Watch for the town of Marfa, Texas - you can see it from a distance because of the green vegetation and trees that surround the area. The railroad made good use of the well water available here and founded the town as a water stop for trains in the early 1880's. In the 1920's the population grew rapidly with the building of the Marfa Army Airfield west of town, which remained open until 1945. Today the town is a mecca for movies, art and it serves as a tourist destination between Alpine and Big Bend National Park.