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24266 Abraham B. Marshall High School marker pending marker pending 9554 Abraham Darst Damon Cemetery Emigrated to Texas from Missouri in 1827 as an Austin colonist. Participated in the Battle of Velasco, 1832. Five of his sons were in the Army of ... 9568 Albert Sidney Johnston FM 521 right-of-way (February 2, 1803 -April 6, 1862) Kentucky native Albert Sidney Johnston graduated from the U. S. Military Academy at West Point in 1826. He was ... 9518 Aldridge-Smith Home 533 Main St. This local landmark was built between 1837 and 1841 for William Aldridge, a farmer and large landholder. After a 10-year ownership by merchant Henry ... 9519 Allen Place Burnett St. near Quintana Beach Park 1883. Famous boarding house built by Jarvis family of Old Quintana. Veteran of Gulf storms, including "Carla", 1961. Restored by B. T. Allen, present ... 9611 Ammon Underwood Old Columbia Cemetery, Jackson at 16th St. (February 13, 1810 - November 17, 1887) Born in Massachusetts; came to Texas, 1834. As a young man, held odd jobs, survived 2 shipwrecks, and explored ... 9612 Ammon Underwood House Main St., East Columbia A structure erected in noted old river port town of Marion in Republic of Texas era. First portion, of hand-hewn cedar, was built about 1835 by colonist ... 11961 Angleton Independent School District Southeast corner of Locust and Chenango, Angleton On September 5, 1892, two Angleton residents donated one of the original town blocks near this site to the city for school purposes. Citizens contributed ...

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9524 "Brit" Bailey Plantation SH 35 (roadside park), Bailey's Prairie Established in 1818 as an individual claim by James Briton Bailey, a member later of Austin's colony. Born 1779, Bailey was tall, fearless, of Irish ... 9569 Battle of Jones Creek SH 36 at Peach Point Rd. Fought by Texan army of 23 men under Capt. Randal Jones (1786-1873), sent out 1824 by Stephen F. Austin to the lower Brazos to fight cannibal Karankawa ... 9528 Bell's Landing Brazos and Front St. Founded 1823 as Brazos River landing for Josiah H. Bell's plantation. Townsite of Marion laid out in 1824. Later named East Columbia. Army enlistment ... 9529 Bethel Presbyterian Church Duval and Main St. One of oldest in Texas, was organized June 13, 1840. Land and original church given by Mrs. J. H. Bell. New church acquired, 1932. Recorded Texas ... 9530 Birchfield - McCown House SE corner of Lang and Beauregard St. Built by A. J. Birchfield, first editor of Alvin "Sun", 1894. Often a storm refuge, house kept over 100 safe in famed 1900 coastal hurricane. Leading ... 9534 Brazoria Townsite Old Town Park, southeast side of Market Street between Camp and Travis streets Established 1828 by John Austin, friend of Stephen F. Austin, "Father of Texas". Site of tavern of Jane Long, widow of Dr. John Long, who had tried ... 9539 Bryan Mound Near Levee Rd. at E. Floodgate Rd., 2.5 mi. S of Freeport on restricted access private property. Map dot approximate. During the first decade of the 20th century, mining engineers discovered sufficient quantities of sulphur deposits at Bryan Mound to lead to the ... 17998 Byrd Lockhart Columbia Historical Cemetery BYRD LOCKHART Byrd Lockhart, Jr. moved to Green DeWitt’s Colony from Missouri around 1826 with several female relatives. He worked as a surveyor ...

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9544 Cedar Lake Salt Works 9 miles southwest of Brazoria, on FM 2611 at Brazoria/Matagorda county line Built in Confederate Texas in 1861-1862. Furnished essential salt to army and civilians. Raided by landing parties of Federals from Gulf ships, Nov. ... 18127 Charlie Brown 325 W. Brazos Ave. Charlie Brown, born a slave in the late 1820s, came to the Brazoria County area from Virginia before the Civil War. Despite being illiterate and ... 23389 Colonel Robert M. Coleman Veterans Memorial Park. Marker is 0.1 mi. S of intersection of Quintana St. and City Park Rd, near Freeport Harbor Channel. Bronze plaque on pink granite block. Placed by the Board of Control. One of 22 monuments appropriated by the Forty-Second Legislature, May 18, 1931, "Appropriation to move remains of Texas Heroes." Erected by the State of Texas In Memory of Colonel Robert M. Coleman Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence Aide-de-camp to General Sam ... 9547 Columbia SE corner of 17th and Bernard In September 1836 Columbia, now known as West Columbia, became capital of the Republic of Texas. This took place with the removal of the ad interim ... 14749 Columbia (First Capital of Texas) 122 W. Brazos In 1836 and 1837, the town of Columbia (now West Columbia) served as the capital of the Republic of Texas. Josiah Hughes Bell, a colonist with Stephen ... 13949 Columbia Rosenwald School Columbia Historical Museum, facing S. Broad Street between E. Brazos and E. Clay streets A grant from the Rosenwald Foundation of Chicago led to the establishment of a local school for African American students. The foundation represented ... 9548 Columbia United Methodist Church on 16th St. between Jackson and Bernard This congregation traces its history to early Methodist missionary activity during Texas' years as a Republic. In 1839 the Rev. Isaac L. G. Strickland ... 9549 Confederate Cemetery on FM 517 near intersection with 517 and SH 35 Established in the 1890's by John A. Wharton Camp, U. C. V.; burial ground for Confederate veterans and families. After increase of acreage, use ... 9550 Cummings-Smith House 503 W. Lang St. After the Galveston hurricane of 1900 destroyed his home, banker-investor Oscar Smith Cummings (1866-1941) hired contractors Booth and Bigler to ...

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9559 First Baptist Church of Angleton corner of Arcola and Locust St. The First Baptist Church of Angleton was established in 1896 with Joseph Matthew Kailin as pastor. A hurricane in 1900 destroyed the sanctuary. Members ... 9561 First Methodist Church of Alvin 611 W. South St. A Methodist circuit-riding minister, the Reverend Peter Nicholson, founded the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Alvin in 1881. Early worship services ... 24195 First Methodist Church of Sweeny marker pending marker pending 13294 First Missionary Baptist Church of Angleton 522 West Live Oak Street Angleton's First Missionary Baptist Church organized in 1898, when it primarily served African American field hands and tenant farmers from the surrounding ... 9562 First Presbyterian Church of Alvin NE corner of Lang and Beauregard St. The history of this congregation can be traced to 1890. Many families moved to Alvin at that time to take advantage of economic opportunities offered ... 11762 First Presbyterian Church of Angleton 130 S. Arcola St. The First Presbyterian Church of Angleton was organized by the Rev. R. H. Byers and fifteen charter members in 1896. Recovery efforts following the ... 17665 First Presbyterian Church of Brazoria 310 S. Virginia Street THE PRESBYTERIAN DENOMINATION HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN BRAZORIA SINCE THE 1830s. THEY WORSHIPED TOGETHER WITH THE EPISCOPAL AND METHODIST CONGREGATIONS ... 11763 First United Methodist Church of Pearland 2314 N. Grand Blvd. Though local Methodist worship can be traced to 1894, this congregation was officially organized in 1898 as the Methodist Episcopal Church of Pearland. ... 9606 Four Miles Southeast to the Original Town of Velasco Ave. B and Skinner St. (Velasco Community Center) Landing place of the "Lively" first vessel bringing immigrants to Austin's colony in 1821. There the Battle of Velasco, between Texas colonists and ... 9556 Freeman W. Douglass private property (Belk Place Cemetery, 3 miles west of Angleton on SH 35) Who was among those detailed to guard the baggage at the camp opposite Harrisburg, April 21, 1836. Born in Georgia, December 21, 1822;died in 18 ... 9563 Freeport National Bank (Freeport Sulphur Company Building) corner of Board and Park St. The Freeport Sulphur Company was instrumental in the founding and early development of the city of Freeport and the region. It was incorporated on ...

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14761 James & Selina Phillips House CR 300G #104 James Price Phillips, descendant of a Brazoria County old 300 family, married Selina Harris Lee in 1911. They had four children, and Price built ... 9523 James Briton "Brit" Bailey SH 35 (roadside park), Bailey's Prairie (1779-1833) Pioneer Texan noted for his courage, integrity, and eccentric behavior. Came to Texas in 1818 with wife and six children. He settled ... 9585 James Franklin Perry off SH 36 on Gulf Prairie Rd. at cemetery (September 19, 1790 - September 13, 1853) A native of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, James Franklin Perry moved to Potosi, Missouri, in 1808. He ... 9516 John Adriance Old Columbia Cemetery, Jackson at 16th St. (November 10, 1816 - December 7, 1903) Faithful soldier, Texas War for Independence. He was in unit of Capt. Jacob Eberly, detailed by Gen. Sam Houston ... 9540 John S. D. Byrom Old Columbia Cemetery, Jackson at 16th St. Born in Georgia September 14, 1798; died July 10, 1837. Delegate to the Consultation, 1835; signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, 183 ... 12847 Joseph H. Hawkins Lake Jackson Wilderness Park on the bank of Buffalo Camp Bayou at SH 332 Joseph H. Hawkins Native Virginian Joseph H. Hawkins practiced law in Kentucky, where he served as state legislator and U.S. congressman before moving ... 18437 Josiah H. Bell A member of Stephen F. Austins original 300 colonists, Josiah Hughes Bell was born August 22m 1791, in Chester District, South Carolina. Josiah Bells father died when he was five years old, so he went to live in Tennessee with family to learn the trade of hatter. While living in the Missouri District, Bell became friends with Moses Austin and his son, Stephen F. Austin. Josiah Bell joined the Missouri Mounted Militia as a second lieutenant during the War of 1812. Following the war, he traveled to Tennessee to visit his mother and met his future wife, Mary Eveline McKenzie (1799-1856). She and Bell married in 1818 in Kentucky. The couple operated a mercantile business in Natchitoches, Louisiana, for two years before moving to Hemphill, Texas. PARAGRAPH BREAK In 1821, Austin wrote bell granting him permission to settle in the new colony near New Washington. Bell served as Alcalde, constable, and judge in the new colony, even taking over Austins duties while he was traveling in Mexico. Bell and his family moved several times along the Brazos River and eventually settled in the town of Columbia near the present-day cemetery. Bell laid out two towns, developed a sugar plantation and built the first hotel in the area. During this time he began work on the Bell family home, completed in 1827. The home was often used as an office for Stephen F. Austin when he was in town. Bell and Austin continued their friendship through correspondence, including letters regarding tax laws, regulations of the Mexican government and education in the colony. Bell died on May 17, 1838, and was buried in the cemetery that his wife later gave to the citizens of West Columbia. (2016) A member of Stephen F. Austins original 300 colonists, Josiah Hughes Bell was born August 22m 1791, in Chester District, South Carolina. Josiah Bells ...

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9613 M. L. Weems House Main St., East Columbia This Greek Revival house was built about 1847 by Dr. Mason Locke Weems II, the first of a succession of Weems family physicians to live here. The ... 9537 Major Guy M. Bryan, C.S.A. SH 36 and Peach Point Rd., Jones Creek (1821-1901) Born in Missouri. Rode a mule to Texas in 1831 to join his uncle, Stephen F. Austin, Father of Texas. A private in Texas War for Independence. ... 9541 Major James Peckham Caldwell Gulf Prairie Cemetery; off SH 36 on Gulf Prairie Rd. at Gulf Prairie Cemetery (January 6, 1793 - November 16, 1856) Adjutant of the Texas army in Battle of Velasco, June 26, 1832. Wounded there, he was guarding civilians at ... 9536 Major Reuben R. Brown off SH 36 on Gulf Prairie Rd. in cemetery (February 3, 1808 - March 2, 1894) In Texas War for Independence, joined Matamoros Expedition of January 1836. In detachment that captured horses ... 14211 Mammoth Lake 330 N. Dixie Drive Mammoth Lake, formerly a cavernous sand pit, has had a vital influence on the development of clute and the surrounding area. In prehistoric times, ... 18922 Mary Eveline McKenzie Bell Columbia Historical Cemetery, Corner of Jackson and 15th Street 9573 Masonic Oak Pleasant St., across from Masonic Oak Park Site of organization, March 1835, the first Masonic Lodge in Texas, Holland Lodge, Brazoria. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966 9574 McCroskey-Stringfellow House CR 316, W side, 0.3 mi. NW of FM 2611 A tanner, John McCroskey came to Texas with Stephen F. Austin's "Old 300". He built this home in compliance with the terms of his 1824 land grant. ... 17994 Mount Zion Cemetery Lake Jackson Established in 1939 and designated as a Historic Texas Cemetery in 2011. 9577 Munson Cemetery SH 35 In 1850, Mordello Stephen Munson (born in Liberty County in 1825)-- son of Henry William Munson (born 1793), a member of Austin's colony-- set aside ...

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9532 Old Brazoria Cemetery corner of Star and Camp St., Old Brazoria Cemetery Site given to Brazoria in 1827 by government of Mexico as cemetery for Catholics; thus was open to all residents, as all Austin Colony settlers were ... 9533 Old Brazoria County Courthouse currently Brazoria Co. Historical Museum, corner of Cedar and SH 288, Angleton Angleton's first permanent courthouse was built in 1897, a year after the city was chosen Brazoria County seat. Constructed from plans originally ... 12421 Old City Cemetery Oak Park Cemetery, off SH 288 First cemetery in Alvin. Acquired by city in 1892. Oldest legible inscription (1889) marks grave of pioneer and Civil War veteran G. W. Durant. Many ... 9546 Old Columbia Cemetery Jackson & 16th St. Site given by Josiah H. Bell family-- out of their grant, the first deeded to one of "Old 300" in colony of Stephen F. Austin. Has graves of many ... 12420 Old Oakland Plantation 9 miles north of Freeport on SH 36, where private road intersects highway Founded 1828 by Henry Wm. Munson, who bought site from Stephen F. Austin, Father of Texas. This land joined Peach Point Plantation, Austin's home. ... 9589 Old Quintana Burnett St. west of Quintana Park Named for a Mexican general. Early as 1532 a thriving village. Port of entry in Republic of Texas. Strategic port in Civil War. Industrial area, ... 9593 Old Settlers Cemetery 4499 Halik Road, Pearland TX 75581; in front of iron gate. (0.2 miles west) Settlement of this area began as a result of railroad development through north Brazoria County in 1882. First known as Mark Belt, ... 9607 Old Velasco, C. S. A. SH 332, 1 block south of Intracoastal Waterway Historic and key Texas port of entry located near here. During the Civil War was fortified by troops and 8 gun batteries at the mouth of the Brazos ... 9581 One-Eighth Mile South to Peach Point SE corner SH 36 and Gulf Prairie Rd. Home of Mrs. Emily M. Perry 1795-1851, only sister of Stephen F. Austin, who regarded the place as his home after the burning of San Felipe on March ...

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9552 Samuel Damon Damon Cemetery, Damon - 7 mi. north of West Columbia (1809 - 1883) Born in Massachusetts. Came to Texas in 1831. Served in Texas Revolution at Siege of Bexar as wagonmaster for Stephen F. Austin, "Father ... 9520 Samuel Tubbs Angier, M.D. Old Columbia Cemetery, Jackson at 16th St. Samuel Tubbs, born in Pembroke, Massachusetts in 1792, took the surname of his paternal grandmother, Katurah Angier, in 1812. He received his medical ... 9592 Sandy Point Cemetery FM 521 about 3 mi. north of Rosharon Early county cemetery. Started before 1845. Land once part of great sugar and cotton plantations. Buried in this tract are veterans of 1836 Texas ... 13008 Sandy Point Cemetery approx. 1/2 mile down dirt road SW of intersection of CR 42 and SH 521 Sandy Point Cemetery Established circa 1850 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2003 17999 Schuster Home 1130 West 2nd Street The Schuster home was built in 1917 on land purchased by George Schuster in 1915. This land was part of the Freeport town site. The home was built ... 9595 Sheriff Joe H. Snow Angleton Cemetery (1872 - 1920) Born in West Columbia, Texas. Married; had one son. Served as justice of the peace, Precinct 2, 1900-1912. Was appointed deputy sheriff ... 9517 Sinking Site of the Blockade Runner "Acadia" FM 332, 1 block south of Intracoastal Waterway The sidewheel steamer "Acadia", owned by Canadians, set out on her maiden voyage in Dec. 1864 for Nassau, Havana, and vera Cruz. Loaded with food, ... 9579 Site of "Orozimbo" CR 255 off CR 25 via SH 35 north of West Columbia Home of Dr. James Aeneas Phelps, a member of "Old Three Hundred" of Austin's colony, hospital surgeon of the Texas Army at San Jacinto. Here Santa ... 9578 Site of Carry Nation's Hotel Front Street During a brief and troubled time in her life, Carry Amelia Moore Nation (1846-1911) operated the "Old Columbia Hotel" on this site about 1880. She ... 11964 Site of Crosby's Landing CR 400 (Old Brazos River Road), NE side of the road between CR 304 and FM 2004. Marker is on private property off CR 400. Thomas Phillip Crosby (1799-1860) came to Texas from New York in 1830. After surveying sections of land along the Colorado River in 1830, he settled ... 9572 Site of Jane Long's Tavern Main St. near China, across from Brazos River Jane Herbert Wilkinson (1798-1880) was born in Maryland and moved to Natchez, Mississippi, in 1812. There in 1815 she married physician and soldier ... 11766 Site of San Luis in San Luis Park Located on an island owned by Stephen F. Austin in 1832, the town of San Luis was established by the early 1830s. In 1836 the Follett family opened ... 9594 Site of The Home of Henry Smith Brazoria Soldier in the Battle of Velasco 1832. Alcalde of Brazoria, 1833. Political chief of Department of the Brazos, 1834; governor of the Provisional ... 16052 Site of the Home of James Walker Fannin Brazoria Site of the Plantation Home Established in 1834 by James Walker Fannin, who, with his troops, was massacred at Goliad March 27, 1836 9522 Site of the Home of John Austin Old Cemetery, intersection of Velasco and Marion, near Masonic Oak Member of Long's Expedition in 1819. Pioneer settler in Austin's colony. Alcalde of Brazoria, 1832. Commander at the Battle of Velasco. Signer of ... 9526 Site of the Home of Josiah Hughes Bell off SH 36, .5 mi. south of West Columbia, next to Loggins Vet Clinic (1791-1838) One of the "Old Three Hundred" who came to Texas with Stephen F. Austin in 1821. First alcalde of Austin's colony. On this tract of 6,642 ... 9604 Site of Town of Old Velasco Velasco Elementary School, intersection of Karankawa St. and N. Avenue C One of oldest Texas towns. Port of entry for over 25,000 settlers, 1821-1835. Scene of first armed conflict leading to Texas Revolution, 1832. In ... 9591 St. John's Lodge No. 5, A. F. & A. M. 313 W. Jackson St. St. John's Masonic Lodge No. 5 traces its history to 1838 when a warrant of dispensation was granted by the Grand Lodge of the Republic of Texas, ... 22561 St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church From Sweeny, turn on CR 316 for 4.2 miles, turn right on CR 318 for 1.5 miles In 1867, African Americans in the Cedar Lake Community organized St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church with help from Rev. Israel Campbell. Rev. Dennis ... 9596 Stringfellow Ranch roadside park, SH 35, one mile west of Freeport Born at Old Brazoria, Robert Edward Lee Stringfellow (1866-1951) began his career on a cattle ranch at the age of 14. Soon he acquired his own herd. ... 9598 Sweeny Cemetery Sweeny Cemetery, close to entrance and flagpole facing Main St. (FM 524) Begun as family burial ground when John Sweeny, early landowner, member of Stephen F. Austin's colony, chose this site for burial of his young daughter, ... 9599 Sweeny Home 405 E. Locust Tennessee native Rees P. Sweeny (1856-1937) constructed this raised Victorian house in 1896, the year Angleton became the seat of government for ... 9600 Sweeny Plantation Spur 419, 0.6 mi. NE of SH 35, Chevron-Phillips plant on private property. John Sweeny, Jr., after returning from the Texas Revolution, was given this plantation by his father, an extensive landholder. In 1837 slaves built ... 9601 Sweeny-Waddy Log Cabin South Main Street, behind Ammon Underwood House John Sweeny, Sr. (d. 1855) moved his family from Tennessee to Brazoria County, Texas, about 1833. With the help of slaves, he cleared his land and ...

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9527 Thaddus Constantine Bell Old Columbia Cemetery, Jackson at 16th St. First male child born in Austin's colonies in Texas; born October 4, 1822, died in March, 1871. His wife, Elizabeth Cayce Bell, born September 30, ... 11765 The 1937 Pearland High School 2319 N. Grand A terrible storm ravaged Pearland in 1915. Among the important structures it destroyed was the town's high school. For the next 22 years, Pearland ... 9535 The Brazos Canal off N. Yaupon, on Crepe Myrtle just past Beachwood Chartered in 1841, the Brazos Canal Company was the result of local landowners' efforts to build canals to connect inland plantations to Gulf shipping ... 9616 The Lively Surfside City Hall. Bronze plaque on pink granite boulder. The Lively, first vessel with emigrants to Austin's colony landed here December 23, 1821. The Battle of Velasco was fought here June 26, 1832. Public ... 23697 Thomas Cemetery marker pending marker pending 9542 Thomas Jefferson Callihan in Liverpool Cemetery at the end of St. Anne St.(CR 171) A San Jacinto veteran, born in Illinois, May 10, 1817; died May 21, 1880. His wife Johanne Bishoff Callihan, born in Germany, March 18, 1839; died ... 9597 Thomas Jefferson Sweeny Sweeny Cemetery, northeast section near Old Main St. A San Jacinto veteran Born in Tennessee 1812 Died in La Grange, Texas 1869 Erected by the State of Texas 1936 9602 Titlum-Tatlum 15 miles northeast of Freeport, on San Luis Island at Balboa Blvd. and Beach, in county park Nearby island. Resort for fishermen, hunters, small boats. During the Civil War, 1861-65, used by such captains as H. C. Wedemeyer, a peacetime shipbuilder, ... 12937 Tyler-Bryan-Weems House 628 CR 703 Tyler-Bryan-Weems House Ariadne O. Gautier (1834-1910) came from Florida to this part of Texas in 1841 with her parents. Her father, Dr. Peter Gautier, ...