Trans-Pecos in far West Texas, United States, between the Davis Mountains and Big Bend National Park, at an elevation of 4685 feet. It is the county seat of Presidio County.The city was founded in the early 1880s as a water stop. The population of Marfa peaked in the 1930s and ...

4. Presidio County, Texas - Wikipedia

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   Presidio County was established from Bexar County on January 3, 1850. Fort Leaton became the county seat. The county was organized in 1875 as the largest county in the United States, with 12,000 square miles (31,000 km 2). Fort Davis was named the county seat. The boundaries and seat of Presidio County were changed in the 1880s.

5. Prada Marfa - Wikipedia

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   Prada Marfa. Prada Marfa is a permanent sculptural art installation by artists Elmgreen & Dragset, located along U.S. Route 90 in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States, 1.4 miles (2.3 km) northwest of Valentine, and about 26 miles (42 km) northwest of Marfa. [1] The installation, in the form of a freestanding building—specifically a Prada ...

6. Building 98 - Wikipedia

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   Building 98. /  30.30306°N 104.02750°W  / 30.30306; -104.02750. Building 98 at Fort D. A. Russell is the historic US army base bachelor officer quarters, officers club, and grand ballroom near Marfa, Texas; it was active from 1911 to 1946. Building 98 is Located at Fort David A. Russell 's central fort complex.

7. Presidio County Courthouse - Wikipedia

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   Added to NRHP. December 20, 1977. Designated TSAL. May 28, 1981. Designated RTHL. 1964. The Presidio County Courthouse is located in Marfa, Presidio County in the U.S. state of Texas. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. It was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1964.