Terlingua

Famous Texas Ghost Town Terlingua With the mother-ore cinnabar strike in 1890, Terlingua became the world's quicksilver capital, yielding 40 percent of nation's need by 1922. Its name from Terlingua (Three Tongues) Creek nearby, was coined by Mexican herders. Comanche, Shawnees and Apaches lived on its upper reaches. Howard E. Perry's two-story mansion overlooked his Chisos Mining Company and townsite here, where 2,000 miners once used its jail, church, ice cream parlor, and theater. The mine flooded, mineral price fell and Terlingua died after World War II. (1966)

Terlingua is a historical marker in Terlingua, Brewster County, dedicated in 1966. It is one of 30 historical markers documented in Brewster County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 45 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.3211, -103.6070 near Terlingua. The nearest cataloged historic site is Federico Villalba (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Terlingua Cemetery, Porfirio Hernandez, and Camposanto del Arroyo.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5377006478. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.