# Texas Historical Commission marker "Marfa Lights" (1988)

> The state marker at the viewing area, dated 1988. It gives the first recorded sighting as rancher Robert Ellison's in 1883, lists campfires…

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# Texas Historical Commission marker "Marfa Lights" (1988)

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[![Posted to Flickr as "Marfa Lights"; the marker's text is legible at full size.](https://mysteriesdept.com/media/folio/marfa-lights-marker-1988)](https://mysteriesdept.com/media/folio/marfa-lights-marker-1988?w=2000)

Posted to Flickr as "Marfa Lights"; the marker's text is legible at full size.

The state marker at the viewing area, dated 1988. It gives the first recorded sighting as rancher Robert Ellison's in 1883, lists campfires, phosphorescent minerals, swamp gas, static electricity, St Elmo's fire and "ghost lights" among the explanations, and says scholars have recorded over 75 local folk tales about the lights.

QuesterMark. CC BY-SA 2.0

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**Photograph** QuesterMark · flickr.com · CC BY-SA 2.01 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://www.flickr.com/photos/52855156@N00/51585313893)

## Where it was made

[Marfa Lights Viewing Area, US 90 east of Marfa](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0DCKF9FVT6YF/marfa-lights-viewing-area-us-90-east-of-marfa) · Roadside viewing area

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Texas Historical Commission marker "Marfa Lights" (1988) [Artifact ART0DCNYV16EK4K]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0DCNYV16EK4K
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