Historical Markers of Texas

13565 Bandera Cemetery SH 173 between RR 3240 and Cottonwood The Bandera Cemetery has served the town of Bandera since the 1850s. The site's oldest burial dates to 1851, before the town's establishment several ... 290 Bandera County 600 block SH 16 S, in pullout on north side of SH 16, east of Old San Antonio Road. A strategic Indian point in early days. Rangers and Comanches struggled here in 1843. In 1854 Elder Lyman Wight settled Mormon colony. In 1855 Poles ... 291 Bandera County Courthouse 504 Main Street (Highway 16) First permanent courthouse for county, which was organized in 1856, but used makeshift quarters for offices and courtrooms until this building was ... 18179 Bandera Historic Town Center In the City of Bandera, Texas on the west side of 11th Street at the corner of l1th and Cedar Streets. The origin of the name of Bandera Pass and its namesake city and county dates back to conflicts between the Spanish Army and native Lipan Apaches ... 292 Bandera Methodist Church Corner of Eleventh and Hackberry Sts., Bandera. Built 1880 by members under leadership of B.F. Langford, Sr. Gothic architecture. Hand-cut limestone, with oak timbers. Though enlarged and remodeled, ... 293 Bandera Pass From Bandera, take FM 689 north about 10 miles to intersection with Highway 16 - marker is on 173 r-o-w at intersection. Celebrated Indian pass known from the earliest days of Spanish settlement. Identified with many a frontier fight and many a hostile inroad. Old Ranger ... 18414 Bandera Pass State HWY 173 N in Bandera Pass - 12 miles from the City of Bandera west side of 173 on the South side of existing State of Texas Bandera Pass Monument Marker 293 The prominent feature known as Bandera Pass is a notable landmark in the topography and history of the region. The pass is a narrow natural cut through ... 23365 Bandera Water Works Complex NE corner 11th and Cedar streets Walter and Francis (Adamietz) Ruge created the Bandera Water Works to serve businesses and residences. Walter Trenklebach bought the franchise in ... 17596 Bandera, "Cowboy Capital of the World" Western Trail Heritage Park, SH 16 at Hackberry Street The tradition of the Texas cowboy originated from northern Mexico with the vaqueros, individuals mounted on horseback who herded livestock, mainly ... 294 Bandera's First Bank Corner of Cedar Street and Eleventh, Bandera. Bandera's First Bank. On Texas Republic land grant. Hand-cut native rock. Built about 1860. A school, home, shop. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, ... 12931 Benjamin Franklin and Mary Hay Langford, Jr. Home 407 Fourteenth St Bandera's early settlers included Lyman Wight's Mormon colony, which arrived in 1854. In 1890, John and Jennie Davenport Miller bought this site ...

668 Camp Montel, C.S.A. courthouse grounds Site 25 mi. West on Hy. 470, 1 mi. South. Established 1862 as part of Red River-Rio Grande defense line. Named for Captain Charles DeMontel, surveyor ... 718 Captain Jack Phillips Corner of Main Street and Pecan Street, facing courthouse square, Bandera. A Bandera County Deputy Sheriff, Capt. Jack Phillips, set out alone on Dec. 29, 1876, on an official visit to Sabinal Canyon. Indians attacked him ... 904 Clark Family Cemetery NW side FM 470, 1.2 mi. SW of SH 16. Marker is on FM 470 right-of-way. Cemetery is on private property. Located on the original homestead of Bandera County pioneer Amasa Clark (1825-1927), this small cemetery contains the graves of several generations ...

1599 First Bandera County Courthouse County agricultural offices, one block southeast of Highway 16, next to old jail Georgia stonemason Henry White is credited with building this structure in 1868. In 1877, a store occupied the first floor and the Masonic Lodge ... 2071 Frontier Times Museum Corner of Thirteenth Street and Pecan Street, Bandera. Built 1933 to house Western collection of J. Marvin Hunter, Sr. (1880-1957), noted historian, journalist, editor and author. Having lived throughout ...

17843 Great Western Cattle Trail Western Trail Heritage Park, SH 16 at Hackberry Street The Great Western Cattle Trail (also known as the Old Texas Trail and the Dodge City Trail) was the longest of all 19th century trails used to drive ...

18801 Hendrick Arnold Survey No. 59 Colored Burial Ground 390 Old Medina Highway Freedman and soldier Hendrick Arnold (1804-1849) was awarded land following the Texas Revolution for his participation in the Siege of Bexar and ... 22468 Historic Log Cribs Off Chalk Creek Rd. on private property. These log cribs were constructed by the family of John Travis Walker and his wife, Mariah (Yoast), soon after they settled on the surrounding 400 ... 2500 Hix Ranch House, 1870 Off Peaceful Valley Dr. on private property Built for Fabian L. Hicks, a county official and Texas Ranger who styled it after his family home in North Carolina. Building is stone and cypress ...

2760 Joe H. Newcomer In Oak Rest Cemetery; from Medina, take Highway 16 about .75 miles north to cemetery. Special Texas Ranger, Deputy Sheriff, Justice of Peace, Bandera County. World War II shipboard security officer for chemical company. Also Uvalde ... 14166 John A. & Mahala Jones Cemetery From Bandera, 6 mi. NW on SH 173 then 2 mi. S on Lazy J Lane on private property. Established 1886 Historic Texas Cemetery – 2007 2843 Jones Cemetery From Utopia, take FM 187 1.5 miles northwest to Cemetery Road, a dirt road heading northwest into Bandera County and to Cemetery. In 1879, the Rev. Irvin Jones (1825-1903) deeded two acres of land on his homestead to the Utopia Methodist Church for use as a cemetery. His wife, ... 2890 Jureczki House Northwest corner of Seventh and Cypress, Bandera. N/A

3474 Mormon Settlers in Bandera County courthouse square Entered the year-old town of Bandera in March, 1854. Leader was Lyman Wight, church elder who had separated from followers of Brigham Young and taken ...

3694 Old Buck Ranch Off Whartons Dock Rd. on private property. Marker dot approximate. Settled 1867 by former New Yorker, Judge Edward M. Ross, who had fought in Mexican war, then served in 1850's at Camp Verde, Army's camel post near ... 3725 Old English-Crist House W side FM 1283, 0.1 mi. N of English Crossing Road. Marker reported missing Jan. 2008. Land here bought 1878 by J. W. English; this cabin built about 1888 near crossing of Medina Rivers; was sold 1906 to T.S. Crist. Families gave shelter ... 3750 Old Huffmeyer Store Corner of Main Street and Cypress, Bandera. Built 1873 for E. Huffmeyer & brother, by B.F. Langford, Sr., contractor; of native stone. Bandera's oldest building. Used over 30 years by W.J. ... 3755 Old Jail & Courthouse One block southeast of SH 16, Bandera. Built 1881. Local stone, cypress floors used. Housed county offices until 1890. Used 57 years. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965. 3820 Old Stanard Home Hwy. 16, E city limits, Medina On land owned by John James, surveyor of Bandera and Castroville townsites, and by Confederate general John Bell Hood. Hostile Indians prevented ... 3823 Old Texas Ranger Trail Corner of Main Street and Pecan Street, facing courthouse, Bandera. This winding, 100-mile trail from San Antonio to Kerrville was, during the 19th century, a strategic patrol road traveled by Texas Rangers to protect ...

23134 Pilot's Lounge at Bandera Airpark Flying L Ranch Resort, Airport Road near Bottle Springs Road. Restricted access. Colonel John Henry "Jack" Lapham (1885-1956) was a son of a co-founder of the Texas Company (later Texaco). He was living in San Antonio by 1920 ... 23417 Pipe Creek Cemetery marker pending marker pending 4067 Polly's Chapel From Bandera, take SH 16 about 8 miles northeast to Privilege Creek Bridge. Go north on County Road about 3 miles to Polly's Chapel. Named for Policarpo Rodriguez (1829-1914), Texas Ranger, Army Scout and Guide; 1858 Privilege Creek settler. Converted here to Methodist faith, built ...

22835 River Oaks Courts 14349 TX 16 In a desire to help the town grow, media businessman Brown H. Stokes (1897-1840) established Stokes Tourist Courts at his 11-acre riverfront property ...

4601 Schmidtke-Callahan House Corner of Cypress (SH 16) and Main, Bandera. This home was constructed in the 1870s by Georgia stonemason James Henry White for Charles F. Schmidtke (1839-1884). A native of Germany, Schmidtke ... 4862 Site of Old Taylor School FM 187, W side, 0.3 mi. N of West Sabinal Road, between Vanderpool and Utopia. Founded 1883, named for Henry Taylor. He, Gid Thompson and other early settlers gave land and founded school. First trustees were D. Harper, H. Kennedy, ... 5008 Spettel Riverside House Thousand Trails Medina Lake RV Campground on private property. John B. Spettel, Jr. (1853-1909), through partnerships with Jacob Koenig, his brother Joseph Spettel and his brother-in-law Louis Schorp, became ... 5081 St. Stanislaus Catholic Church 703 Cypress St. RTHL medallion only 5082 St. Stanislaus Convent and First Catholic School Corner of Seventh Street and Cedar Street, Bandera. Polish settlers, who came to Bandera in 1855, built this convent and Catholic school in 1874. All classes, except religion and music, were moved ...

13423 The Mills of Bandera 202 Twelfth St. Communities in the 19th century relied on mills to provide lumber, shingles, flour and cloth. Local millers and blacksmiths were integral community ...

13938 Warren Hunter 510 13th St Artist John Warren Hunter (1903-93), son of J. Marvin Hunter, was born in Kimble County and known for his scenic depictions of Texas. A 1923 graduate ...