The stories of Presidio County, TX
8 narrated audio stories from across Presidio County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Presidio County
When Presidio County Lost Its First Capital
A border county redraw sent power west and made Marfa the seat.
Fort Leaton State Historic Site
The Fort That Refused to Vanish
How an old Rio Grande trading post survived into public memory.
Fort Leaton State Historic Site
A Private Fortress on the Chihuahua Trail
How Benjamin Leaton built trade, shelter, and power into adobe walls.
Fort Leaton State Historic Site
Where a Frontier Home Became a Borderlands Crossroads
A thick-walled adobe home that anchored trade on the Chihuahua Trail.
Blackwell School
When Memory Saved Blackwell School
Former students turned painful memories into a place of public memory.
Presidio County
From Marfa Courtrooms to the House Floor
How a Marfa lawyer carried far West Texas into Congress.
Blackwell School
Where Blackwell School Still Speaks
A surviving schoolhouse tells a larger Texas story of segregation and memory.
Presidio County Courthouse
When the County Seat Moved, Marfa Rose in Stone
A courthouse that made Marfa’s new authority impossible to miss.
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