Historical Markers of Texas

155 Amphion and Amphion Cemetery From Poteet, take FM 476 West about .5 miles, then go South as FM 2146 about 4 miles, make a left onto County Road at Amphion Community. Cemetery will be on left. Amphion traces its beginning to the establishment of Atascosa County's first courthouse which is believed to have been constructed near this site ... 13595 Anchorage Cemetery 10 mi. W of Poteet on FM 2504 The family of William and Mary Allen Stiggins emigrated here from Prince Edward island, Canada, in 1882. Included in the group were their daughter ... 223 Atascosa County Atascosa County Courthouse grounds, near Circle Ave and Campbell Ave As early as 1722 El Camino Real (The King's Highway) from the Rio Grande to San Antonio was well established in this area. The Spanish word "Atascosa," ... 224 Atascosa County Courthouse Courthouse Circle Drive, Jourdanton Atascosa County was created from Bexar County in 1856. The first county seat was at Navatasco, on land donated by Jose Antonio Navarro, and the county's ... 225 Atascosa County Courthouse At intersection of SH97 and Highway 16, across from the courthouse, Jordanton This log cabin is a replica of first courthouse built 1856 near Amphion (Navatasco) 9 miles to the orthwest, on site given by Jose Antonio Navarro ... 61 Atascosa Lodge No. 379, A.F. and A.M. 19004 Somerset Road at intersection with Laredo Road in Lytle Organized by eleven Master Masons in Benton City in 1872 and chartered June 9, 1873, by Grand Lodge of Texas. First hall, erected of stone in 1876, ...

13310 Battle of Medina 4 mi. NW of Leming, at intersection of Old Applewhite and Bruce Texas' bloodiest military engagement -- the Battle of Medina -- may have taken place in this general vicinity in 1813. The early 19th century was ... 373 Benton City Cemetery From Lytle, take FM 3175 about 1.9 miles southeast to Cemetery. Reported damaged; marker in storage during restoration. Benton City Cemetery (Established 1870). First public cemetery in this community, which was famous in early days for its outstanding school, aggressive ... 5179 Benton City Institute, The From Lytle, take FM 3175 3 miles southeast. Site is burned; marker is gone Structure was built in 1875. Atascosa Lodge 379, A.F. and A.M., bought top floor, 1876. School was owned by educators: first, Col. John D. Morrison, ... 13779 Brite Cemetery Verdi Road; 4 mi. E of Leming and US 281, 1 mi. W of I-37 and FM 3006 Brite Cemetery has served citizens of Atascosa County since the 1850s. It was formally set aside when Thomas Ransdele Brite passed away in 1859, ...

17357 Campbellton Southwest corner of Campbell Blvd and St. Francis Ave., two blocks east of SH 281 South CAMPBELLTON ATASCOSA COUNTY WAS CREATED FROM BEXAR COUNTY IN 1856 BY THE SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF TEXAS. THE TOWN WAS NAMED AFTER JOHN CAMPBELL WHO CAME ... 24459 Campbellton Cemetery marker pending marker pending 18162 Capt. Peter F. Tumlinson On the corner of Virginia Street and Main Street at the Pleasanton Masonic Lodge #283 Peter Tumlinson was 19 years old when his family moved to Texas in 1821. During an 1823 skirmish with Waco Indians, his father, John Jackson Tumlinson, ... 13619 Chilipitin Cemetery CR 315 E of FM 140 Early area settlers Dario and Manuelita Douglas Tober acquired land here in 1877 and later set aside this site for a family cemetery. The oldest ... 1056 Cooper Chapter No. 101, Royal Arch Masons fronts North Main at intersection of Main and Virginia Street, Pleasanton Chartered March 27, 1871, on petition of Master Masons of Pleasanton Lodge No. 283, A.F. and A.M., and the surrounding area. Met in upper floor of ... 11698 Coughran Coughran community. From Pleasanton, take exit 106 (Coughran Road) off IH-37 and then travel 1.5 miles E. Marker is on S side of Coughran Road 150 feet E of Dead Horse Road Established on land purchased in 1901, the town of Coughran was named for founder and early settler W.A. "Abe" Coughran. He persuaded the San Antonio, ...

18788 Dr. Ben and Mona Parker and KBOP Radio Longhorn Museum Following World War II, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lifted its freeze on new radio stations. In 1949, chiropractor, preacher and ...

23921 Edward Brown Brown Cemetery, S. side Olivares Road W. of Brown Road, SW of FM 2504 (1808-1886) A veteran of both the Texas Revolution and the U.S.-Mexico War, Edward Brown was an early Atascosa County colonist and landowner. He ...

16398 First Baptist Church of Jourdanton 507 Zanderson Ave. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF JOURDANTON IN OCTOBER 1909, JUST ONE MONTH AFTER THE FOUNDING OF JOURDANTON, SEVEN RESIDENTS GATHERED TO ORGANIZE A BAPTIST ... 1650 First Baptist Church of Lytle FM 290 in Lytle take Prairie Street, north to FM 463 Dr. J.V.E. Covey and 16 charter members organized this church in April 1893 and held their first meeting under a stand of oak trees. A small frame ... 1666 First Baptist Church of Pleasanton On College Street at intersection of College Street and Reed Street, Pleasanton On December 16, 1866, seven charter members met together to organize the First Baptist Church of Pleasanton. They met for worship in a variety of ... 17491 First Baptist Church of Poteet On the corner of Ave. D and 4th St. Prior to 1856, settlers around Gallinas gathered on Sundays in each others’ homes to worship the Lord. As numbers grew, they met at Shiloh at a log ... 18721 First Presbyterian Church of Pleasanton West side of N. Bryant just north of Goodwin In 1914, Reverend N.H. Doggett, an evangelist for the Western Texas Presbytery, brought his traveling tent to Pleasanton. On March 29, 1914, the ...

22802 Gates Valley Community Near intersection of E. Gates Valley Rd. and Mangum Rd on private property. Marker pending. Map dot approximate. Marker pending -- dedication November 5, 2022. 18432 George Washington Marion Duck East side of U.S. 281 (Second St) in front of Pleasanton City Hall Between 1852 and 1854, George Washington Marion (G.W.M.) Duck (1828-1899), his wife, Evaline White Duck (1829-1891), and their children left Somerset, ...

18352 Hooge Hill Avenue H (FM 476), east of 10th Street, south side Prospect Hill Grocery and Hooge Homestead were established in 1917 by Anna Ripps and Petrus "Alphons" Hooge. The couple and their children came to ...

16705 Jourdan Campbell in front of City Hall complex, S side of SH 97, 0.7 mi. E of intersection with SH 16 JOURDAN CAMPBELL JOURDAN CAMPBELL (1867-1938) AND HIS FAMILY MOVED TO ATASCOSA COUNTY BY 1870; HIS FATHER JOHN CAMPBELL FOUNDED CAMPBELLTON. JOURDAN ... 15743 Jourdanton in front of City Hall complex, S side of SH 97, 0.7 mi. E of intersection with SH 16 In 1909, Jourdan Campbell (1867-1938) and Theodore H. Zanderson (1854-1927) established the Jourdanton community, named for Campbell, on the eastern ... 15165 Jourdanton City Cemetery Jourdanton T. H. Zanderson and city namesake Jourdan Campbell bought the 40,000-acre Toby Ranch in 1907 and laid out the town of Jourdanton. The original plat ... 17017 Jourdanton I.S.D On the west side of SH 16, between Peach Street and Tamarac Street (FM 1332) JOURDANTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FROM A TINY SCHOOL TO AN OFFICIAL, RECOGNIZED SINGLE-CAMPUS CONCEPT, THE JOURDANTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ... 15704 Jourdanton United Methodist Church 1004 Campbell Avenue The Methodist church in Jourdanton formally organized in 1909, the same year that the City of Jourdanton was founded. The church began as the Jourdanton ...

3158 Lytle Methodist Church Corner of Somerset and Mesquite, Lytle According to oral history, the Lytle Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was founded in 1889. W.C. Newton, a local farmer and preacher, became known ...

24679 Madre Dolorosa Cemetery marker pending marker pending 15990 Martin Abstract Company 712 Main St. By the early 20th century the ranching industry that spurred the growth of Atascosa County had begun to wane, with many large ranches split into ... 18263 Mercy Hospital In front of City Hall Complex. South side of SH97, 0.7 miles east of intersection with SH 16 As transportation increased through Atascosa County with the creation of major highways, the number of vehicular accidents and fatalities increased. ...

17677 North Pleasanton South West corner of Commerce and First Streets The Crystal City and Uvalde railroad was built in 1909 with bonus money and land donations. J.E. Franklin, chairman of the railroad, changed the ...

3687 Old Atascosa County Jail 711 Broadway, Jourdanton County officials rented a small Jourdanton house for a jail in 1911 after the county seat was moved here from Pleasanton in 1910. A proposal to build ... 3795 Old Rock Baptist Church Old Rock Road; From Somerset take FM 2790 to Rossville Road. Turn left on Rossville Road, then right onto Old Rock Road. The church and cemetery are located about .25 miles on right. Organized as Medina Baptist Church in April 1857 at Mann's Crossing, near Macdona. Until 1866, when members built an arbor here near Old Somerset, ... 3797 Old Rock Schoolhouse 201 College Street Constructed of locally quarried red sandstone, the Old Rock Schoolhouse was built in 1874 with funds pledged by citizens of Pleasanton. Once completed, ...

23689 Peanut Farming in Atascosa County 3391 2nd St Although Poteet is well known for growing strawberries, farmers have enjoyed much success with harvesting peanuts as well. The first peanuts were ... 4056 Pleasanton at City Hall grounds, on island of intersection of Main Street and Goodwin (Founded 1858) Named for early Texas settler John Pleasants, by John Bowen (d.1867), San Antonio's first Anglo-American postmaster. Bowen, assisted ... 16416 Pleasanton Church of Christ 1003 N. Main St. Records show that a Church of Christ congregation has existed in Atascosa County since at least 1858, when a congregation met at the head of Lucas ... 12533 Pleasanton City Cemetery W. Adams St. at N. Bryant St. Begun in 1865 as a family burial ground, the Pleasanton City Cemetery is a reflection of the history of the community from its earliest days. The ... 17445 Pleasanton City Cemetery Texas cemetery medallion Texas cemetery medallion 4057 Pleasanton First United Methodist Church 420 N. Main Street This congregation was organized in 1857, one year before the city of Pleasanton was founded. The church was established largely through the efforts ... 16243 Pleasanton School Integration 1100 W. Adams Pleasanton School District began educating African American children in 1913 with the creation of the Abraham Lincoln School. By 1955, students from ... 4092 Poteet In front of Post office at 4th Street and Avenue I intersection, Poteet The town of Poteet traces its history to the 1880s, when Francis Marion Poteet (1833-1907) established a mercantile store northeast of this area. ... 24276 Poteet Grange marker pending marker pending 23599 Poteet United Methodist Church marker pending marker pending

15835 Ralph Roy Smith in front of City Hall complex, S side of SH 97, 0.7 mi. E of intersection with SH 16 R. R. "Railroad" Smith (1880-1944) was born in Gonzales County to Alexander Frohock and Mary McGill (Mathews) Smith. Around 1907, Smith moved to ... 20148 Rancho del Atascoso 9199 North State Hwy 16 Rancho del Atascoso was the second working ranch established to serve five missions constructed near present-day San Antonio, namely Misión San José ... 18092 Robert E. Neill On US 281 in Leming, turn east on Verdi Rd. Follow Verdi Rd. for 3 miles, cemetery on left. Born in Williamson County, Tennessee, in 1827, Robert E. Neill migrated with his family to what is now Caldwell County, Texas, at the age of four. ... 4355 Rossville On east side of FM 2504 about 1 mile south of intersection with FM 476, Rossville First Scottish community in southwest Texas. Founded 1873 by brothers William F.M. Ross and John C. Ross. Born in north Scotland, they came to Texas ... 4356 Rossville Cemetery At intersection of FM 476 and FM 2504, take County Road west to cemetery about 200 yards, Rossville. Texas statesman Jose Antonio Navarro (1795-1871) transferred land here along the Atascosa River to his eldest son Jose Antonio George Navarro. J.A.G. ... 23444 Rutledge Cemetery 1735 Rutledge Rd. marker pending

17194 San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad Corner of Commerce St. and 1st Street The San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad had its beginning as a short line railroad and began in 1909 under the original name of the Crystal City ... 24044 San Ysidro Cemetery 205 Coughran Road San Ysidro Cemetery. Established 1863. Historic Texas Cemetery 2022. 4559 Sand Branch Baptist Church From Rossville take FM 2504 south about 8 miles. Church is on west side of FM 2504. Organized under a tree near this site on August 27, 1882, the pioneer Sand Branch Baptist Church began with twelve members from the surrounding rural ... 16532 Second Baptist Church On E. Adams, Two blocks east of State Highway 281, between Plesanton Ave. and Park St. In 1891, a small group of African American residents from the Pleasanton community met to organize a Baptist church. The meeting was attended by ... 4681 Shiloh Cemetery From Leming, take FM 1470 about 2 miles west, turn south onto Shiloh Road and follow about .5 miles to cemetery. The first burial in this graveyard, that of fourteen-year-old John Uzell, took place in 1857. The land at that time belonged to Isaac H. Cavender, ... 23360 Shiloh Community marker pending marker pending 4819 Site of Jose Antonio Navarro Ranch Headquarters From Poteet, take FM 476 west about 3.4 miles, then go south on FM 1333 about 2.2 miles. This land had once been allocated in the 1700s as a ranch for Mission San Jose in San Antonio (20 mi. N), but in the 1820s was left unsettled. In ... 4882 Site of San Augustine Church IH-37 access road of southbound IH-37 (Casarez Road), between IH-37 picnic area and SH 97 Between 1850 and 1860, Manuel, Enrique, and Francisco Esparza brought their families to settle in what is now Atascosa County. The brothers, along ... 15888 St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church 1702 State Hwy. 97 East 20093 St. Joseph's Catholic Church From Leming, 3 mi. north, at N. Las Gallinas Rd. 0.1 mi. north of FM 536. Settlement along Gallinas Creek began in the early 1850s, before the creation of Atascosa County in 1856. In succeeding years, a group of families, ... 16964 St. Matthew Catholic Parish 1608 Campbell Avenue Following the establishment ofJourdanton in 1909, many catholic families of Hispanic, Irish, Polish, and German descent expressed interest in building ...

18241 Thomas Ransdell Brite On US 281 in Leming, turn east on Verdi Rd. Follow Verdi Rd. for 3 miles, cemetery is on left. Thomas Ransdell Brite was born in 1824 in Callaway County, Missouri. His family moved to Bastrop County when he was 16. In 1842, when Mexican armies ... 1576 Town of Fashing intersection of FM 99 and FM 2924, in front of Fashing School Near the Old San Patricio Trail, leading from San Antonio to McMullen and McGloin colony, in area of Gulf of Mexico. In this vicinity were stage ...

11697 Verdi SE corner FM 1784 and Fairview Road By 1855, settlers primarily from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee, as well as some of Spanish origin, were making ...