Historical Markers of Texas

7126 A. C. Jones Home 611 E. Jones St., Beeville Built 1906 by Mrs. Jane Field Jones, (1842-1918), philanthropist, builder of a local school and teacherage, widow of "Father of Beeville," Captain ... 17988 American Legion Post 818 1100 West Hefferman Street CHARLES H. LYTLE, U.S. NAVY, WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN SERVICEMAN FROM BEEVILLE KILLED IN WWII. HE DIED ON JANUARY 4, 1945, WHEN THE USS OMMANEY ... 198 Aransas Creek Settlers At Skidmore Historical Society museum, corner of Sullivan St. and US 181, Skidmore. Earliest known residents were Karankawa Indians who named creek. On this stream was one of the most famous ranches in early Texas, occupied in 1805 ...

16421 Barnard Elliott Bee, Sr. courthouse square Statesman, soldier and ambassador, Barnard Elliot Bee, Sr., was a significant figure during Texas’ years as a republic (1836-45). He was born in ... 351 Bee County SE corner of US 181 and FM 623 (Main St.). Relocated from 2 mi. N of Pettus Oct. 2016. Inscription plate reported missing Oct. 2016. 1936 plate: Created a county largely from San Patricio in 1857 Organized in 1858. Named for General Barnard E. Bee, 1787-1853 Secretary of War and ... 12317 Bee County Courthouse 105 W. Corpus Christi St. Bee County was created in 1857 from parts of five neighboring counties. The first county seat was located seven miles east of this site, and the ... 19989 Beeville Bee-Picayune The side parking lot of the Beeville Bee Picayune Office located on W. Corpus Christi Street, Beeville, Texas. 354 Beeville on the Poesta Courthouse lawn, corner of Corpus Christi and Washington Long before Mexico granted land (1834) on Poesta Creek to the first settlers, Anne Burke and James Heffernan, savage Indians roamed this valley at ... 15808 Beeville Post Office 111 N. St. Mary's St. The first post office was established in Beeville in 1859, the year after the town's founding. The 1918 building was the first Beeville post office ... 18354 Benjamin Dudley Tarlton Dougherty 8.5 miles north of Beeville on Hwy 181 Benjamin Dudley Tarlton Dougherty (1923-1978) was born to James Robert and Genevieve Tarlton Dougherty of Beeville, where his father practiced law. ... 14200 Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church 108 North Burke Street 7123 Blanconia (Old N2) Church SH 202 east from Beeville to FM 2441, then north about 0.8 miles to Blanconia community The first Baptist church in Refugio County was organized on April 22, 1855, and met in the Doughty Schoolhouse near Refugio. In 1865, the first sanctuary ...

619 Cadiz Baptist Church FM 799, Cadiz community (10 mi NW of Beeville) This congregation, orginally known as Lapara Baptist Church, was organized on Aug. 12, 1877, by 32 charter members. Services were held under a brush ... 683 Camp-Ezell House 1313 W. Flournoy, Beeville A settler's "box" home built of Florida longleaf pine from house razed by Robert A. Ezell in Old St. Mary's. One of the structure's three chimneys ... 689 Campo Santo 5.5 mi.E on county road, at Campo Santo Cemetery At campo Santo Cemetery, from Skidmore, take county road about 5.5 mi.east; private property-no access. Situated on headright of an 1829 settler, Jeremiah O'Toole, from New York. The isolated oak log home of O'Toole stood on San Patricio-La Bahia road; ... 707 Captain A.C. Jones From Beeville, take U.S. 181 about 5 mi. north to roadside park on west side of road One of builders of Southwest. Born in Nacogdoches County, son of very early settlers. Became a cattleman; served as sheriff of Goliad County in 1858-1860. ... 12945 Colony Cemetery NE of Beeville 9 mi. on FM 3355 to CR 201, then 1 mi. E (E of Normanna) Several Norwegian farmers and their families immigrated to this area beginning in 1894. Their settlement became known as Norwegian Colony or, simply, ... 7146 Commercial National Bank 100 S. Washington St. (intersection of US 59 & US 181), Beeville The Commercial National Bank of Beeville traces its history to January 1893 when several prominent citizens met to organize a financial institution. ... 1050 Cook Home Off Cook Rd. on private property Built by John Cook, who was born 1846 in Texas-bound wagon train; at 17 was in Civil War; in 1866 married Frances Miller. Lived in rock house, near ...

1359 Early Trails in Bee County From Beeville, take US 181 north about 3.6 miles to roadside park From pack trails and wagon roads that marked this area at least 300 years, have developed such modern roads as U.S. Highway 181. The old trails of ... 1512 Evergreen Cemetery 700 block of E. Bowie St. (NE corner of Bowies N. Filmore Sts.), Beeville Block 1, Beeville original townsite, donated 1859 by Anne Burke. First owned by G.W. McClanahan, land was bought 1862 by county for "Public Burying ...

1615 First Baptist Church of Beeville 600 N. St. Mary's St., Beeville This church was organized in 1869 as the Beeville Baptist Church. Its first sanctuary was built near Poesta Creek in 1871. The congregation grew ... 1698 First Christian Church Corner of Commerce and Walton streets, First Christian Church of Pettus. Built in 1905. First church to serve the needs of Protestants in Pettus. Called a Christian Church at request of land donor, Mrs. S.B. Hodges. Contributions ... 1747 First Methodist Church of Beeville 106 E. Cleveland St., Beeville In 1861, three years after Bee County was organized, the Rev. Berry Merchant of Corpus Christi assisted Beeville Methodists in establishing the Methodist ... 1790 First National Bank of Beeville 1400 E. Houston St., Beeville Beeville, the county seat of the Bee County since 1860, did not have a secure bank until 1890, when the First National Bank of Beeville opened for ... 7125 First Presbyterian Church of Beeville marker is close to corner of Walton and St. Mary's streets Presbyterians in Beeville began meeting together informally as early as 1885. In 1890-91 the Rev. Henry Ruffner Laird (1842-1925) was sent to officially ...

7124 Gentry Dugat From Mineral, take FM 673 south about 2.5 mi., then go west on county road (Mineral Cemetery Road) about 2 mi., then go southwest on CR 110 about 0.5 miles to cemetery drive on north side of road. Grave is in NW quadrant of cemetery inside Cemetery Circle Drive (April 25, 1989 - February 5, 1966) Colorful historian, orator, and journalist. Born on nearby ranch, son of Alex and Martha (Page) Dugat. Earned ... 2155 George Home 801 N. Adams, Beeville Built in 1890 by Will H. and Julia George of materials from early house on land inherited from her father, Maj. J.H. Wood (Texas Cattle Empire Builder) ... 18205 Glenwood Cemetery E. Hefferman Street In 1901, after nearby Evergreen Cemetery had begun to run out of burial space, local undertaker Christopher Rotzien purchased land adjacent to the ...

18435 James Lincoln de la Mothe Borglum Beeville Born in 1912 to Gutzon Borglum, sculptor of Mount Rushmore, Lincoln assisted his father on the monument’s construction. He oversaw completion after ... 2754 Jim Little Homestead W. Cadiz Rd., on private property On 59 Ranch, granted to Little in1873, grazed earlier by his cattle. Home built about 1870, of cypress and heart pine that came by steamer from Florida ... 13517 Jones Chapel United Methodist Church 115 North Leverman Street This church, organized in 1888, was originally known as Jones Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church. At first, it was part of a circuit, and ministers ...

15488 Lott Canada School 902 W. Corpus Christi With few formal schools available, education for many African Americans in the 19th century came through church instruction. In 1876, the first African ...

3840 McClanahan House 206 E. Corpus Christi St., Beeville Oldest business structure in Beeville, erected about 1867 on east side of courthouse square, near Poesta Creek. General store, lodging house, post ... 3315 Medio Creek From Beeville, take US 59 about 4 mi NE to junction of US 59 & Medio Creek, then continue east O.2 mi. Named by the Spaniards about 1800 because of its midway position between the San Antonio and Nueces Rivers. Rises in Karnes County; empties into ... 3316 Medio Creek Bridge Main St. (CR 104) at intersection with CR 101 over Medio Creek, 0.7 mi. W of US 181. Marker reported missing Oct. 2009. Built in 1897 by the New Jersey Iron and Steel Company, this bridge has served as one of the major crossings on the road from Beeville to San Antonio. ...

22572 NAS Chase Field 105 W. Corpus Christi marker pending 7127 Normanna at Medio Creek crossing of US 181, south city limits, Normanna Settlement dates from about 1850. First town, 2 miles west, was called San Domingo for its location near junction of San Domingo and dry Medio Creeks. ...

3934 Papalote Creek From Beeville, take US 181 SE about 20 mi to roadside park. A few yards south passes Papalote Creek, crossed by the fierce Karankawa Indians who found kite-shaped pebbles and named it Papalote, which means ... 3936 Park Hotel US 181, W side on private property Reinhart C.M. Nelson, one of many midwesterners lured to the area by the promotional literature of land developers, moved his family here from Minnesota ... 4104 Praeger Building 110 W. Corpus Christi St., Beeville (Marker fales Washington St.) San Antonio businessman Albert Praeger (1864-1930) moved to Beeville in the 1890s to open a hardware store and tin shop. He built this Romanesque ...

13965 Rialto Theater N. Washington St., NE side between W. Bowie and W. Corpus Christi streets. Marker reported missing Jan. 2023. This distinctive building served as the flagship of a chain of 22 theaters in south Texas. In March 1922, brothers Henry and Sydney Hall announced ... 4364 Rountree Rock House From Beeville, take US 59 west about 4 mi. Then go south on FM 1349 about 6 mi., marker reported missing for 20 years March 2020 On land bought 1875 by Joseph Gustave Rountree (1838-80), who planned house before his death. Built 1881 by his young widow, Elizabeth Cornelia, ...

4457 Saint Joseph's Catholic Church 609 E. Gramman St., Beeville The emergence of this church is associated with Catholic services held by itinerant missionaries in the homes of predominantly Irish settlers located ... 4487 Saint Philip's Episcopal Church Corner of N. Adams and Corpus Christi Sts., Beeville First Unit, transept, built 1893 on this site purchased in 1890 from heirs of G.W. McClanahan. In 1910, nave added with funds from sale of block ... 14024 St. Joseph Cemetery St. Joseph Cemetery, N side E. Hefferman Street, inside entrance 100 feet W. of N. Clay Street This cemetery has served the Catholic population of Beeville since the late 19th century, when the town experienced impressive growth. Noted bishop ... 14265 St. Rose Cemetery St. Rose Cemetery, N side E. Hefferman Street, inside entrance 200 feet E. of N. Clay Street This historic African American burial ground is associated with two congregations organized in the 1880s. Many buried here were members of Bethlehem ... 24282 Swedish Evangelical Free Church Cemetery marker pending marker pending

7128 The Railroad in Bee County corner of W. Bowie and railroad right-of-way, Beeville On June 14, 1886, the first San Antonio and Aransas Pass (SA&AP) train arrived in Beeville to a cheering crowd. The arrival marked the combined efforts ... 1692 Thompson Building (First Brick Building on Square) 108 W. Corpus Christi, Beeville Victorian architecture. Built 1892 by grocer J.C. Thompson (1836-1905) of brick from Calavaros Kiln near Elmendorf. Upstairs in 1892 was law office ... 5536 Town of Pettus From Pettus, take Hwy 181 about 2 mi. north to roadside park. Oil capital of Bee County, Pettus was settled in the 1850's when John Freeman Pettus set up his sprawling ranch about 4 miles south of here. The ... 5496 Tuleta US 181, Tuleta The Rev. Peter Unzicker led a group of Illinois settlers here in 1906. Buying 53.4 acres of land of the original Uranga Grant and later Chittim-Miller ...

13297 West Side School for Mexican Americans 309 N Jackson In the years before Texas became an independent republic, Hispanic and Irish settlers established ranches and farms in this area. Their children ... 5824 William E. Madderra Home 401 N. Adams St. As superintendent of the Beeville school system for 34 years, William Eldridge Madderra (1870-1936) was responsible for much of the development of ...