Historical Markers of Texas

16932 Andrew Lee Brock In front of the Brock Cabin located in Lions Park on Hwy 183, directly across from H.E.B. (402 S Colorado) Tennessee native Andrew Lee Brock (1830-1904) moved to Caldwell County in 1848, and he married Rebecca Montgomery Wayland. Two years later, Rebecca's ...

9783 Battle of Plum Creek near intersection of US 183 and SH 142 in Lions Park The harsh anti-Indian policies of President Mirabeau B. Lamar and Mexican efforts to weaken the Republic of Texas stirred Indian hostilities. Hatred ... 9758 Bethel Primitive Baptist Church from McMahan take FM 713 W .5 mi. (adjacent to Jeffrey Cemetery) This congregation was organized June 19, 1852, in the home of John Fleming near this site. Elders George Daniels and Reuben W. Ellis from the Plum ... 14800 Burial site of Rev. John McCullough Public cemetery, Callihan Road NE of SH 80 (April 3, 1805 - January 7, 1870) Born in Pennsylvania; educated at Princeton; in New Jersey, 1835, ordained a missionary. In 1838 came to Texas. ...

9759 Caldwell County SW corner of Courthouse Square A part of De Witt's Colony, 1825-1836. A part of Gonzales County to 1848. First settlements were on Plum Creek and the San Marcos River. Created ... 9760 Caldwell County Courthouse Courthouse Square The first Caldwell County Courthouse was erected on this site in 1848, when the county was organized and named for Mathew Caldwell, a Texas Ranger ... 9761 Caldwell County Jail Brazos and Market St. Organized in 1848, Caldwell County lost its original log jail in an 1858 fire, then kept prisoners in the Courthouse basement until 1873, when outlaws' ... 9762 Cardwell Home 505 S. Main John Madison Cardwell (1838-1917) moved to Caldwell county at the age of eighteen. After serving in the Civil War, he returned to Lockhart and opened ... 14331 Cementerio Navarro Historico Cementerio Navarro Historico, N side Mulberry St. 400 feet W of N. Commerce St. Also known as the Mexican Cemetery, this burial ground has served the Mexican-American community of Lockhart since around 1900. The earliest dated ... 9780 City of Luling in park, 500 block of E. Davis St. Founded when Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad line intersected a main wagon road from South Texas to Austin. Many families of the Atlanta ... 13147 Clark Cemetery Lockhart, 8.9 mi. E of US 183 and FM 20 intersection, then S 3.8 mi. on CR 158 Clark Cemetery James E. Clark was born in North Carolina in 1826. He later moved to Texas, marrying Mary E. Roberts in Bastrop County in 1860. In ... 13080 Clark's Chapel Cemetery SE of Lockhart; E on CR 20, S on CR 713 ott Old McMahan Rd (CR 202) As part of a group of settlers, William A. Clark moved with his wife, Nancy (Copenhaver), and children to Caldwell County from Alabama in 1850. Clark ... 15740 Clear Fork Cemetery Clearfork Rd. (CR 194), W of Clearfork Baptist Church Clear Fork Cemetery Established 1850s Historic Texas Cemetery - 2008 14695 Clearfork Baptist Church Clearfork Baptist Church, Clearfork Rd. (CR 194) 0.4 mi. E of CR 205 Oldest church in Caldwell County. Organized in 1848, with J. Isaac, pastor. Building erected in 1850; hand-hewn oak frame was morticed with pegs; ... 23233 Crayton-Spruill Cemetery CR 103 marker pending

9766 Delhi from McMahan go 8 mi. east on FM 713, then .4 mi. south on SH 304 (at Delhi Community Center) The earliest known permanent settlers in this area were Orrin L. and Susannah Winters and their extended family. By 1873, enough of a settlement ... 9784 Dr. D. Port Smythe from Lockhart go north 5 mi. on US 183 to roadside park (1824-1889) Pioneer Lockhart physician, from Alabama. Studied medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Was Civil War surgeon, Texas Mounted Rifles and ... 9763 Dr. Eugene Clark Library NW corner of S. Main and E. Prairie Lea streets. 1963 RTHL medallion over the door and 1968 marker facing W. Prairie Lea St. Built in 1899 and dedicated on July 6, 1900, this library was financed with funds bequeathed by Dr. Clark, who was a prominent physician of Lockhart ...

13742 Ebenezer Lutheran Church 291 Church Street In 1885 the Rev. C. Kreuzenstein conducted the first formal German Lutheran worship service in this area. On June 3, 1886, a congregation was organized ... 9765 Edgar B. Davis, Oil Pioneer-Philanthropist corner of Austin and Magnolia st. (US Hwy. 183) (Feb. 2, 1872 - Oct. 14, 1951) One of the great benefactors of Texas. Born in Brockton, Mass. Had business careers in shoe manufacture and rubber ... 9768 Emmanuel Episcopal Church corner of N. Church St. and W. Walnut St. Organized in 1853 by the Rev. Joseph Wood Dunn, this parish erected its own church building in 1855-56. Bishop G. W. Freeman, who dedicated the edifice ... 9767 Episcopal Church of the Annunciation corner of Walnut and Bowie St. Luling's first church building. The Rt. Rev. Robert W. B. Elliott (1840-87), first bishop, missionary district of western Texas, enroute to his see ...

17191 Fentress Community Cemetery County Road 277 across U.S. Hwy. 80 from Fentress FENTRESS COMMUNITY CEMETERY FRENCH AND DELLA TILLER AND F. W. AND ETHEL MERCER DEEDED LAND FOR THIS PUBLIC BURIAL GROUND TO THE FENTRESS INTERNATIONAL ... 13781 Fentress United Methodist Church FM 20 and Barber St. On October 15, 1905, under the leadership of the Rev. V.G. Thomas, 18 men and women organized the Fentress Methodist Church under the Methodist Episcopal ... 15343 Fentress, Dr. James Prairie Lea 9769 First Baptist Church of Luling corner of Austin and Magnolia St. (US Hwy. 183) Seventeen charter members, with encouragement from the Rev. G. W. Lane, district missionary, organized this congregation on Dec. 3, 1875. Worship ... 9770 First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Lockhart corner of W. San Antonio and Church St. Organized in 1852 with seven members, this congregation constructed its first sanctuary in 1858. Located across the street from this site, it soon ... 9771 First Christian Church of Luling 712 Crockett St. Eula Nichols moved from a farm near Austin to Luling in 1891 to attend school. She persuaded the rev. A. J. Bush to hold a revival service here in ... 16772 First Presbyterian Church of Lockhart 120 N. Commerce St. In 1849, Rev. N. P. Charlot appointed D. M. Morris and Col. John T. Storey as elders of first Presbyterian Church, which organized with ten members. ... 9773 First Presbyterian Church of Luling corner of Crockett and Pecan St. After surveying Luling townsite in 1874, the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad deeded land for several church sites. In 1877 the Rev. ... 17896 Fleming Memorial Cemetery Old Colony Line Road between FM 86 and FM 713 This graveyard, known as Fleming Memorial Cemetery or Fleming Colored Cemetery, has served the area’s African American community for more than 100 ... 9772 Francis-Ainsworth House 214 S. Pecan St. Doctor Sidney Joseph Francis (1867-1935) settled in Luling in 1889 after earning a medical degree from Tulane University. He purchased this site ...

13305 Gunkel Family Cemetery From Luling, E on US 183 to Caldwell CR 135. Go 1 mile and turn left, go 0.1 mile and turn right at mail boxes. Cemetery is on private property. Gunkel Family Cemetery Established 1903 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2001 14996 Gunkel Family Cemetery Luling

9775 Hall Cemetery from Luling take FM 1322 5.7 mi. east, then 3.2 mi. east (right) on CR 139, then .5 mi. N (left) on CR 142, then .1 mi. west (left) on CR 141 The Hall community in this area was named for pioneer settlers John and Sarah Hall who moved here about 1860 from Mississippi. A rural settlement ... 9777 Harris Cemetery from Mendoza take US 183 N 1.3 mi. to SH 21, then east .8 mil. to FM 1854, then south .5 mi. to gate entrance Sidon H. Harris and his family arrived in Texas in 1851, and moved to this vicinity in 1856. Harris and his wife, amanda, bought two parcels of land, ... 13069 Humphreys Cemetery 2 mi. SE of Martindale at intersection of SH 80 and CR 66 Members of the Jennings and Humphreys families settled in the Martindale area in the 1850s. They established a cemetery on land bought by Joseph ...

9774 Isham Jones Good 5.45 mi. east of US 183 on FM 20 ROW Born in Georgia, Isham Jones Good (1813-1866) came to Texas in 1835 with a group of volunteers to join the Texian forces in their war for independence ...

24330 James Knox Hardeman and the FIS marker pending marker pending 13251 Jeffrey Cemetery E of Lockhart via SH 20 to FM 713, then S approx. 5 mi. to CR 160 Tennessee native Abraham Roberts wed Cynthia Jeffrey in Alabama in 1828. The couple arrived in Seguin, Texas, ten years later with their family. ... 17461 Johnson Perry Cemetery Texas cemetery medallion Texas cemetery medallion

9779 Karbach-Flowers Home 219 Hackberry Local cotton buyer Julius W. Karbach (1869-1943) had this two-story residence constructed in 1911. Built by Louis Neeb, it features characteristics ...

20179 Lane Cemetery 512 Monument St. Established 1872 - Historic Texas Cemetery 2002 12653 Lincecum Cemetery 5.4 mi. E of US 183 on SH 20 ROW Garland R. Lincecum, cousin of Alamo hero James Bowie, and his wife Emmaline left Mississippi and settled on land ha had purchased here in 1847. ... 14288 Lockhart Vocational High School (Carver HS) 1104 E. Market Street According to local tradition, materials salvaged from Ross Institute, a former school for Lockhart's caucasian children, were used in 1923 to build ... 17462 Lytton Springs Cemetery Texas cemetery medallion Texas cemetery medallion

23565 Martindale Motor Corporation Building 416 Main St. This two-story commercial block structure was built in 1924 by the Martindale Motor Corporation as a new hupmobile automobile sales and dealership ... 22620 Martindale School and Gymnasium N intersection of Lockhart Street and Main Street (River Road) Martindale’s School and Gymnasium operated from 1921-1968 and served as a gathering spot for the entire community. Many recall fond and formative ... 15342 McNeil Baptist Church 14304 FM 1322 9781 McNeil Cemetery from Luling, take FM 1322 E/NE 5 mi. to CR 302, then west .5 on CR 302 (Soda Springs Methodist Cemetery) This cemetery was founded on land deeded to the Soda Springs Methodist Church about 1867 by early settler Margret ... 9782 Mebane House 508 State Park Rd. Alexander Duff Mebane (1855-1923) built this house for his family in 1918. A cotton farmer, Mebane developed a high-lint, drought-, storm-, and boll ...

11775 Polonia Cemetery 8.5 mi. N. of Lockhart. US 183 to CR 221 (Rolling Ridge Road) to CR 233 (Polonia Road), 0.4 mi. to cemetery The three-acre tract of land that was the Polish settlement of Polonia was deeded to Bishop John Neraz of the Catholic Diocese of San Antonio in ... 14401 Prairie Lea United Methodist Church Hwy 80

12654 Rafael Rios No. 1 Intersection of Highway 80 and Farm Road 671, northeast corner (Located 0.8 Mi.N, on Farm Road 671) Discovery well of Luling Field, a major Texas oil area. Wildcatter E.B. Davis drilled on land owned by R. Rios. ... 17965 Rosenwald School Front west corner of existing buuilding on Newton Street Julius Rosenwald created the Rosenwald fund in 1917 to endow new African American schools. Luling’s Rosenwald school opened in 1925 to replace the ...

14663 Saint John Colony St. John's Colony community, CR 167/Chamberlin Road, across the road from Saint John Colony Cemetery, at the base of a flagpole This community began in the early 1870s when a group of freedmen and their families, led by the Rev. John Henry Winn, relocated here from Webberville ... 24467 St. John Colony Cemetery (N&D) marker pending marker pending 9776 Susanna Dickinson Hannig - Messenger of the Alamo 308 W. San Antonio At this site once stood the home of Susanna Dickinson Hannig (1814-1883), who came to Texas from Tennessee in 1831 with her husband Almeron Dickinson. ...

9764 The Coopwood House 412 W. San Antonio A one-story residence stood on this lot when businessman James G. Blanks (1862-1927) purchased the property in 1896. He added another floor and completed ... 9785 The Fritz Zedler Home near the corner of S. Laurel St. and SH 80 Born in Germany, Fritz Zedler (1840-1932) came to Texas in 1852. He moved to Luling in 1884 and began operation of Zedler's Mill, soon a thriving ...

16585 Wattsville Gin Watts community, Wattsville Road (CR 140), 0.4 mi. W of Tenney Creek Road (CR 141). From about 1880 to the early 1920s, residents of Wattsville, Hall and other nearby towns used a cotton gin located here. Brothers Zechariah John ... 15225 Wells Cemetery Lockhart 9778 William Johnson Cabin corner of US 183 and Austin St. (Blanche Square) The Rev. William Johnson (1822-89), farmer and Baptist minister who came to Texas in 1833, built this shotgun-style cabin near Tenney Creek (11 mi. ...

9786 Zedler's Mills near the corner of SH 80 and S. Laurel John and James Merriwether and Leonidas Hardeman in 1874 built gristmill and sawmill at this site, with stone dam across the San Marcos. Bob Innes, ...