Texas Historical Marker Guide

October 13, 2022

BUGFIXES -Fixed a crash when trying to view the narrative on iOS 16 -Fixed a bug which might have prevented the map from being interactive while a search is in progress. -Fixed a bug that prevented getting the current county. -Under the hood improvements make the app run much faster. UI/UX ENHANCEMENTS -Support for iPad has been improved. -New setting allows marker coordinate notifications to be disabled. (New coordinates will still be downloaded when browsing the details of a marker that has new coordinate data available.) -In the marker detail, if there are multiple relationships with the same marker, the related marker will now be listed once and all relationships will be listed in one table row. -Detail buttons in marker detail, when tapped, provide more information. -3D Touch support has been removed in favor of the new Context Menus feature introduced in iOS 13. -Support for new image picker introduced in iOS 14. -Support for iOS 15 DATA UPDATES -More narratives have been added and formatted. Street address; zip code; and plusCode data has been improved for markers in several cities and towns including but not limited to: Abbott; Alice; Amherst; Andrews; Anna; Annona; Anthony; Aquilla; Archer City; Arcola; Barnes; Bastrop; Bayside; Bay City; Baytown; Beasley; Beeville; Bellville; Bettie; Blessing; Blue Ridge; Boling; Borger; Brazoria; Brenham; Briggs; Brownsville; Brownwood; Buffalo; Camden; Camp Wood; Caney; Canyon Lake; Cedar Hill; Cedar Lake; Cedar Lane; Celeste; Center Point; Centerville; Chireno; Childress; Clifton; Clute; Colorado City; Columbus; Comanche; Comfort; Concan; Conroe; Crane; Corrigan; Cross Plains; Crystal City; Damon; Del Rio; De Leon; Denison; Diboll; Dublin; Douglass; Eagle Lake; Early; Earth; East Columbia; Eastland; Ebenezer; Edinburg; El Paso; Electra; Encino; Emory; Ezzell; Fairfield; Falfurrias; Farmersville; Fischer; Floresville; Fluvanna; Forney; Franklin; Fredericksburg; Frelsburg; Frydek; Gail; Gainesville; Galena Park; Garden City; Gilmer; Goliad; Graham (Garza Co.); Grapeland; Grassland; Gregory; Groesbeck; Gustine; Hamlin; Harper; Hearne; Hempstead; Henrietta; Hidalgo; Highlands; Hillsboro; Hockley; Holliday; Howe; Hubbard; Hunter; Independence; Indianola; Industry; Ingram; Jourdanton; Juno; Kamay; Kaufman; Kemp; Kendleton; Klein; Knippa; Kountze; Lafayette; Leesburg; Leggett; Leona; Liberty; Livingston; Lockhart; Lockney; Longview; Lorenzo; Lufkin; Luling; Mabank; Madisonville; Magnolia; Magnolia Beach; Marble Falls; Marfa; Marion; Markham; Marshall; Matagorda; Mauriceville; McAllen; McGregor; McKinney; McQneeney; Melissa; Merkel; Mexia; Midway; Moscow; Moulton; Mountain Home; Nacogdoches; Neches; Nevada; New Berlin; New Ulm; New Waverly; North Zulch; O’Donnell; Oakalla; Oglesby; Olivia; Orange; Orangefield; Orchard; Ore City; Palacios; Pampa; Panhandle; Panna Maria; Pattison; Pine Island; Pittsburg; Plainview; Pledger; Point Blank; Port Lavaca; Port Neches; Post; Prairie View; Presidio; Pritchett; Quitaque; Refugio; Rhonesboro; Richards; Richland; Rosenberg; Rosewood; Rotan; Sabinal; Sachse; San Antonio; San Elizario; San Marcos; Saratoga; Seadrift; Sealy; Shamrock; Sidney; Silverton; Skidmore; Snyder; Spring Branch; Spur; Stafford; Sterling City; Sugar Land; Sweeny; Temple; Terlingua; Three Rivers; Tivoli; Tye; Union Grove; Uvalde; Valley View (Wichita Co.); Van Vleck; Victoria; Vidor; Waller; Wallis; Wellington; West Columbia; White Deer; Whitney; Wied; Windthorst; Woden; Womack; The Woodlands; Zavala

January 14, 2020

BUG FIXES Restored ability to save new coordinates. Restored ability to save marker conditions. Restored graphic that indicates new attractions in the current app version. After tapping coordinate update notification on iPad, Marker details are displayed to right of home view. UI/UX ENHANCEMENTS In About view, support links and email are now tappable. Open Location Codes (Google Plus Codes) are now visible in the marker and attraction detail views. Get directions to Open Location Codes (Google Plus Codes) using Google Maps app. (Requires Google Maps app to be installed on you device.) DATA UPDATES -More narratives have been added and formatted. Street address; zip code; and plusCode data has been improved for markers in several cities and towns including but not limited to: Amarillo; Andice; Bartlett; Bradford; Canyon; Coolidge; Cost; Coupland; Cuero; Dallas; Elkhart; Granger; Jarrell; Leander; Liberty Hill; Meyersville; Fort Worth; Georgetown; Gonzales; New Braunfels; Nordheim; Palestine; Vernon; Westhoff; Wichita Falls; Yoakum

September 30, 2019

NEW FEATURES Dark Mode is supported on iOS 13 New About view gives app information such as version and build numbers, support email link, etc. New App Settings view allows settings to be changed from within Marker Guide. New settings include ability to choose distances to be displayed in imperial or metric units. BUG FIXES Fixed an issue where the Options and other auxiliary views on the map would cover the entire screen on iPad with no way to dismiss them. Fixed an issue which would cause the app to crash while standing on the fishing pier at Fort Parker State Park with Location Services enabled. ICLOUD Expanded coordinate data update notifications from iCloud. DATA UPDATES -More markers have been added. -More markers have topics linked. -More narratives have been added and formatted. -Street address and zip code data has been improved for markers in several cities and towns including but not limited to: Alamo; Albany; Avery; Beckville; Blue Ridge; Boerne; Bogata; Canyon; Colorado City; Copeville; Cross Plains; Donna; El Campo; Earth; Elysian Fields; Farichilds; Farmersville; Ferris; Florence; Garwood; Galveston; Geronimo; Groesbeck; Groom; Hallettsville; Hermleigh; Houston; Humble; Huntsville; Karnes City; Kelsey; Levelland; Lyford; Marfa; McAllen; McLean; Memphis; Mercedes; Mexia; Mission; Moran; Morgan Mill; Navasota; Oakville; Orchard; Palmer; Payne Springs; Pharr; Pilot Point; Plainview; Randolph (Fannin Co.); Richmond; Robstown; Rockdale; Rosenberg; Run; San Juan; San Saba; Seguin; Sherman; Shiner; Stamford; Stockdale; Tioga; Trenton; Weslaco; Wharton; White Oak; Whitesboro; Yoakum

December 17, 2018

BUG FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS The browsed markers list shows dates again. Many under-the-hood changes have been made to make Marker Guide faster and more stable. ICLOUD Receive coordinate data updates from iCloud. New coordinate data will now be added independently of app version updates. DATA UPDATES FOR D.A.R. OLD SAN ANTONIO ROAD MARKERS In 1918, the Daughters of the American Revolution and the State of Texas surveyed and marked the Texas portion of the Old San Antonio Road. Pink granite markers were placed at approximately five mile intervals from the Sabine River all the way to the Rio Grande. Most of these 100-year-old markers still exist today. Data updates in progress for these markers include but are not limited to: Streets and/or street addresses; zip codes; cities and communities; location conditions MARKER DETAILS Scroll down in the marker detail view for more information about the marker’s location such as: which side of the road; whether one of those brown signs (called early warning signs) is present; and whether the marker is visible using Google’s Street View. Coordinate data will start to indicate how reliable the coordinate is. (A future app update will allow users to submit this information via iCloud.) OTHER DATA UPDATES Many marker coordinate additions and corrections (200+) -Street address and zip code data has been improved for markers in several cities and towns including but not limited to: Allen; Argyle; Augusta; Beeville; Bellville; Benbrook; Big Sandy; Birome; Bomarton; Booker; Bosqueville; Brachfield; Brock; Buffalo Springs; Burr; Caldwell; Carbon; Celina; Cestohowa; Chapel Hill; Chireno; Cibolo; Clairette; Concrete; Corpus Christi; Corsicana; Coryell City; Cottonwood; Crystal Beach; Cuero; Crockett; De Kalb; Del Rio; Dial; Dialville; Dickens; Dodge; Doss; Dresden; Dripping Springs; Edom; Euless; Elwood (Fannin Co.); Elwood (Madison Co.); Fort Stockton; Frelsburg; Freyburg; Frisco; Garland; Garrison; Glenfawn; Goliad; Gonzales; Gordon; Gorman; Grand Prairie; Grapeland; Grapevine; Gregory; Hardin; Haskell; Helena; Henderson; Hochheim; Holland; Holliday; Hondo; Hostyn; Huntsville; Independence; Irene; Itasca; Jermyn: Jewett; Joinerville; Kaufman; Keller; Kerrville; Kyle; La Grange; Lakeside City; Lakeside Village; Lamar; Leonard; Lewisville; Lexington; Lingleville; Lockhart; Lorenzo; Markham; Megargel; Midway; Milam; Mildred; Millsap; Mingus; Montague; Mount Enterprise; Morton; Muleshoe; Nacogdoches; Newcastle; New Waverly; Normangee; Oran; Pelham; Perry; Petty; Phillipsburg; Pilgrim; Pinehill; Port Bolivar; Progreso; Quihi; Retreat; Richland Springs; Rising Star; Riverside; Rio Vista; Roxton; Sachse; San Augustine; San Patricio; San Saba; Savoy; Shafter; Sierra Blanca; Springtown; Stafford; Staples; Stratford; Sugar Land; Tenaha; Texarkana; Thurber; Timpson; Tool; Trinidad; Universal City; Van Alstyne; Victoria; Wallis; Waring; Weches; Welfare; Wellington; West; White Hall; Zabickville

December 23, 2017

BUG FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS Improved support for iOS 11 Fixed an issue where the navigation bar would cover the top portion of any view on devices running iOS 10 and earlier. DATA UPDATES -More markers (80+) have been added. -More markers have topics linked. -Many (40+) narratives have been added and formatted. -Street address and zip code data has been improved for markers in several cities and towns including but not limited to: Bonney; Brenham; Burkeville; Farrsville; Freeport; Melissa; Newton; Plano; San Antonio; Shankleville; Surfside Beach; Trout Creek; Quintana; Weimar; West Point

November 16, 2017

BUG FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS -Added support for iPhone X -Database reliability has been further improved. -Marker title displays in photo collection and photo detail views. -Stop crash when viewing marker photos. -Make image picker appear in a pop over view on iPad. -Make photo collection view respond correctly when interface orientation or display mode changes on iPad. -Fixed other miscellaneous bugs DATA UPDATES -Some recent marker dedications have been added. -Many narratives have been added and formatted. -Street address and zip code data has been improved for markers in several cities and towns including but not limited to: Batesville; Calliham; Crockett; Crosbyton; Danevang; Ellis; Gainesville; Gatesville; Hico; Iredell; Kenney; La Feria; Latexo; Linwood; Lubbock; Marion; McAllen; Mercedes; Mesquite; Mission; Moody; Mooreville; Pharr; Poetry; Ralls; Ropesville; Rosebud; Sabinal; Stephenville; Utopia; Wallis; Wills Point; Wolfe City Data updates are ongoing.

September 22, 2017

READY FOR iOS 11 -Minor user interface changes. BUG FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS -Database reliability has been improved. -The Search Markers list view now displays the correct number of markers in Texas as well as the correct number of markers not located. DATA UPDATES -Street address and zip code data has been improved for markers in several cities and towns including but not limited to: Aquilla; Atlanta; Aubrey; Avoca; Barnhart; Bastrop; Bellville; Benjamin; Bertram; Big Spring; Blanket; Boerne; Brackettville; Brady; Brownwood; Burnet; Bushdale; Carrollton; Center; Channing; Cookville; Corinth; Cost; Cotulla; Crosbyton; Denton; Douglass; Eagle Lake; Flower Mound; Friendship; Garden City; Gause; Gatesville; Glen Rose; Goldthwaite; Grey Forest; Gruver; Helotes; Hemphill; Hempstead; Hereford; Jayton; Killeen; Kingsland; Lampasas; Lilac; Lipscomb; Little Elm; Lometa; Lubbock; Mason; Maysfield; Menard; Merkel; Miller Grove; Mount Pleasant; Murphy; New Summerfield; Olton; Pilot Point; Plains; Rockwall; Rogers; Salado; San Gabriel; San Angelo; San Saba; Sanger; Sarita; Seminole; Sherman; Socorro; Stanton; Stiles; Tahoka; Thrifty; Throckmorton; Tucker; Vega; Waxahachie; Worthing; Zephyr

July 3, 2017

BUG FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS -Fixed an issue that prevented map views from getting refreshed when adding flag, favorite, check-in -App now respects user 3D Touch setting without having to reload the current view. -Fixed an issue that prevented enabling dedication notifications. -Fixed some data that would cause a crash when browsing certain markers DATA UPDATES -More recent and upcoming dedication events have been added. -More duplicate records and replacement markers have been identified. -More narratives have been added and formatted. -More places of interest have been added. -Street address and zip code data has been improved for markers in several cities and towns including but not limited to: Barksdale, Ben Wheeler, HoneyGrove, Karnes City, Ladonia, Lamesa, Lefors, Levelland, Lorena, New Ulm, Paducah, Paint Rock, Pampa, Refugio, Roby, Rocksprings, San Augustine, San Felipe, Sealy, Vernon

June 15, 2017

BUG FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS -Start screen did not display the current location after new installation of version 1.2.1. This problem is fixed. (Users who upgraded to version 1.2.1 from a previous version were not affected.) -Search results in any list view are now sorted alphabetically by name or title. -When flagging a Marker while search is active, the badge graphic will get updated. This is also true for checking in; adding to favorites; and any other action that may cause a badge to change. -Fifty record limit has been removed from check-ins, favorites, flagged, shared, browsed, updated, and added marker lists. 3D TOUCH ALTERNATIVES Running on a device with no 3D Touch? No problem! Long press on a table row in most list and detail views to see relevant navigation shortcuts. GRAPHICS Many geographical locations are now represented by images in list views including: Geographical regions; heritage trail regions; counties; cities. Many attractions are also represented by images, but not all. Adding images for attractions will be an ongoing process. Supplementary images have been added to indicate new records in the current app version; and your current location. This will be most evident in the city and attraction list views. HERITAGE TRAILS Heritage Trails have been added as a browsable item. DATA UPDATES -More markers have been added. -More recent and upcoming dedication events have been added. -More duplicate records and replacement markers have been identified. -More narratives have been added and formatted. -More places of interest have been added. -Street address and zip code data has been improved for markers in several cities and towns including but not limited to: Albany, Anderson, Angleton, Ballinger, Bartlett, Bonham, Breckenridge, Bryan, Buffalo Gap, Brady, Bronte, Burkburnett, Caldwell, Calvert, Canyon, Carrizo Springs, Carthage, Castroville, Centerville, Chappell Hill, Chillicothe, Clute, Coleman, College Station, Comanche, Commerce, Cotulla, Cove, Crockett, Crowell, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, Edinburg, El Paso, Elkhart, Emory, Fairfield, Falfurrias, Farwell, Fayetteville, Franklin, Frankston, Frelsburg, Fort Davis, Gail, Georgetown, Glen Rose, Granbury, Grand Saline, Grapeland, Greenville, Groveton, Hallettsville, Hamilton, Henrietta, Industry, Jewett, Jones Creek, Jourdanton, Junction, Kaufman, Kennard, Kermit, Kountze, La Grange, Laredo, Leona, Liberty, Linden, Marfa, Marlin, Marathon, Marquez, Mason, McDade, McKinney, Mentone, Meridian, Mineral Wells, Mont Belvieu, Moulton, Mount Vernon, New Ulm, Newcastle, Normangee, Orange, Palestine, Paris, Pittsburg, Post, Ratcliff, Rio Grande City, Robert Lee, Rockport, Round Rock, Round Top, San Benito, Sandia, Santa Anna, Shiner, Silsbee, Silverton, Somerville, Teague, Temple, Tennyson, Terlingua, Thorndale, Tyler, Valley Mills, Valera, Van, Victoria, Weatherford, West Columbia, Wichita Falls, Winters, Winnsboro, Yorktown. This process is ongoing. LEAVE A REVIEW -Are you using and enjoying Texas Historical Marker Guide? Tell all your friends! Please leave a review!

November 9, 2016

PLACES OF INTEREST -With this release, Texas Historical Marker Guide now has over 600 places of interest listed! DATA UPDATES -Street address and zip code data has been improved for markers in several cities and towns including but not limited to San Antonio, Nacogdoches, Seguin, Fort Stockton, San Marcos, New Braunfels, Marshall, Longview, and Henderson. This will continue in future updates. -More dedications have been added. More marker narratives have been added and formatted. More duplicate records and replaced markers have been identified Data updates are ongoing. MINOR ENHANCEMENTS -Swipe to the left on any marker list to reveal shortcuts for checking in; flagging or unflagging a marker; and adding or removing favorites. -Marker detail view now shows markers that are directly related to that marker, such as duplicate records and replacement markers. LEAVE A REVIEW -Are you using and enjoying Texas Historical Marker Guide? Tell all your friends! Please leave a review!