Historical Markers of Texas

88 Admiral Baptist Church From Baird, take Highway I-20 east about 5 miles to exit 313, then follow FM 2228 south about 6.3 miles to Admiral Organized in 1881 with nine charter members, this church first served pioneer settlers of the Admiral community. Services were conducted in a family ... 14336 Atwell Cemetery Cross Plains Before Callahan County organized, settlers built homes in this area. Many more families came after the arrival of the Texas and Pacific Railroad ...

360 Belle Plain from Baird, take US 283 south about 8 miles, then take county road about .75 east, then go north about 1 mile First official county seat of Callahan County, 1877-1883. The first unofficial county seat was Callahan City where the commissioners court was organized, ... 361 Belle Plaine Cemetery from Baird, take US 283 South about 8 miles, then go East on county road about 1.5 miles Residents of the short-lived community of Belle Plaine were burying their dead at this site as early as 1878. Although the presence of unmarked graves ... 573 Burkett Pecan Tree 2 mi. E of Putnam on US 80 Bred from a native tree, 1900, by J. H. Burkett (1861-1945), Texas pecan industry leader. (1966)

4737 Callahan City From Baird, take FM 2228 southeast about 8.5 miles Callahan County was created in 1858 and named for Texas Ranger James H. Callahan (1814-56). Permanent settlement of this area began after the Civil ... 633 Callahan City Cemetery from Baird, take US 80 East about 4 miles, then go south on FM 2228 about 2.5 miles Established prior to the organization of Callahan County in 1877. Burial place of many pioneers who came here during era of Indians and great early ... 634 Callahan County front lawn of Courthouse, Baird; on US 20 Business Formed from Bexar Territory, created February 1, 1858; recreated August 21, 1876; organized July 3, 1877. Named in Honor of James H. Callahan, 1812-1856 ... 13799 Callahan County Courthouse 100 W. 4th St. The county seat moved from Belle Plain to Baird in 1883, and a courthouse, designed by noted architect F.E. Ruffini, was built at this site. The ... 670 Camp Pecan, C.S.A. Courthouse grounds, Baird; US 20 Business This Civil War camp of the Texas frontier regiment was located 21 miles southeast. Established in 1862 as one of a line of posts a day's horseback ... 709 Captain Andrew Jackson Berry Ross Cemetery, US 283 North, Baird. (marker in lefthand section as one enters cemetery) Born in Indiana May 16, 1816. Died at Baird, Texas July 31, 1899. Veteran of San Jacinto. Officer in the Confederate Army. 923 Clyde First Methodist Church 217 Oak St. Organized in 1884, the Methodist congregation at Clyde met in private homes until their first church building was erected on this site in 1904. The ... 1006 Community of Clyde intersection of Oak & N. 1st Street, Clyde (near railroad tracks) Settlers began moving to this area when the Texas and Pacific Railroad completed its line in December 1880. Many located near the commissary of railroad ... 1080 Cottonwood Bank and Post Office FM 1079 at Center Street W. F. Griffin opened a bank about 1911 in this small frame building. With Griffin as a director, Paul Ramsey served as the first president. His duties ... 17679 Cross Plains Cemetery 100 Chestnut Street Situated on a flat area near the edge of town, the Cross Plains Cemetery is the final resting place for the town’s key leaders and families. The ... 18275 Cross Plains Review 116 SE 1st Street Belmont L. Shields founded the Cross Plains Review in April 1909, when the town was sited on Turkey Creek. He wanted the newspaper established before ...

2069 First Anglican Church Service in the Callahan Area from Abilene, take SH 36 southeast about 15 miles, then follow FM 1178 south about 2 miles (past Dudley community) Alexander Charles Garrett (1832-1924), a native of Ireland, came to Canada as an Anglican Missionary. Later he moved to San Francisco, and then to ... 1610 First Baptist Church of Baird Race and W. 3rd Streets Organized in 1881 with nine charter members, this was the first Baptist Church founded in the new town of Baird. Elder G. P. Johnson led worship ... 1694 First Callahan Jail Courthouse square Built 1878, Belle Plaine. Baird citizens paid bill for removal here, 1883, after election contest. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965. 1827 First Presbyterian Church of Baird Intersection of 4th Street and US20 Business Organized June 26, 1885, by six members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, under the Rev. F. E. Leach. Town of Baird was then five years old. ... 1995 Fort Mason-Camp Cooper Military Road Treadway Park on SH 36, western city limits Route for U.S. 2nd Cavalry and supplies from San Antonio to Fort Mason (about 100 miles south of here) to Camp Cooper (about 65 miles north) in campaigns ...

17990 Higginbotham Brothers and Company 100 N Main St HIGGINBOTHAM BROTHERS AND COMPANY This location of the Higginbotham brothers and Co. was opened on Nov. 20, 1914 by brothers Rufus Wilson, Joseph ... 2499 Hittson Ranch Headquarters on Battle Creek from Putnam, take FM 2945 east about 4 miles (on right-of-way) Nearby Battle Creek was given its name in 1840 by a small band of men who had traveled to this area in search of hostile Indians. A fight took place ... 22560 Home of Robert E. Howard 625 SW 5th St. Adventure and fantasy writer (and creator of Conan) Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) moved in 1919 to this homesite with his parents, Dr. Isaac and ...

4030 J. D. Windham in Tecumseh Cemetery, from Abilene, take SH 36 south about 15 miles, follow FM 1128 south about 6 miles (Feb. 13, 1816 - Jan. 11, 1901) Born in Alabama, moved to Texas 1839. Married Frances Monteith and had nine children. Was first doctor in Brown County, ...

3343 Merchant Home from Baird, take US 283 south about 8 miles, then take county road 2.5 miles east for about .75 mile and turn north; follow road north to private property -- 3378 Military Telegraph Line from Baird, take US 80 east to Finely exit and take Finley Road east about 3.2 miles Established in 1874-1875 from Fort Griffin to Fort Concho, crossed here. (1936)

17045 Old Cottonwood Cemetery OLD COTTONWOOD CEMETERY FOR HIS MILITARY SERVICE WITH THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS, GEORGE WASHINGTON GLASSCOCK, SR. (1810-68) RECEIVED A LAND GRANT INCORPORATING THE FUTURE SETTLEMENT OF COTTONWOOD. HIS WILL CONVEYED THIS LAND TO HIS DAUGHTER, SARAH JANE GLASSCOCK HALL, WHOSE HUSBAND, PHIDELLO WILLIAM HALL, WAS A TEXAS LEGISLATOR (1870-74). IN 1875, J. W. LOVE VISITED COTTONWOOD SPRINGS NEAR THE HEADWATERS OF GREEN BRIAR CREEK AND HOMESTEADED HERE. THE LAND WAS WELL SUITED FOR FARMING, AND THE COMMUNITY OF COTTONWOOD SOON BOASTED SEVERAL BUSINESSES, CHURCHES, A CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, A POST OFFICE, AND TWO NEWSPAPERS. IN 1884, SARAH JANE AND P. W. HALL DONATED LAND FOR THE COTTONWOOD CEMETERY, AS WELL AS LAND FOR UNION BAPTIST AND METHODIST CHURCHES. THE BURIAL GROUND WAS ALREADY IN USE, WITH THE FIRST KNOWN GRAVES INCLUDING INFANTS DATING FROM 1877. COTTONWOOD WAS NOTED FOR FRONTIER VIOLENCE; FRIENDS GEORGE FRANKS AND TOM JONES WHO KILLED EACH OTHER IN DEC. 1882 ARE BURIED IN A COMMON GRAVE. P. W. HALL DIED IN 1888 AND IS BURIED HERE; SARAH JANE HALL IS BELIEVED TO BE BURIED HERE TOO BUT HER GRAVE HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. PROF. J. H. YONLEY, FOUNDER OF COTTONWOOD’S YONLEY POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, IS ALSO INTERRED HERE. THE CEMETERY INCLUDES GRAVES OF VETERANS DATING FROM THE TEXAS WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE. DROUGHTS, LACK OF RAIL TRANSPORTATION, AND A RETURN TO RANCHING LED TO A POPULATION DECLINE IN COTTONWOOD. THE CEMETERY CONTAINS SEVERAL HUNDRED GRAVES AND IS A CHRONICLE OF GENERATIONS OF FAMILIES WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROGRESS OF THE COMMUNITY. HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY – 2003 OLD COTTONWOOD CEMETERY FOR HIS MILITARY SERVICE WITH THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS, GEORGE WASHINGTON GLASSCOCK, SR. (1810-68) RECEIVED A LAND GRANT INCORPORATING ... 3732 Old Fort Phantom Hill Corn Road FM 604, 0.6 mi. NW of CR 109, SW side of the road, inside ranch gate entrance on private property. Marker reported missing Jul. 2022. Founded 1851 for supply operations between Austin and the frontier post of Fort Phantom Hill. Traversed the county diagonally from the northwest ...

5406 Prew House intersection of Bluebonnet and N. 1st Street, Clyde Typically Victorian in style. Built in 1906 by Frank X. Prew, who emigrated from Wisconsin in 1889, desiring to live in a young country. He began ...

13834 Ross Cemetery 0.5 mi. W on US 283 Ross Cemetery Established 1881 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2006

4729 Site of Belle Plain College from Baird, take US 283 south about 6 miles, then go east about 2.5 miles Early college of West Texas. Founded in 1881 by Methodist Church. Enrollment reached peak of 300 and students attended from throughout the region. ... 4764 Site of Cottonwood Springs On FM 1079 about .2 mile west of FM 880, Cottonwood After Indians on High Plains were subdued (1874) by Gen. R. S. MacKenzie, settlers started to pour into this area, where they found abundant game, ...

5241 Texas & Pacific Railway Depot South Market Street & First St., Baird The Texas & Pacific Railway arrived here in 1880, platting a town near the work camp of Matthew Baird, surveyor and engineer. In 1881, the T&P built ...

5831 William Jeff Maltby In Belle Plaine Cemetery, from Baird, take US 283 South about 8 miles then go East 1.5 mile. (December 7, 1829 - June 27, 1908) A native of Illinois, William Jeff Maltby gained fame as a frontiersman, veteran of the Mexican War and American ...