in recognition of The American Legion’s 90th birthday (2009), the Senate and House of Representatives passed a resolution designating Sept. 16 as “American Legion Day.”
On Sept. 16, 2025, the Texas Tropical Trail Region, which is part of the Texas Historical Commission, hosted its Partner Event. This event started at the Three Rivers City Hall, then a walk to the Rialto Theater for a tour, a drive to Choke Canyon State Park for a presentation, lunch at the Live Oak Restaurant, ending at Live Oak County American Legion Post 413 in Three Rivers for a presentation. Post Commander Rosendo Pena, Post Historian Joe Crawford, Post 380 Commander Lenore Hackenyos (representing Tony Lopez, 3rd Division department vice commander), 14th District Commander Gea Clausier and Department Historian Shirley Platt gave greetings to the audience, the history of The American Legion and the history of Post 413. The post was chartered on Dec. 7, 1946. The building they occupy is over 100 years old.
The mission the Texas Tropical Trail Region and its partners identify is to preserve, interpret and promote the natural, historic and cultural resources of South Texas. The Texas Heritage Trails Program (THTP) is the Texas Historical Commission’s (THC) award-winning heritage tourism initiative. This economic development initiative encourages communities, heritage regions and the state to partner and promote Texas' historic and cultural resources. These successful local preservation efforts, combined with statewide marketing of heritage regions as tourism destinations, increase visitation to cultural and historic sites and bring more dollars to Texas communities. This in turn supports the THC's mission to protect and preserve the state's historic and prehistoric resources for the use, education, economic benefit, and enjoyment of present and future generations.
The THTP is based around 10 scenic driving trails created in 1968 by Gov. John Connally and the Texas Highway Department (now the Texas Department of Transportation) as a marketing tool. The trails were established in conjunction with the HemisFair, an international exposition that commemorated the 250th anniversary of the founding of San Antonio.
