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717 Captain J. J. Cureton, C.S.A. Walnut Springs Park, south side of town on SH 144, Walnut Springs (1826-1881) Indian fighter, lawman and rancher. Settled on the Palo Pinto County frontier, 1854. Led neighbors in defending homes during Indian raids. ... 22477 Cayote Community On property of Cayote United Methodist Church, 8.1 miles north of Valley Mills on FM 56, about one half mile north of Childress Creek Bridge. 775 Cedron Cemetery and School 5.2 miles south of Lakeside Village, west side of FM 56 between CR 1105 and CR 1135 Settlement of northeastern Bosque County began in the 1850s, as people traveling west through the area were attracted to the fertile lands along ... 917 Cleng Peerson from Clifton, take SH 219 west about 8.5 miles to marker, on south side of highway (May 17, 1782-Dec. 16, 1865) Called the "Father of Norwegian Immigration to America", Cleng Peerson migrated to the United States from his native ... 919 Clifton College Administration Building west 9th Street and South College Hill Dr. Constructed in 1923 as the administration building for the Lutheran College of Clifton, this structure served students and faculty until 1954, when ... 4756 Clifton Lutheran College at Bosque Memorial Museum, Avenue Q south and West 9th Street, Clifton Organized May 6, 1896. Located on land donated by N. J. Nelson and T. T. Hogevold. The first building, erected with voluntary donations and labor, ... 920 Clifton Whipple Truss Bridge CR 3265 and FM 1991, northeast part of Clifton Built in 1884 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio, at a cost of $6,465, this bridge spans 150 feet across the North Bosque River. ... 22662 Cole Family Cemetery W of Morgan off FM 927 on private property. Map dot approximate. Established 1879. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2018. 18740 Coon Creek From Valley Mills proceed east on FM 56 for approximately fifteen miles to the FM 56 Bridge at Coon Creek. Marker should be placed on the TXDOT right of way on the south side of FM 56 directly opposite of where the Coon Creek Community Center is located. Marker Coordinates: N 31-49-25, W 97-22-40. Precise location to be marked with a stake. The Coon Creek Community evolved from the old Cyrus Community, the oldest settlement in southeastern Bosque County. The first settler was Temple ...

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3672 Odle Log Cabin 5 miles west of Valley Mills via FM 217 to CR 3155 west to Odle Ln. (200 yards north of intersection of Odle Ln and CR 401) A native of Tennessee, pioneer John Odle (1824-1913) moved to Texas in 1843, one year after his marriage to Lucinda Reeder (d. 1890). They came to ... 3846 Ole Pierson Homestead 11 miles west of Clifton via FM 219 to FM 182 North; then west on Gary Creek Rd. (CR 4175); marker on house 1000 ft. from road on caliche road Born in Norway, Ole Pierson (1804-1882) brought his family to the United States in 1853. He joined a group of Norwegians who journeyed to this area ... 3859 Omenson House From Clifton take FM 219 west about 7 miles; take FM 182 south about 3 miles; house is located on southeast side of the highway as road turns to the west, through gate reading "Norway Mill." AKA Alvin Young Reeder House. -- (RTHL medallion only) 3874 Original Site of Valley Mills from Valley Mills take FM 56 north 1 mile, go east on FM 1637 about 0.2 miles to marker A. H. Steagall and Dr. E. P. Booth purchased 300 acres of land on the north side of the Bosque River in 1868. They mapped out and platted a townsite, ... 11968 Oswald Cemetery 1.8 miles north of Clifton on FM 1991, then 0.5 mile east on FM 3221 This cemetery, located on five acres out of the l. M. Armstrong survey, was already in use as a burial ground when the earliest original marked graves, ... 3889 Our Savior's Lutheran Church from Clifton take FM 219 west about 6.8 miles; take FM 182 2.8 miles north to church Mother church, former Evangelical Lutheran Church in Texas. Organized June 14, 1869, by Norwegian settlers of Bosque County. Building erected 1875-1885. ...

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11758 Scrutchfield Cemetery 8 mi. S of Clifton on SH 6; .7 mi. S on FM 854 Located on two acres of the M. Boren survey of 1846, this cemetery was deeded to Bosque County for public burials by Lowry Hampton Scrutchfield in ... 4625 Searsville Baptist Church from Valley Mills take FM 217 west about 2 miles to church -- 12984 Site of Clifton Mill N on SH 6, then E 0.6 mi. on Riverside In 1857, R.G. Grant of Coryell County built a wooden mill at this site, using the waters of the Bosque River to power his operation. Two years later, ... 4953 Smith Bend-Coon Creek Cemetery From Meridian, take SH 22 17.1 miles southeast, take FM 56 south about 1.9 miles take FM 2114 2 miles east to cemetery. Marker reported damaged Nov. 2022. John Jackson Smith (1799-1867) and his wife Margaret (1802-1881) migrated here from Mississippi in the 1850's and founded Smith Bend community. They ... 5014 Spring Creek Cemetery from Meridian take SH 22 about 2.3 miles west, continue west on FM 1473 about 8.9 miles; turn north on County Road 2160 to Spring Creek Cemetery, about 2 miles, near church As settlement along Spring Creek increased after the end of the Civil War, land in this area was set aside for a Missionary Baptist church, a school, ... 13712 St. James Episcopal Church 514 N. Bosque Local Episcopalians founded the St. James congregation in 1913. Charter members Dr. James Julius Lumpkin and his wife, Ida Etoile (Fuller), donated ... 18219 St. Olaf Lutheran Church 402 Meridian St Following the settlement of Norwegian Immigrants in Bosque County in 1854, Lutheranism became the predominant denomination in the region. In 1886, ... 15754 Steiner Baptist Church 1 mi. E of Hwy 56 on FM 1713 Steiner Baptist Church Steiner Baptist Church began in 1891 in the town of Fowler as Fowler Baptist Church. The church’s first structure was built ...