As if we were having trouble remembering, three — count 'em — three Alamos now stand in Texas.

The newest of the trio is on Reimers Ranch near Dripping Springs, about 75 miles north of the original. It's what remains of Touchstone Pictures' 2003 movie The Alamo. Though the film was a box-office failure, the remaining set may become a successful attraction.

The second-oldest of the three is 120 miles west of San Antonio, outside Brackettville. Alamo Village, run by Virginia Shahan, was built for John Wayne's 1960 telling of the battle, also titled The Alamo. It still serves as a working movie set, as well as a tourist attraction featuring gunfight shows and live performances.

The original Alamo is the hub of downtown San Antonio and serves as a memorial to its defenders. It draws a million visitors every year, but a good number of those tourists are surprised at how small it seems. With only the chapel and barracks left, it's difficult to imagine just how large the Alamo compound really was.

Todd and Jean Reimers, owners of the new set, hope to correct that shortcoming. If they can find a way, they want to open the location as a historical attraction. Composed of a highly accurate recreation of the Alamo and the village of San Antonio de Bexar, the set could aid visitors in visualizing what the original site looked like in 1836.

Unfortunately, the buildings were constructed to exist only temporarily. Built of plywood, foam and plastic, it will take an estimated $3 million to make the Reimers set permanent. So its destiny is still up in the air.

However, since the first two Alamos would serve different purposes, there's certainly room for one more.