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9080 Amos Barber Homesite and Cemetery on west side of Loop 207 about 2/10 mile north from FM 565 in Mont Belvieu Originally known as "Big Hill" and Later "Barbers Hill," Mont Belvieu was first settled by Amos Barber (1814-1885). Born in Louisiana, he came to ... 9079 Anahuac Oil and Gas Field southside of SH 65 in Monroe City at entrance to old Humble Oil and Refinery Co. (now Exxon) Although oil production of major value began in Chambers County in 1916, this prolific Anahuac field was discovered on March 3, 1935, with completion ... 16043 Anahuac's First Cemetery Anahuac, 100 yards up the shell road at the north end of N. Bay Ave. Anahuac’s First Cemetery This burial ground, also known as Old Mexican Cemetery, is one of the most significant historic sites in Chambers county. ...

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9081 Barbers Hill Oil Field Arthur Davis Park on west side of SH 146 about 2 miles north of I-10 in Mont Belvieu While digging a 65-ft. water well near his home in 1889, Elmer W. Barber (1854-1935), whose father Amos Barber first settled this area, encountered ... 9134 Birthplace of Governor Ross Shaw Sterling on FM 563 about 1.3 mi. south of its intersection with FM 2936 about 4 mi. south of Anahuac (1875-1949) Governor of Texas 1931-33, during critical years of the Depression. Born and reared on family farm here. As a youth hoeing these fields, ... 13808 Black Education in Chambers County 1222 Main St The Texas Legislature formed Chambers County in 1858, and Wallisville became the county's first seat of government. The 1869 Texas Constitution called ... 24205 Brick and Charcoal Yards marker pending marker pending

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9115 Cedar Point S on Hwy 146, E on Spur 55, S on 1405, E on 2354 (Tri City Beach Rd) for 1 mi; Cedar Point Rd, Tri City Beach Rd Near this site is an area of land known as Cedar Point that was known to some of the earliest settlers of the state. Located in Trinity Bay, Cedar ... 9118 Chambers County near intersection of Kansas Ave. on SH 61 Formed from Jefferson and Liberty counties. Created February 12, 1858. Organized August 2, 1858. Named in honor of General Thomas Jefferson Chambers ... 20094 Chambers County Courthouse Chambers County Courthouse grounds, E side facing Washington Ave. (SH 61) Named after Texas pioneer Major General Thomas Jefferson Chambers, Chambers County was established in 1858. Until the early 20th century, Wallisville ... 9119 Chambers County Youth Project Show White Park; just south of I-10 on SH 61, 5 mi. north of Anahuac On July 30, 1955, members of the East and West Chambers County Farm Bureaus and their families held a picnic in Fort Anahuac Park (4 mi. S) which ... 9117 Chambersea Washington Ave. / Cummings St. Built in 1845. Home of Thomas Jefferson Chambers, early civic and business leader whose love for Texas was proclaimed by the "Star" window in the ... 9120 Cove In 1824 Joseph Lawrence of New York, reputed member of Jean Lafitte's privateering band, settled on a nearby marshland ridge. Known as Lawrence's Island, it became the nucleus of later settlement, which included James Haney and members of the Dugat, Stubbs, and Wilburn families. In 1827 A.B.J. Winfree came here from Louisiana and settled on a land grant. The Widespread community around his property soon became known as Winfree's Cove and later simply as Cove. The economy of the Cove community was originally based on cattle, but later included farming, fishing and fur trapping. Several businesses were located here, including ferries, a shipyard and general stores. The settlement also included a post office from 1885 to the 1940s, a school which was established in the 1870s and consolidated with the Barbers Hill District in 1937, and churches. In order to avoid annexation, Cove was incorporated as a municipality in 1973. An important agricultural center for Chambers County and the upper Texas coastal region, the town of Cove has maintained a form of local government that reflects the residents' values, independence and rich heritage. (1982) In 1824 Joseph Lawrence of New York, reputed member of Jean Lafitte's privateering band, settled on a nearby marshland ridge. Known as Lawrence's ...

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18317 Double Bayou Dance Hall Eagle Ferry Road, approx. .4 miles from intersection with FM 562. Marker is on north side of the road. Nestled in the thick woods and low-lying marshlands of east Texas lies the predominantly African American community of Double Bayou, named after ...

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13557 Emily Brown Cemetery Exit 803 from IH-10, then N on FM 565 for 1.8 mi., then E on Oaks Grande Rd. 0.3 mi., then rt. on private rd. for 200 feet In 1870, Elizabeth Barrow deeded a house and 198 acres of land to Thompson and Emily (Hulbert) Brown in exchange for their care of her in her old ... 9121 Events at Anahuac Leading to the Texas Revolution SH 61 near intersection with Magnolia St. in front of municipal building In the spring of 1832, Wm. B. Travis, Patrick C. Jack and other American settlers in Texas were unjustly imprisoned by Col. Juan Bradburn, commander ...

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9122 First United Methodist Church and Cemetery of Mont Belvieu in front of cemetery, Loop 207 at Avenue A After Amos and Ann Barber settled in the vicinity in 1849, the village became known as Barbers Hill. Early preaching services were held in the Barbers' ... 9123 Fort Anahuac Fort Anahuac Park, Chambers Drive Known as Perry's Point until 1825, Anahuac was a port of entry for early Texas colonists. In 1830 the Mexican government established a military post ...

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12651 Graydon FM 563 about 4 miles S. of Anahuac, east side of 563 ROW The farming community of Graydon flourished along the west fork of Double Bayou at the turn of the century. Benjamin F. Sterling (1831-1917), one ...

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14707 Harmon Saddle Shop Hankamer Loop Road, N side between C.S. Harmon and Albritton roads on private property. The Harmon family began making saddles in East Texas before the beginning of the Civil War. As early as 1856, Joshua Harmon (1821-1896) engaged ... 9125 Hartman Cemetery on south side of the end of Woodland Lane, .5 mi. west of FM 1409 Robert Wiseman immigrated to Texas in 1825 and received a land grant in 1831 on the banks of Old River in what is now Chambers County. Wiseman sold ... 12582 Henry and Amelia Griffith Joe Matthews Park, Oakridge at Canal. Marker reported missing May 2012. The son of Joshua and Jemimah (Hazelton) Griffith, Pennsylvania native Henry Griffith (c. 1797-1869) moved to Johnson's Bayou near Opelousas, Louisiana, ... 9116 Home of Thomas Jefferson Chambers Washington Ave. / Cummings St. (1802 - 1865) Surveyor general of Texas, 1829; sole superior judge of Texas before 1836; active in the cause of independence; member of Secession ...

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12650 James Taylor White Chambers County Safety Rest Area Eastbound A veteran of the War of 1812, James Taylor White (b.1789) migrated to this area from Louisiana in 1828. As a rancher, he developed one of the largest ... 9083 Joseph Blancpain's French Trading Post Wallisville Heritage Park, I-10 - Wallisville Exit French trader Joseph Blancpain established a trading post in this vicinity in August 1754. He had been living in Natchitoches, Louisiana, where he ... 9113 Juan Davis Bradburn Fort Anahuac Park Adventurer from Kentucky who first came to Texas in 1817 with an expedition seeking to expel Spain from North America. Bradburn served in the Army ...

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9126 Lone Star Canal SH 61 at Washington Ave. Berriman Richard Garland (1840-1918), a native of Indiana, saw the need for fresh water for rice crops in east Chambers County. Garland and A. L. ...

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13245 McNeir Cemetery on private road S of FM 562 and W on intersection with Brandt Rd Also known as McNeir Family Cemetery, this burial ground is the final resting place for Sarah Ridge Paschal Pix and her descendants. Her father, ... 9128 Mission Nuestra Senora de la Luz del Orcoquisac and Presidio San Agustin de Ahumada in front of post office on eastbound side of IH-10 Two of the most misfortune-ridden outposts of Spain in texas, "Our Lady of the Light" mission and its auxiliary fort, were founded near here in 1756 ...

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9136 Near Site of the Signing of Turtle Bayou Resolutions Whites Park; just south of IH-10 on SH 61, 5 mi. north of Anahuac Drafted and signed at Turtle Bayou on June 13, 1832, this first formal protest of Texas colonists against Mexican tyranny formed an early step in ...

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9129 Old River FM 1409, 0.3 mi. north of FM 565. Formed as a channel of the meandering Trinity River, Old River rises in southwestern Liberty County and flows to the southeast, joining the trinity ... 9124 On this Site First Known as Perry's Point Fort Anahuac Park, Chambers Drive On this site first known as Perry's Point, a fort, established in 1830 by General Manuel Mier y Teran for the purpose of halting Anglo-American colonization ...

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9140 Robert McAlpin Williamson Fort Anahuac Park (1804-1859) Crippled by disease at 15, with a leg permanently bent at the knee, wore a pegleg which like his two natural legs was covered with his ... 9131 Round Point south of Anahuac This area on Trinity Bay, three miles south of the town of Anahuac, was called Round Point as early as 1828 when Anson Taylor (1791-1831) settled ...

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9130 Sarah Ridge Paschal Pix FM 562 ROW, near McNier Cemetery, .75 mi. north of Smith Point Born on the family plantation in the Cherokee Nation near present Rome, Georgia, Sarah Ridge (1814-1891) attended mission schools and girls' seminary. ... 9127 Site of Mission Nuestra Senora de la Luz in front of post office on eastbound side of IH-10 Established in 1757 by Franciscan missionaries with the purpose of civilizing and Christianizing the Orcoquiza and Bidai Indians. Abandoned in 1 ... 9138 Site of Old Wallisville eastbound side of IH-10 Settled in 1825 by Elisha H. R. Wallis, a pioneer from Georgia, on land in grant of Joseph Vehlein, a contractor working to place colonists in Texas. ... 15095 Site of the Home of General Sam Houston Cedar Point Road (private property) Site of the Home of General Sam Houston, Constructed in About 1860, Occupied by Him as a Residence During a Part of 1861 and a Part of 1862 18422 Smith Point Community Church 507 Plummer Camp Road Officially organized in 1948, Smith Point Baptist Church held services once a month in the 1937 Smith Point School and community center led by traveling ... 9082 Solomon Barrow Mont Belvieu Area pioneer Solomon Barrow (c. 1801-1858) was the eldest of three sons of Reuben and Mary Jane (Johnson) Barrow. About 1824, Solomon, his two brothers, ... 11793 St. Emily Methodist Church (Old River-Winfree Rd.) According to oral tradition, the Methodist Episcopal Church of Old River was already located on this site when Mrs. Emily Brown, a midwife and mother ... 9132 St. Paul United Methodist Church end of Church Rd. at Godfrey Cemetery, off FM 562 in the Double Bayou community, 7 mi. southeast of Anahuac This church was established in 1869 by a group of former slaves who had settled in the rural Double Bayou community. Land at this site was deeded ... 16247 Stowell's African American Community (Undertold) marker pending marker pending

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15618 Taylor White Ranch On private property 1/3 mile west of the Welcome Center and about 250 yards south of I-10. On this ranch, a part of the grant of James Taylor White who came to Texas in 1828, the Texan force comped before Anahuac and the colonists drew ... 23899 Texas Rice Festival marker pending marker pending 9133 The Dr. N. T. Schilling Medical Office SW corner Washington Ave. and Cummings St. Nicholas T. Schilling, born in Bavaria on Nov. 28, 1845, came as a small child with his parents to the United States. He served in the Civil War ... 11794 Tilton Cemetery 7137 FM 565 N According to family tradition, Charles Nathan Tilton was a cabin boy and boatswain's mate for the pirate Jean Laffite. Records show that Tilton came ... 9143 Town of Winnie Chambers County Sub-Courthouse Site is on 1835 James Hoggatt grant from Mexico. As late as 1890s, small tracts were homesteaded here. Named for Fox Winnie (1843-1927), a contractor ...

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22752 Victoria Taylor Walker End of Mount Olive Lane off SH146, near entrance inside of park. Cedar Bayou native Victoria Taylor Walker began school at age four at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, which supported African American students up to eighth ...

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9137 Wallis Hill Cemetery 10 mi. east of Mt. Belvieu on IH-10, one block from Wallisville exit access road, then right on to Wallisville, left at first cattle guard, then left at top of hill to cemetery Elisha H. R. and Sarah (Barrow) Wallis brought their family to this part of Texas from Nachitoches Parish, Louisiana, in 1824. They settled on Wallis ... 9139 Wallisville Cemetery on Wallisville-Turtle Bayou Rd., 1 mi. east of Old Wallisville Early settler Albert Gallatin Van Pradelles (1808-1884) set aside land at this site for the burial of his grandson, William M. "Willie" Chambers, ... 9135 William Barret Travis Fort Anahuac Park (August 9, 1809 - March 6, 1836) Co-commander with James Bowie, siege of the Alamo. Born in South Carolina; moved with family in 1818 to Alabama, ... 9144 Winnie-Stowell county park, LeBlanc & Park St. Winnie and Stowell are two communities in northeastern Chambers County that were founded in the mid-1890s on the Gulf & Interstate Railway. The towns ...