[Historic Marker Application: Eagle Pass Post Office]

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Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Eagle Pass Post Office, in Eagle Pass, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.

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[14] p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 11 photographs

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Texas Historical Commission 1996.

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Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Eagle Pass Post Office, in Eagle Pass, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.

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[14] p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 11 photographs

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These files document historically significant buildings from five Texas heritage regions. Landmark status is awarded to structures deemed worthy of preservation and is the highest honor of its kind in Texas.

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  • 1996

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  • May 14, 2014, 6:37 a.m.

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Texas Historical Commission. [Historic Marker Application: Eagle Pass Post Office], text, 1996; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth410918/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Historical Commission.

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