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FROM THE EDITOR
T here has been growing recognition
in the state of Texas of the importance
of heritage tourism. Tourism
can bring new money into our state and
help us to diversify our economy. Preservationists
know tourism can provide the economic
base needed to insure the economic
health of areas which have been preserved.
In May the National Trust for Historic
Preservation announced an exciting new
three-year program designed to educate
preservation advocates and community
leaders on the value of tourism. This program
has two major components: a
national program which will increase
awareness of the importance of historic
resources to tourism, and a state pilot program
which will help communities to
integrate historic resources into new or
existing tourism programs. It is this latter
aim which has direct relevance for the
Texas Historical Foundation and for the
Center for Historic Resources.
The Trust will select four states on the
basis of their applications suggesting the
types of historic communities and themes
that could be developed for tourism within
their borders. Then approximately four
specific communities within each of these
states will be picked to participate. Each
will hire a coordinator who will lead the
effort to identify heritage resources and by
the end of the three-year period will
develop a tourism plan to target potential
tourism markets, gain input from the local
residents and educate them on their tourism
resources, and set goals and objectives.
The Trust is committed to providing continuing
on-site technical assistance and
expertise to each of these communities.
The Foundation and the Center have
already put considerable time and study
into developing heritage tourism. With
the commitment of the National Trust to a
major nationwide effort, we are seeing the
merging of the energies of the different
entities in the state concerned with
historic preservation and with tourism.
On July 27 Mrs. Rita Clements called a
meeting in Austin to discuss the possibility
that Texas apply to participate in this
program. Applications are due in mid-September.
The four states selected by the
Trust to participate in the program will be
announced in January. I represented theFoundation at the July meeting. Associate
Dean Daniel MacGilvray, director of the
Center for Historic Resources, also attended
as did the directors of the Texas Historical
Commission, the Texas State Historical Association,
and representatives of the Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department, and the
Division of Tourism of the Department of
Commerce. Cheryl Hargrove of the National
Trust, who heads the program, made a detailed
presentation and answered questions.
The unanimous reaction was not only
positive toward the initiative but determined
that Texas should make every effort to become
one of the model states since it has such
a wealth and variety of historic resources.
Mrs. Clements scheduled a follow-up meeting
for mid-August. At this meeting the
decision will be made as to what kinds of
heritage sites and themes will be put forward
on our application.
We are optimistic that Texas will succeed,
and that the Foundation and the Center will
be directly involved in the three-year program.
The National Trust is very interested
in collecting brochures, interpretive materials,
local legislation, and zoning ordinances
related to tourism and historic districts, visitor
surveys, and other documentation on how
communities have used historic sites and
areas to attract visitors. If you have such information,
please send it to us, and we will
channel it to the proper office of the Trust.
We would also like to have your reactions and
suggestions. Although specific sites will not
be included in the application, when Texas
becomes a model state those decisions will
have to be made and your input is needed.
Joan Rabins
Editor-in-ChiefLETTERS
ERRATA...
There is an error in the caption of a
photograph in my article, "Ancient Art or
Atomic Garbage" on page 17 of the Summer
1989 issue of Heritage. The caption which
reads "An early view of Christian missionaries?"
is incorrect.
No authority consulted to date has come
up with any evidence of Christian missionaries
that early. The figure described in the
caption as a "missionary" is a spirit figure, with
spiritual power zooming through his right arm
to the animal in front of him.
Alex Apostolides
El PasoD'HANIS BRICK
We own a ranch on the west prong of the
Frio River. A walkway of old brick leads to the
house, and from the start I became fascinated
with them. I assumed from the name D'Hanis
stamped on some that they had been made in
D'Hanis. The others marked "L&L" were a
puzzle and I wondered what that stood for and
how old these bricks were. I took a sampling of
each to add to my "treasures."
Imagine my delight when I read Joan
Rabins' article entitled "Diary of a Texas
Builder: Gus Birkner's Story" and there before
me was a history of the bricks I had grown so
fond of! ...Note in the enclosed photo that the
middle brick shows the "n" in D'Hanis is
backward. I wonder if this designates bricks
made during a certain time period or if it was
an error, and where the logo originated and
what meaning it may have. The color differences
are interesting as well.
Thank you for publishing such interesting
articles. Although I am obviously crazy about
my newfound treasures, please don't consider
me "one brick shy..."
Kindest regards,
Kate L. McDonald
Fort Worth4 HERITAGE * FALL 1989
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