Historical Markers of Texas

8638 1906 Reunion of Hood's Texas Brigade E. 8th St. (FM 1361), SE side between SH 36 and Ave. A In 1906 Somerville hosted the annual reunion of the Hood's Texas Brigade Association, a group established in 1872 for veterans of the celebrated ...

23733 African American Community in Clay (UNDERTOLD) marker pending marker pending 8655 Alexander Thomson, Jr. Chriesman Community Center, N side FM 1363, 0.3 mi. W of SH 36. Marker replaced in 2004. (August 29, 1785 - June 1, 1863) A leader in colonizing Texas, Alexander Thomson, Jr., was born in St. Matthew's Parish, South Carolina, the only ... 7562 An Arm of The Chisholm Cattle Trail from Caldwell, take SH 21 W about 8 mi to Marker on N. side of Road The Chisholm Trail, which was developed following the Civil War, allowed Texas cattle to be driven to railheads in Kansas for shipment to eastern ...

23355 Belltown Community FM 696, 400 feet SE of CR 347. Marker pending. marker pending 7550 Black Jack Baptist Church 12 mi. NW of Caldwell via SH 21 W, then FM 908 NW, church is on CR 301, 0.1 mi E of FM 908 The founding of this congregation was sponsored by the neighboring Liberty Baptist Church. Organized in May 1885 with 17 charter members, the church ... 13145 Brazos Bottom Baptist Church Cemetery Snook, NW on FM 2039, then W on CR 254 Also known as the Old Tunis Cemetery, this burial ground originally served a pioneer area of the fertile Brazos valley. Graves date from the 1840s, ... 7551 Brazos River Levee FM 50, 1.3 mi SE of SH 21, NE side of the road Destructive Brazos River floods have often plagued residents of Burleson County. In 1899, a 30-inch rain killed 35 and caused about $9 million in ... 7553 Burleson County SE Corner (in traffic triangle) of the intersection of SH 21 & SH 36 Caldwell. Farmed early as 1744 by Indians under guidance of Spanish missionaries. In 1830, Ft. Tenoxtitlan, guarding Brazos crossing, San Antonio Road, attracted ... 7554 Burleson County Courthouse Square Echols @ Buck St., Caldwell In rich Brazos River basin; had settlers early as 1825. Site in 1830 of Tenoxtitlan, one of 3 forts built by Mexico in Texas, situated above El Camino ... 7555 Burleson County C.S.A. Courthouse Lawn Fox @ Main St. Caldwell On Feb. 23, 1861, citizens voted for secession, 422 to 84. On March 1, the "Burleson Guards" organized and offered its services to the state. Most ... 14275 Burleson County in World War II Burleson County Courthouse grounds During World War II, out of a population of 18,000, close to 1300 men and women of Burleson County joined the military, with 450 who attended Caldwell ...

12471 Caldwell Masonic Cemetery west end of 12th St., Caldwell With more than 2,700 burials, this cemetery is a significant reflection of the heritage of Caldwell and Burleson County. It began as a Masonic cemetery ... 17458 Caldwell Masonic Cemetery Texas Cemetery medallion Texas Cemetery medallion 7559 Caldwell National Bank 129 W. Buck St. (corner of Buck & Echols), Caldwell On January 24, 1903, a group of local businessmen under the direction of J. J. Lane and C. C. Nelms met for the purpose of establishing a national ... 7560 Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department 206 S. Hill St. @ Mustang St. Caldwell Caldwell's volunteer fire department was organized as the Caldwell Hook & Ladder Co. No.1 on July 22, 1886, five years before the city of Caldwell ... 24142 Carr Cemetery CR 217 CARR CEMETERY ESTABLISHED 1861 HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY – 2023 24295 Citizens State Bank marker pending marker pending 7556 City of Caldwell Courthouse Square Echols @ Buck Sts. Caldwell In 1840 the Republic of Texas Congress annexed to Milam County all of Washington County north of Yegua Creek and west of the Brazos River. The name ... 7557 City of Caldwell On SH 21 & Gray St in front of Public Library Caldwell Founded 1840 by Lewis L. Chiles, a veteran of Battle of San Jacinto. Named for Mathew "Old Paint" Caldwell, Indian fighter and signer of the Texas ... 15182 City of Caldwell Caldwell 7566 Cooks Point NE corner of SH 21 & FMM 1362 intersection Cooks Point Founded about 1840 where colonial road from southeast crossed San Antonio Road. Settler Gabriel Jackson had two-story log cabin-trading post here. ... 7567 Cooks Point United Methodist Church from Caldwell, take SH 21 E about 5 mi to Church on S. side of road This congregation began in 1881 to serve the German speaking population in the area. Organized largely through the efforts of Anna Duewall, who had ...

22836 Dabney Hill Freedom Colony SE corner FM 2155 and FM 60. Following Emancipation in 1865, formerly enslaved African Americans established independent communities known as Freedom Colonies or Freedmen’s Towns. ... 7568 Deanville Intersection of FM 111 & FM 60, Deanville Founded 1872 by merchant James L. Dean (born 1841) on an arm of Chisholm Cattle Trail. The post office was established 1877. Houston & Texas Central ... 23224 Draper-Moseley Cemetery From Caldwell, travel 6.5 miles east on State Highway 21 to Cooks Point. Continue on SH 21 from Cooks Point for 2.71 miles east to County Road 221 on the north side of the highway. Continue on County Road 221 for 0.24 miles. Cemetery will be on the south side of road 12724 Duewall House 4 mi. E of Caldwell, SH 21, S side, 0.3 mi. E of CR 210 Rudolph and Anna Duewall established a family farm here in the 1880s upon moving to Burleson County. Their son Edward (1885-1944) and his wife, Lizzie ...

7569 Early Settlers of Burleson County in the Texas War for Independence Burleson County Courthouse grounds, near NW entrance facing Fox St. When Mexican dictator Santa Anna revoked national rights, 30 or more men from this sparsely settled area left to resist his armies: in Grass Fight ... 7571 Elizabeth Chapel Methodist Church from Caldwell, take SH 21 E about 5 mi to Roadside Park on S. side of road First Methodist Church in the county. Began as Sunday School in home of Isaac addison, early settler. Later moved to home of Mrs. Elizabeth Scott. ...

7572 First Baptist Church Corner of Thomas & Mustang St., Caldwell Originally named Dove Church. Organized May 14, 1843, in home of Laban Rice, one of six charter members. Noted frontier ministers R. E. B. Baylor ... 8629 First Presbyterian Church of Caldwell 600 block of Buck St. (at the corner of Moore St.), Caldwell This congregation was organized by The Rev. Hugh Wilson, an early Presbyterian missionary noted for his active work on the Texas frontier. Although ... 8630 First United Methodist Church of Caldwell 306 W. Fox St. at Thomas St., Caldwell Congregation, organized 1840, is one of the oldest in Texas. It was one of 12 appointments on Nashville Circuit, Galveston District, Republic of ... 8631 First United Methodist Church of Somerville 11th and Avenue D, Somerville Organized 1901 by The Rev. H. G. Williams; had 29 charter members, and was in the Lyons Circuit. During first year, held prayer meetings in homes ... 8632 Fort Oldham On FM 1362 near intersection with CR 226 about 2.5 miles SW of Cooks Point Built 1836-37 by pioneers who took refuge with William Oldham (1798?-1868), Infantry major in Texas War for Independence. The fort stabilized the ... 8633 Fort Tenoxtitlan from Caldwell take SH 21 E about 6 miles to FM 1362, go N about 8 miles to CR 338, go E about 1.5 miles to double gate - marker is about 1/2 mile S across creek 2000 feet south, site of Fort Tenoxtitlan established by the Mexican government in July, 1830, in an attempt to stem Anglo-American settlement. Named ... 8634 Fort Tenoxtitlan from Caldwell take SH 21 E about 5 miles to roadside park on S side of road Founded by Mexico as a bulwark against Anglo-American immigration, this fort and its nearby city were twice proposed for the capital of Texas. Alarmed ... 13077 Frenstat Cemetery intersection of FM 2774 and CR 406, off of SH 36S In 1884, several Moravian Czech families established farms in this area, naming the community Frenstat, or Friendsted, for Frenstat, Czechoslavakia. ...

8635 Giesenschlag Cemetery from Snook, take FM 60 about 2 miles W to CR 271, go N about 1/2 mile to cemetery Prussian born Johann Joachim Giesenschlag (1817-80), his wife Anna (Schulze), and their children came to Texas in 1855. Settling first in Washington ... 17606 Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church FM 1362 N at CR 371 In 1854, numerous slaves arrived near Cooks Point, led by A.S. Broaddus on a six-month wagon ride from Virginia. In 1887, many now-emancipated African ...

7563 Horatio Chriesman Chriesman Cemetery - from Caldwell, take SH 36 NW about 6.2 mi to CR 328, EO E about 1/2 mi to cemetery Colonial statesman, Methodist lay leader, pioneer in Burleson County. Came to Texas in 1822 from Kentucky. Had office of surveyor, Austin's Colony, ...

8657 J. L. Woods' Undertaking Company 511 8th St. (on Strickland Funeral Home bldg.), Somerville Jebb Lee Woods (1872-1932) came to Somerville in 1900. He began working for his uncle at the Cowboy Merchant Store, where he sold coffins. In 1911 ... 12738 John Mitchell Burleson County Courthouse grounds Born in Tennessee c. 1836-37, John Mitchell came to Texas in 1846. He began purchasing land in this area in 1870, the same year he married Viney ... 8644 Josef Masik From Caldwell, take SH 21 E about 2 1/2 miles to CR 208, go South (right) about 9/10 mile to bridge over RR tracks, turn West (right) on trail just past bridge - follow trail to marker in northwest corner of pasture on S side of RR. Chain link fence now surrounds graves. (March 30, 1810 - July 1, 1881) First Czech teacher in Texas. Born in Moravia (now Czechoslovakia). Certified to teach at age 16. Came to Texas 1855, ...

8640 Lake Somerville At 8th and Thornberry in front of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers office at dam at Lake Somerville at the SW edge of Somerville First shovel of earth for Somerville Dam was turned Sept. 22, 1962, by Lyndon Johnson, then vice president of United States. Dam was built to control ... 8637 Lee W. Henslee Masonic Cemetery, 11th and Hall St. (marker is in block 4 off main road through cemetery), Caldwell (1872 - 1927) Native of Burleson County; was named county sheriff in 1902; served in era when law and order were challenged. "Mr. Lee" seldom used ... 7561 Lewis L. Chiles In old city Cemetery-Buffalo & Thomas Sts., Caldwell A San Jacinto Veteran; founder of the city of Caldwell.. Born in Virginia in 1811; died May 29, 1864. His wife Emily Hitchcock Chiles; born December ... 13277 Lone Oak Baptist Church FM 60; 4 mi. W, near FM 3058 Traveling preachers conducted early worship services in the Lone Oak area, and in 1905, local residents organized a Baptist church. In 1911, the ... 8641 Lyons SH corner SH 36 and Magnolia St., near Lyons Community Center An 1878 railway work camp; in 1880 became town of Lyon's Station, named for site donor, W. A. Lyon. Soon had 3 cotton gins, an oil mill, many businesses. ... 8642 Lyons Methodist Church Southern Oaks Drive and Pecan Drive (1 block W of SH 36), Lyons Organized at High Prairie (5 mi. NW) before 1880. The Rev. John R. Dunn was the first pastor. After the railroad came to Lyons, moved here. Erected ...

8643 Macedonia Hix Baptist Church from Caldwell take FM 2000 about 13 miles N to church on E side of road Traveling ministers conducted services in this area during the 1840s. The church was organized about 1852 and located on land belonging to Ezra Webb. ... 8645 Moseley's Ferry from Caldwell, take SH 21 about 10 miles NE, marker is between FM 50 and Brazos River Bridge on E side of road Situated where the Old San Antonio Road crossed the Brazos River, this public ferry was begun by Michael Boren (1806-75) about 1846. The ferry and ...

7552 Near Homesite of Judge Andrew S. Broaddus NE corner of SH 21 & FM 1362 intersection Cooks Point Noted pioneer leader. Member Virginia House of Delegates (1844-45). Piloted to Texas (1854) a mile-long wagon train of 200 people, who built Salem ... 24466 New Hope - Teals Prairie Cemetery marker pending marker pending 22551 New Hope Missionary Baptist Church New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Teals Prairie community. FM 1362, W side 7.1 mi. N of SH 21, 300 feet W of FM 1362 on CR 369. Following the Civil War, African American communities established churches which became centerpieces of their culture, not only through spiritual ... 8646 New Tabor Brethren Church from Caldwell take FM 166 about 2.1 miles E to CR 225, go N about 0.8 mile to church About 1870 this area of Burleson County was settled by Czech-Moravian immigrants in search of fertile land and the religious freedom denied them ... 11770 New Tabor Cemetery FM 166, 3.5 mi. NE of Caldwell New Tabor was settled by Czech and German immigrants in the 1870s and 1880s. It was named for the community of Tabor in Czechoslovakia. In February ...

8647 Oaklawn Cemetery Oaklawn Cemetery, SW side SH 36, 350 feet SE of Church St./CR 422. Marker is 60 feet SW of SH 36 inside entrance. 1996 subject marker and 2002 HTC medallion. Dating to 1900, this graveyard was first called the Somerville and Lyons Cemetery. Land was purchased by J. W. Lauderdale to establish a cemetery ... 7565 Old City Cemetery Buffalo St @ Thomas St., Caldwell Created in 1840 (same year Caldwell was laid out) when lots 3 and 12 were made a "Grave Yard and Church lot" forever. Town founder Lewis L. Chiles ... 13256 Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in the Frenstat community; from Caldwell, travel 7 mi. S on US 36, then W on FM 976 to FM 2774 and S 0.8 mi. In 1884, Catholic settlers from Czechoslavakia first arrived in this area. They named their settlement Frenstat for the community they had left, ...

12376 Porter House 4.5 miles west of Caldwell on SH 21, then 5.5 miles north on CR 324 on private property Robert U. Porter (1825-1899) came to Texas with his parents in 1833. He took over the family landholdings and farm operations upon his father's death. ... 8649 Providence Baptist Church 7 miles SE of Caldwell on FM 166, then S 1/2 mile on CR 243 Organized 1841 in Republic of Texas by James A. Prewitt, first deacon. Until calling of pastor, 32 members met 3 or 4 times a year, with planters ... 8648 Providence Cemetery 7 miles SE of Caldwell on FM 166, then S 1/2 mile on CR 243 According to oral tradition, this cemetery has served residents of the Providence area since the 1830s. The earliest marked grave is that of Elizabeth ...

8650 Reeves-Womack House 405 W. Fox St. at Harvey St., Caldwell Caldwell native William Reeves (1858-1921), a prominent merchant and banker in the town, built this residence before the turn of the century. In ...

15418 S.P.J.S.T. San Antonio Prairie Cemetery Caldwell 8652 San Salvador Mission Church from Caldwell, take SH 21 E about 11 miles to FM 50, go S about 2 miles to CR 286, go W about 0.5 mile to church San Salvador, a mission of St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Bryan, was named for the patron saint of Cefalu, Sicily, the native village of Italian ... 24458 Sandy Grove Cemetery marker pending marker pending 23894 Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church 2487 CR 168 In the years after the Civil War, formerly enslaved men and women formed congregations to serve their spiritual needs. The Reverend Riley (Rielly) ... 7570 Site of Camino Real from Caldwell, SH 21 about 9.4 mi SW to marker, E side of the road, 0.7 mi SW of FM 696 (The old San Antonio Road) Great thoroughfare of early Texas. Following ancient Indian and buffalo paths, sometimes on same course as 1691 "Trail ... 8636 Site of the Somerville Harvey House E. 8th St. (FM 1361), SE side between SH 36 and Ave. A Fred Harvey, a native of England, began operation of his Santa Fe Railroad dining rooms in 1876. In 1900 a Harvey House opened in Somerville, divisional ... 22697 Smith High School marker pending marker pending 8653 Snook on FM 2155 at intersection with Spur 2155, Snook Settled 1880s by Czech immigrants. First called "Sebesta's Corner". In 1895 named "Snook" for John Snook, who helped secure post office. Soon had ... 13727 Snook Brethren Church FM 2155, S of FM 60 During the 19th century, many families from Bohemia and Moravia emigrated to Texas. They brought their Czech traditions, including beliefs of the ... 13234 Snook Cemetery 2 mi. S of SH 60 on FM 2155 Immigrants from Czechosovakia settled in this area in the 1880s. The community was originally known as Sebesta or Sebesta's Corners, after one of ... 8654 Somerville on SH 36, northern edge of town, Somerville Located where two branches of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway joined, town was named for Albert Somerville, first president of the railroad. ... 18443 Somerville Stadium Southwest block of 8th Street and Ave. L (middle of block surrounded by 8th Street, Ave. L, 7th Street, Ave. O) Emerging from the Great Depression, the Somerville School Board partnered with the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to build a football stadium. ... 8651 St. John's Lutheran Church intersection of FM 111 and FM 60, Deanville This church was organized by The Rev. A. H. Falkenberg and 35 charter members in 1910. Services were held in a schoolhouse until a sanctuary, containing ... 14216 St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery 500 W. Old San Antonio Road Early area priests served Caldwell’s Catholic residents in the early 1890s, meeting in various locations, including the home of the Windhausen family. ... 13270 St. Mary's Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church 500 W. Old San Antonio Rd. A number of eastern European immigrants of the Catholic faith came to Burleson County in the late 1800s. Priests from nearby towns led worship services; ... 23857 St. Matthew Missionary Baptist Church 6017 FM 2000 Founded by freed African American men and women after the Civil War, Saint Matthew Colored Baptist Church was organized in the 1870s-1880s under ...

12776 Thomas J. Gary 8th Street and Avenue H Born on Sept. 16, 1922, in Texas City, Thomas J. Gary, Jr., attended Somerville Junior High in the 1930s. He returned to Texas City and, in 1940, ... 8639 Thomas Kraitchar, Jr. House 200 E. Buck St. at Porter St., Caldwell A fine example of a Victorian cottage-style residence, this home was built in 1891 for Thomas Kraitchar, Jr. (1870-1946). A merchant by profession, ... 7564 Town of Chriesman Chriesman Community Center, N side FM 1363, 0.3 mi. W of SH 36. (Originally "Yellow Prairie" 0.5 mi. E) Settled by Alexander Thomson, Jr., early Texas patriot and partner of the colonizer Sterling C. Robertson. ...

11771 Warren Lodge No. 56, A.F. & A.M. Main & Buck Burleson County was established in 1846 with Caldwell as the county seat. By the late 1840s Caldwell had a population of about three hundred. Local ... 8656 Waugh Campground from Caldwell take SH 21 E about 1.5 mile to FM 2000, go N about 3.5 miles to marker on E side of road Given to Methodist church as a camp-meeting site, by the Isaac S. Addison family. Mrs. Addison named camp in honor of Bishop Beverly Waugh, who presided ... 17727 Woodson Lumber Company 702 W. Buck St. Brothers James R. (Jim) (1884-1940) and Harrie P. Woodson, Jr. (1892-1974) left their home in Richmond, Missouri after their mother died in 1912. ...

18442 Yegua Center at Somerville ISD Northeast corner of 8th Street and Ave. L As the Somerville Independent School District (SISD) emerged from the Great Depression, the school board filed a Works Progress Administration project ... 8658 Yegua Creek SH 36, W side of the road, 1 mi. SE of Somerville, hilltop roadside park just before railroad underpass In 1690 the Spanish gave the name "San Francisco" to this 62-mile Brazos River tributary; but on an 1822 map, Stephen F. Austin, "Father of Texas", ...