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13424 Atlanta-Miller Grade School 106 1/2 W. Miller Street Public education in Atlanta dates to 1874. Prior to the civil rights era of the mid-20th century, separate schools served Anglo and African American ... 14671 Avinger Cemetery 200 Church Street Ca. 1876, to ensure construction of the East Line & Red River Railroad across his property, Dr. Hamilton J. Avinger donated land for a railroad depot, ...

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12597 Bessie Coleman 101 N. East St. Bessie Coleman (1892-1926). The tenth of 13 children born to tenant farmers Susan and George Coleman, famed aviatrix Bessie Coleman was a native ...

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9811 Cass County roadside park, US 59, 7 mi. NE of Linden Formed from Bowie County land. Created April 25, 1846; organized July 13, 1846. Named in honor of Gen. Lewis Cass (1782-1866), United States soldier ... 9812 Cass County Courthouse Cass County Courthouse grounds, N side facing E. Houston St. (SH 11). Marker reported damaged and in storage. Replacement marker pending Dec. 2021. When county was organized, 1846, courthouse was in Jefferson (now in Marion County, created from Cass in 1860). Linden was made county seat, 1852; ... 9813 Chalybeate Springs Spring Park on 3rd St. (between Ward and Harrison St.) (Pronounced "KA LIB E ATE) Discovered in 1839 by brothers Reece and Robert Hughes (from Alabama) while looking for pirate gold. springs derive name ... 24247 Cheatham Cemetery marker pending marker pending 12616 Civilian Conservation Corps at Linden NW corner SH 11 (W. Houston St.) and Legion St. As part of the New Deal's efforts to offer unemployed workers jobs on public projects, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the United States Congress ... 12607 Corinth Cemetery 6 miles north of Linden on FM 1399, then 0.7 mile east on CR 1246 This historic graveyard is associated with the Corinth Baptist Church of Almira, to whom Ephraim and Mary (Hartsfield) Watson donated four acres ... 9814 Cornett Cemetery on FM 250, 12 mi. N of Hughes Springs The first burials here were in the 1850s, but the oldest legible stone marks the grave of Mary Frances Hampton, who died Oct. 4, 1880. Robert Dunlap ...

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9815 Dennis Cemetery 5 mi. N of Hughes Springs on FM 250, then 2 mi. E on FM 130, then left on CR 2929, right on CR 2930 Allen and Eliza Ann Dennis and their family were among the earliest settlers of this part of Cass County. In 1856 they purchased the land surrounding ... 9816 Douglassville Baptist Church on SH 8, 2 blocks N of its intersection w/SH 77 (east side of road) This church was organized in 1869 by 14 charter members and two elders. Services of all faiths were generally held in a school building in that era. ... 9817 Douglassville Cemetery SH 8 Williamson Petty (1820-61), Sulphur River ferryman, donated land for this cemetery from a claim which he settled in 1850. Col. John C. Douglass (1818-63), ...

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9818 Floyds' Hill Church - Cemetery 13.5 mi. NW of Linden, off Old Cussetta-Linden Rd., via SH 8 and FM 995 On Oct. 9, 1854, Killis S. Floyd donated a four-acre tract to three trustees of the Missionary Baptist Church, afterwards known as Floyds' Hill Church. ...

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9819 Harris Chapel Cemetery about 5 mi. S of Hughes Springs on FM 161 This area of Cass County was settled in the 1850s. The rural community became known as Harris Chapel after John T. Harris and his family came to ... 9822 Hickory Grove Cemetery about 10 mi. NW of Linden on FM 995 On Oct. 15, 1872, the Rev. James A. Steger (1831-1902) deeded this site to trustees of the Hickory Grove Methodist Church for use as a community ... 13977 Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church 4 mi E on Hwy 11, .25 mi N on CR 2921 Originally named Black Cypress Church, Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church organized in 1861 in the community of Sardis, which was established prior ...

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9820 John Robin Heard Heard Cemetery on local road off SH 77, about 10 mi. NW of Linden (1794-1866) A descendant of settlers who came to America in 1720 from County Tyrone, Ireland, John Robin Heard was born in Georgia and moved to Texas ... 9821 John Robin Heard Cemetery on SH 77, about 10 mi. NW of Linden, about 6 mi. W of Douglassville Land for this one-acre family cemetery (3.5 mi. S) was donated by John Robin Heard (1794-1866), who came to Texas in 1853 and founded the nearby ...

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17465 Kildare Cemetery Located 8 miles east of Linden on Texas Farm Road 125 where it intersects with County road 1886 and County Road 1779A within the city limits of Kildare As the Kildare area was being settled, the need for a cemetery was met by the donation of land from the Moor family, local plantation owners. The ...

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17466 Laws Chapel Cemetery Originally a family cemetery, this burial ground began upon the death of Henry G. Law (1813-1854), son of George and Martha McDonald Law, who died shortly after the family moved here from Georgia. The site eventually became a community cemetery and another son, Richard R. Law, donated 6 acres to the Laws Chapel Church and Cemetery in 1869. The graveyard later was shared with nearby Piney Grove Baptist Church after it was established in 1887. Expanded by 1.5 acres in 1941, the cemetery continues to serve the community and remains a chronicle of the pioneers, veterans, and families of Cass County. Originally a family cemetery, this burial ground began upon the death of Henry G. Law (1813-1854), son of George and Martha McDonald Law, who died ... 9824 Law's Chapel Methodist Church on FM 2329 about .5 mi. off US 59 about 6 mi. SW of Atlanta First Protestant church in area. Founded in 1853 by George Law and wife Martha, pioneers from Georgia. Members first worshipped under a brush arbor, ... 24452 Love Chapel Freedmen's Community (Undertold) marker pending marker pending

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9826 Masonic Lodge Hall and First Baptist Church across from FM 125/FM 248 S junction in Kildate One of the first buildings constructed in Kildare; now the oldest existing one n town. Erected jointly 1878 by the Baptist Church and Jim's Bayou ... 9827 Mathews - Powell House 205 Miller St. Victorian residence built 1878 by William Franklin Mathews (1840-1900) and wife Harriet India Sharp. Mathews, a Confederate veteran and farmer, moved ... 9829 Methodist Episcopal Church of Douglassville on SH 8 in Douglassville, about 3 blocks N of junction SH 8/SH 77 Area Methodists established a church on this site in 1856, shortly after the founding of Douglassville. It replaced arbors and campgrounds as the ... 9830 Mount Zion Baptist Church of Christ off FM 2683 on CR 1771 about 8 mi. S of Linden via US 59 The Mount Zion Baptist Church of Christ was organized in 1851 with twelve charter members. This sanctuary, built in 1885 on land donated by Isaac ...

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11792 Old Liberty Cemetery and Site of Enon Primitive Baptist Church FM 96, 7.6 mi. W of US 59 at Queen City Enon Primitive Baptist Church was organized near Old Havana on June 7, 1845. Like many new churches of its day, this one met in members' homes, schools, ...

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17467 Pine Crest Cemetery West end of Cameron Street and oen block west of North Louise Street in the City of Atlanta. It is bounded by Melrose, Johnson and Church Streets. Located on the highest elevation of Atlanta, the first two acres of this site were formally deed to the city for cemetery use by Preston Rose Scott ... 16678 Pleasant Hill School Pleasant Hill Center, FM 1399, E side 0.1 mi. N of CR 1244, 2.9 mi. NW of SH 8. School is 150 feet E of the marker. Pleasant Hill is one of the oldest African-American communities in Texas. Pleasant Hill Baptist Church was organized in 1843. Prominent church members ...

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14301 Shelton-Rankin Cemetery 599 CR 2904 In the mid-1850s, several settlers from Gaston County, North Carolina, arrived in this area, including the John and Margaret (Morris) Beaty, Benjamin ... 9831 Smith-Hoyt-Youngs House SW corner E. Hiram and Harvey streets. RTHL medallion on fence along sidewalk. no text (RTHL medallion) 9832 Smyrna Baptist Church SH 77 about 6 mi. E of Atlanta in smyrna On August 9, 1882, ten pioneer settlers of the rural Smyrna community met to organize this fellowship, originally known as the Smyrna Baptist Church ... 23449 St. Paul Cemetery marker pending marker pending 15171 Stephenson's Ferry US 67, between Naples and Bassett, south of intersection with CR 2514/2512 Established about 1838 by Joseph A. Stephenson on whose grant it was located and whose name it bore - remained in operation until about 1910

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9833 Texas Confederate Legislator, Dr. M. D. K. Taylor on US 59 (east side of road) about 9 mi. S of Linden in roadside park Alabama physician. Came to Texas, 1847. Served Cass County in Texas House and Senate for 24 years. Was called the ablest parliamentarian of his time. ... 9823 Town of Hughes Springs Hughes Springs Founded by Reece Hughes (1811-1893), who settled in Texas, 1839. In 1841 he married Elizabeth Rose, daughter of patriot Wm. Pinckney Rose. Her dowry ... 9834 Trammel's Trace in Spring Park on 3rd St. between Ward and Harrison St., Hughes Springs Entered Cass County at Epperson's Ferry. Continued south and west in an arc, passing through Chalybeate Springs (Hughes Springs). This 1813 pioneer ... 14344 Trammel's Trace Dalton community, SH 77 S side 0.1 mi. E of CR 2729. Marker reported damaged Mar. 2023. Replacement in progress. Many prominent Texas pioneers traveled past this site as they entered Texas via the historic Texas route known as Trammel's Trace, which crosses ...

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9828 United Methodist Church of Atlanta 701 Lindsey Lane The Rev. J. Osgood organized the earliest members of the first United Methodist Church in 1873 under a brush arbor. On this site their first structure ...

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9835 Whittaker Memorial Cemetery on FM 248, about 3 mi. S. of Kildare This African American cemetery was once part of a large plantation owned by South Carolina native Willis Whitaker (Whittaker), who came to Texas ...