Historical Markers of Texas

22598 Alex and Clare Wofford Hamilton Home Southwest corner of North Esplanade and Reuss Blvd. 22666 Alexander and Annie Hamilton House 906 North Esplanade 122 Allen Caruthers from Cuero, take US 183 southwest about 3 miles, take FM 2718 southwest about 6.5 miles go west 3/10 mile A veteran of San Jacinto; born in Kentucky May 31, 1804; died May 29, 1863. His wife Martha B. Caruthers born in North Carolina April 24, 1816; died ... 206 Arneckeville from Cuero, take FM 236 row about 7 miles south A native of Germany, Adam Christopher Henry Arnecke settled in this area in the 1850s and opened the community's first general store. Originally ... 17730 Asberry School Corner of Aubrey and Pulliam streets

362 Bellevue-Cheapside from Cuero, take FM 766 northwest about 7 miles then go 5.5 miles north west on CR to Bellevue Cheapside Cem. Pioneer area settlers, many of English descent, acquired land at this site in 1876 for the establishment of a community church, school, and burial ... 552 Buchel Bank 106 North Esplanade, Cuero Otto Buchel (1849-1909) came to Cuero in 1872, the year of city's founding; operated a mercantile business in partnership with George Seeligson. ... 553 Buchel Community and School from Cuero, US 183 N for 4.8 mi. then Old Gonzales Road (CR 160) W for 0.4 mi. Permanent settlers arrived in this area of Texas as early as 1839. A post office was established in 1842, two years after the first school opened ... 576 Burns Station Cemetery from Cuero, take Highway 87 south about 5 miles (Marker is on east side of highway just south of entrance to cem. - across street) Reminder of De Witt County's earliest settlement, Irish Creek, begun in 1826 when Arthur Burns (1780-1856) migrated from Missouri and Iowa to Texas. ...

593 C. Eckhardt & Sons Building Yorktown Historical Museum, southeast corner of W. Main and S. Eckhardt streets. Erected 1876. Had iron shutters, elevator, walls 25 inches thick. Housed general mercantile store begun by pioneer Caesar Eckhardt family in 1848, ... 617 Cabeza from Nordheim, take county road northwest about 5.5 mile to the end In the 1870s Joshua Butler from Virginia settled here on 2000 acres along Cabeza Creek. Soon John Riley and P. P. Short began large sheep and cattle ... 16057 Captain John York and James Madison Bell 8 Mi. E. Yorktown Captain John York, Born July 4, 1800, Died October 11, 1848, James Madison Bell, Born in Tennessee July 18, 1817, Died October 11, 1848, Captain ... 815 Charles Goodwin Breeden East end of Reuss Street, Hillside Cemetery A native of Victoria, Charles G. Breeden came to Cuero at age 15 to work on the "Weekly Star" newspaper. He made Cuero his permanent home and became ... 922 Clinton US 183, W side, 40 feet N of Clinton Rd. (CR 410), 0.3 mi. SW of US 87 split Created in 1846, De Witt County was named for Empresario Green De Witt. The county seat, originally at Cameron, was moved in 1848 to the pioneer ... 924 Co-Founders of Yorktown: John York_Charles Eckhardt Yorktown City Park, SW corner of the park at NE corner W. Main St. (SH 72) and N. Eckhardt St. John York (1800 - 1848) -- Charles Eckhardt (1813 - 1852) Soldiers and builders of Texas. York, born in Kentucky, came to Texas in 1821; was a captain ... 1020 Concrete College from Cuero, take US 183 about 10 miles north (1865 - 1881) One of most respected schools in Texas in its day. Founded by the Rev. John Van Epps Covey (1821-1898), noted educator and minister. ... 11848 County Line School, Church, and Cemetery FM 682, 8.5 mi. E of Yoakum The County Line School was housed in five different buildings on six different sites, beginning in the 1860s. In 1898, the County Line School District ... 1125 Cuero US 87 bus., east side near Limit Founded 1873 with arrival of Gulf, Western, Texas and Pacific Railroad. County seat moved here from Clinton, 1876. Population grew after coastal ... 1126 Cuero I Archeological District on bluff near Guadalupe River, US 183, Hochheim Extending 45 miles along the Guadalupe River Basin, Cuero I Archeological District was created to define and preserve cultural resources threatened ... 1127 Cuero Land and Immigration Company 200 East Main in city park, Cuero On December 25, 1871, Cuero Land and Immigration Company was formed to develop 4,128 acres of land from J. A. Valdez y Gonzales League (granted 1833 ...

17936 Daule School Daule Park, W side Daule Street 150 feet N. of Bridge Street Cuero Colored High School was founded in 1892 as the first African American school in Cuero. The building was a one-room wooden structure built on ... 1189 De Witt County East limit to Yorktown SH 72 Created March 24, 1846 from Gonzales, Victoria and Goliad counties; organized July 13, 1846, with Cameron as the county seat. Named in honor of Green ... 1190 De Witt County US 877, near east city limits, Cuero Included in the colonial grant in 1825 to Green De Witt, Texas Empresario, settled until 1840 largely by Anglo Americans. Created a county of the ... 1191 De Witt County Courthouse DeWitt County Courthouse grounds, west entrance facing N. Gonzales St. De Witt County organized in 1846 with Cameron as the first seat of government. Clinton was county seat from 1850 to 1876, when its two-story frame ... 22649 Dempsey Benton Cain House 604 W. Grand Ave Mississippi-born Dempsey Benton "D.B." Cain (1869-1967) came to Texas circa 1880 and arrived in Yoakum in 1894. He married Emily "Emma" Bostick (1875-1918) ... 1283 Dr. William Watt White US 183, 7 miles north of Cuero (1829 - 1914) Surgeon of Waul's Legion, Confederate Army. Came to Texas about 1850. In 1856 got M.D. degree in Philadelphia. During Civil War, saved ...

1356 Early Texas Bandstands Municipal Park, 200th block of East Main Street, Cuero This bandstand, successor to earlier ones in Cuero, is a replica of the first one erected in this park -- used for concerts, patriotic meetings, ... 1378 Eckhardt Ranch House (private) from Yorktown, go west about 2.7 miles from west limit (take private drive south .5 mile) Robert Christian Eckhardt (1836-87) came from Germany at 13 to join an uncle, Yorktown's co-founder. A merchant and father of 11 sons and daughters, ... 1474 Emil Reiffert House 304 West Prairie Street, Cuero Built in 1868 at Indianola by Emil Reiffert (1839-1910), immigrant at age 15; Confederate veteran; merchant, rancher, President H. Runge & Co., known ... 1484 English-German School 205 North Terrell (1877-1894). Built by corporation issuing stock. Taught both languages. First school in Cuero. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965 23917 Eugene A. Daule SW corner T L Overture and W. Newman streets Eugene A. Daule (1860-1943) was born into slavery into St. James Parish, Louisiana. He attended Leland University in New Orleans and Prairie View ...

1834 First Presbyterian Church of Cuero 302 North McLeod Street, Cuero On July 8, 1849, a group of settlers gathered together under a live oak tree at the home of Dr. Robert and Mary C. Trigg Peebles to form the Live ... 1886 First United Methodist Church of Cuero 301 East Courthouse Street, Cuero Circuit riders held worship services for Methodists in the Cuero Creek area as early as 1841. It was not until after Cuero's incorporation in 1873, ... 24321 Freund Funeral Home marker pending marker pending

13071 George Lord SE of town at intersection of US 87 and Church Road (Lord Cemetery Road); Marker reported damaged 12.12.2025; replacement in progress. George Lord was born in Essex County, England on April 21, 1816 to Felstead and Anna Siggs Lord. He immigrated to Canada in 1834 and worked there ... 2164 George W. Davis Private - No Access Davis Family Cemetery; from Cuero, take FM 766 north about 13.3 miles Citizen soldier who served Texas in its struggle for independence, 1835-1836. Erected by the State of Texas 1962 2165 George Washington Davis from Cuero, take US 183 north about 5.5 miles. Marker is on west side of US 183 between Brown Road and Cuero Creek. Pennsylvania native George Washington Davis (1797-1853) brought his family to Texas in 1831. He selected a league of land near present-day Cuero ... 2197 Gohmert-Summers House 606 Terrell Street, Cuero Typical of prospering 19th century city, this late Victorian house has fine details: imported leaded glass windows, metal "lace" trim, turned columns, ... 2210 Golly Hollow School and Community from Cuero, go south about 13 miles on FM 236, then go west on South Golly Road about 1.5 mile go north on Golly Road about .4 mile The first school for the Golly Hollow community was erected in a low lying area west of this site. In 1884 Theresa Hubers-Burger donated an acre ... 2236 Grace Episcopal Church Esplanade and Live Oak Streets, Cuero Organized in 1874. First chapel was moved from Port Lavaca; present church, built 1889, was dedicated May 25, 1890, when the Rev. George Hinson was ... 15880 Gruenau Turn and Schuetzen Verein 7 to 8 miles northwest on Gruenau Road off Highway 108

2420 Heaton-Breeden House 310 Terrell, Cuero This colonial revival house was built about 1880 for the family of David H. Heaton, owner of Cuero's first drugstore. In 1924 it was purchased by ... 2425 Hebron Community from Yoakum, take FM 682 southeast about 13 miles, take CR northeast 1 mile This rural community traces its roots to the 1840s, when the first wagon train of settlers arrived in the area. The pioneer families built their ... 2456 Hephzibeth Looker Taylor from Cuero, take US 87 east about 2.5 miles, then go south about 1.5 miles Born in South Caroline; married Josiah Taylor, October 1, 1807; came to Texas in 1824. After his death in 1830, she applied for a 1-league land grant ... 13265 Hillside Cemetery at the end of Reuss Blvd The new community of Cuero was surveyed for the Cuero Land & Immigration Co. in 1873. That same year, the city incorporated, and the GWT&P Railroad ... 2502 Hochheim (Hoch's Home) US 183, Hochheim Founded near home and stage stand of Valentine Hoch on old Austin - Indianola Road, 1856. In 1864, German Methodist Church was built; post office ... 2503 Hochheim Cemetery County road off of US 183, Hochheim Land for the Hochheim Cemetery was donated by Rachel S. Crawford (1806-1879). She and her husband, James (1800-1861), were pioneer settlers in the ... 23400 Hochheim Prairie Farm Mutual Insurance Association marker pending marker pending 15119 Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery int. of Old FM 237 and Zorn Rd. In 1867, Anton (1815-1889) and Lucyia (1830-1912) Koszielsky deeded land to the Roman Catholic Church for a graveyard to serve the parishioners of ... 12794 Holy Cross Catholic Church 1214 Zorn Rd. Holy Cross Catholic Church This church was established by Polish families who first came to Texas in the 1850s and settled in Panna Maria, then migrated ... 2516 Holy Cross Lutheran Church US 77A and SH 111, Yoakum Lutheran missionaries began serving settlers in the Yoakum area about 1888. The Rev. Cornelius Ziesmer and about ten families organized Holy Cross ... 2124 Honoring Texas Confederate General August C. Buchel DeWitt County Courthouse grounds, NW corner, at SE corner N. Gonzales and E. Live Oak streets 1811-1864 Educated in stern military schools of Prussia. Was in French Legion and army of Turkey. Knighted in Spain after work in Carlist wars. ... 2560 Hopkinsville Community, A Colony of Freedmen from Cuero, take US 183 south about 7 miles Members of the Hopkins family came to De Witt County in 1854 as slaves of Judge Henry Clay Pleasants (d. 1899). They worked for a time on a Gonzales ...

2721 James F. Blair Clinton Cemetery; from Cuero, take US 183 about 3 miles south then go east .25 miles on Clinton Cemetery Road Born in Tennessee. Parents were James and Catherine Jordan Blair. Served in Mexican and Civil wars. Rose from Confederate ranks to captain of Company ... 2731 James Norman Smith at Presbyterian Church, 302 North McLeod Street, Cuero "Uncle Jimmy the Peacemaker." Son of Sgt. James Turner Smith, veteran of American Revolution. Born and educated in North Carolina. Lived for 32 years ... 2813 John T. Wofford Home 210 West Reuss Blvd. Built in 1877 near Lindenau by John Tyler Wofford (1844-1910), Confederate veteran, merchant, farmer, rancher, son of first chief justice, DeWitt ... 2869 Josiah Taylor from Cuero, take US 87 east about 2.5 miles, then go 1.5 miles south on CR Born in Virginia. First came to Texas in 1812, as captain in the Gutierrez - Magee Expedition, an attempt to free Mexico from Spain; fought at La ... 2878 Jubilee Park Pavilion Jubilee Park, Fifth Street between Elm and Broadway streets, Nordheim Built 1923 in park donated to city on 25th anniversary of its founding. Some of wood came from floats used in the Jubilee Parade. Nordheim Brass ... 2881 Judge Henry Clay Pleasants (Hillside Cemetery), east end of Reuss Road, Cuero Graduate, University of Virginia, admitted to bar and practiced law in Virginia until moving to Clinton, Texas, 1854. Was judge 40 years of 23rd ...

2913 Keller-Grunder House 409 East Morgan Avenue, Cuero German native Antone Keller (d. 1857) came to Texas in 1846 as a colonist with the German Emigration Company. He arrived with his family at the port ... 15641 Knights of Pythias Hall, Jewel Lodge No. 103 NW corner N. Esplanade St. (US 183) and W. Courthouse St. In 1864, in response to the tensions surrounding the American Civil War, Justus Henry Rathbone organized the Knights of Pythias, a fraternal order. ...

2315 Laging, H. W. Nordheim Cemetery, .5 mile south of Nordheim on FM 239 (at hilltop) Born in Germany. Came to U.S. in 1860; settled near Brenham. Married Marie Dahse in 1867; they had 6 children. Moved to Weimar 1875, to Nordheim ... 3072 Leonard Roy Harmon Cuero Municipal Park, east end of East Main Street, Leonard Roy Harmon Drive/Park, Cuero Born in Cuero, Leonard Roy Harmon enlisted in the U.S. Navy in Houston in June 1939. After training in Norfolk, Virginia, he reported for duty on ... 3088 Lindenau on Rifle Club grounds, from Cuero, take US 87 west about 8 miles to FM 853 and follow north about 2 miles By 1891 German farmers settled in this area which Charles and Daniel Wild named "Lindenau." A schoolhouse built in 1893 served as a community center ... 17685 Lindenau Community Cemetery 258 Schlinke Road The settlement of Lindenau was established in 1891 near the junction of Sandies Creek and the Guadalupe River. The large oak trees reminded early ... 3095 Lithuanians in Texas southeast corner of SH 119 and Lee Alves Road, about 3 mi. south of Yorktown Among the many European immigrants arriving in Texas in the mid-19th century was a small group of Lithuanians who settled in the Yorktown vicinity ... 18512 Lockhart Community Cemetery 1456 Lockhart Cemetery Road These three acres form the oldest known African American burial ground in Dewitt County. Dating back to the 1800s, Lockhart once thrived as a rural ... 13072 Lord Cemetery Church Road, approx. 3 mi. E of intersection with US 87 Lord Cemetery Established 1879 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2004

3266 May-Hickey House 2 miles southeast of SH 111/Irvine Street intersection, Yoakum One of the most important early vernacular dwellings remaining in southeast Texas, this structure was built in the 1840s for the family of John Joseph ... 3357 Meyersville FM 3157, Meyersville Community opened by Peter Bluntzer, an 1843 settler drawing many others from Alsace; named for Adolph Meyer, an 1846 arrival, at whose home post ... 3473 Morgan Steamship Line 600 East Morgan Avenue, Cuero First mail and passenger steamship service from the United States to Texas. In 1835 put in operation the "Columbia" from New Orleans to Galveston, ... 3498 Mount Zion Baptist Church from Cuero, take US 77A 10 miles northeast Mount Zion Baptist Church was organized on July 18, 1869, with fifteen charter members. The Rev. Mitchell Harrison (d. 1906) was the congregation's ... 3535 Municipal Power Plant 810 Front Street, Yoakum After attempts by Yoakum officials to purchase existing electric power facilities failed, the city voted in 1930, at a commission meeting attended ...

3548 Nancy Shows Hebron Cemetery; from Yoakum, take FM 682 southeast about 13 miles then go northeast on CR about 1 mile Pioneer settler. Adam Shows, her husband, built nearby Hebron Church about 1855. She was the mother of 8 children. Recorded 1968 Incise in base: ... 3604 Nordheim Shooting Club end of West Broadway, Nordheim A product of the area's predominantly German heritage and community Mayfest celebrations of the nineteenth century, the Nordheim Fortschritt Verein ...

3705 Old Chisholm Trail from Cuero, take US 183/77A north about 4 miles to JCT US 183 north and 77A northeast (just south of JCT) From site near here, 1800 Longhorns were moved out April 1, 1866, on first trail drive from this area to northern markets. Crockett Cardwell, owner ...

3994 Peter Bluntzer St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church yard, Meyersville Early German colonizer in this are and donor of land on which this church stands. Migrated with his wife and children from Oderen, Alsace (in Europe), ... 4020 Pilot Knob from Nordheim, take FM 239 southeast about .5 mile (at top of Hill) A beacon for early Texas pioneers. Because this hill could be seen for miles, it guided travelers from Old Indianola (on the coast) inland to Helena ... 18226 Proctor-Green House 307 North Terrell Harvard graduate and attorney David Cogswell Proctor established his law career in Indianola, Texas, in the late 1840s. He opened a second firm in ...

17680 San Pedro Cemetery 8334 US 183 North, Yoakum SAN PEDRO CEMETERY ESTABLISHED 1920 HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY – 2012 24172 Sandy Gate Cemetery marker pending marker pending 14544 Schlinke, Charles A. SH 72, between Yorktown and Cuero CHARLES A. SCHLINKE (1863-1940) COMMUNITY LEADER AND BUSINESSMAN CHARLES A. SCHLINKE PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF DEWITT COUNTY. BORN ... 4679 Shiloh (near Woods Cemetery) from Yorktown, take SH 72 north about 4 miles The small farming community of Shiloh began about 1847 with settlement by the McBride, Hamilton, McFarland, Odom, Anderson, and Woods families. In ... 4738 Site of Cameron, First County Seat of DeWitt County from Cuero, take FM 766 northeast about 2.4 miles This site was chosen in June 1846 as the first seat of DeWitt County and named for Capt. Ewen Cameron (1811-43), slain prisoner of the Mier Expedition. ... 4802 Site of Friar-Cardwell Stage Stand from Cuero, take US 183/US 77A north about 4 miles to 'Y' in road (just south of) In 1839 or 1840 at the junction of the La Grange - La Bahia and Victoria - Gonzales Roads (.5 miles east), Daniel Boone Friar (1800-58) built a home ... 723 Site of the Home of Captain John York from Yorktown, take FM 237 southeast about 7.7 miles then go southwest on CR (York Cem. Road) about 1 mile A member of one of Austin's ranging companies at San Felipe in 1829. Commanded A Company at the capture of San Antonio in 1835. Yorktown, named in ... 4932 Site of the Home of Robert Justus Kleberg from Cuero, south about 10.5 mi. on US 183, then west 0.5 mi. on Mueller Lang Rd. (CR 445) who came to Texas in 1834. Fought at San Jacinto in Captain Moseley Baker's Company. Senator in the State Legislature. Born in Herstelle, Germany, ... 17526 Sociedad Cementerio Union Mexicana Cemetery 1.5 miles north of State Hwy 72 at the corner of Cabeza (North Rd) and Schuenemann Rd (faces Schuenemann Rd.) Situated along Cabeza Creek, the Sociedad Cementerio Union Mexicana Cemetery, also known as Saint Ann Cemetery, is the final resting place for the ... 13884 St. Ann's Cemetery 4.2 mi. W on SH 111 In 1845, Valentine Hoch settled in this area, and the community that developed nearby soon became known as Hochheim Prairie (now Hochheim). A number ... 14285 St. John Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery 1764 Meyersville Road ST. JOHN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CEMETERY PASTOR CHRISTOPH ADAM SAGER ESTABLISHED THE ST. JOHN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH AND CEMETERY AT THIS SITE ... 5037 St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church from Cuero, go south on US 183 about 10 miles, then take FM 237 about 2 miles east go north on county road about 1.25 miles, then west on CR .25 miles One of first Texas congregations, organized 1851 by pastor Christoph Adam Sager, a German missionary. First had built a log church, 1849-50. Laid ... 5058 St. Mark's Lutheran Church 400 N. Esplanade The great gulf storm of 1875 in Indianola brought many Lutherans to Cuero. By 1880 German Lutherans were meeting for services conducted by pastors ... 5066 St. Michael's Catholic Church 202 McLeod Street, Cuero The Rt. Rev. Anthony Dominic Pellicer, First Bishop of San Antonio, established St. Michael's Parish in 1875, after the Cuero Land and Immigration ... 5092 Stagecoach Inn from Hochheim, take Hwy. 183 about 1.7 miles south Built of hand-quarried native stone in 1856 by V. Hoch, a settler. Served as an inn on the Austin-Indianola Stage Road. While drivers changed four-horse ... 5093 Stagecoach Inn, 1856 from Hochheim, take Highway 183 south about 1.7 miles go west about .2 mile PRIVATE Built by V. Hoch, a native German; of stone quarried nearby. An inn on Austin-Indianola Stagecoach Road. Purchased by Valentine Bennet, 1899. Restored ... 15283 Stevens Cemetery Near Concrete community off US 183, 1.2 mi. S of CR 242 and 0.2 mi. W of US 183. Turn to the cemetery is just S of marker facing US 183 for Dr. William Watt White. Map dot approximate. Joseph (1810-1861) and Sarah Ann Steen (1820-1860) Stevens, with Stevens, Steen, and Stephens relatives and a number of slaves, arrived in this ... 5137 Stratton from Cuero, take FM 1447 east about 14 miles east (parking lot to Stratton Baptist Church) The pioneer community of Stratton, which developed as the center of a large agricultural area, was established here before the Civil War. It was ...

16342 Taylor Family Cemetery Cuero, .5 miles east on US 87 South, then 1.5 miles on Taylor Road THIS BURIAL GROUND, ALSO KNOWN AS TAYLOR-BENNETT CEMETERY, ORIGINALLY SERVED THE TAYLOR FAMILY. IT LATER ALSO BECAME THE FINAL RESTING PLACE FOR ... 5235 Terryville FM 682 R.O.W., 12 miles south of Yoakum Founded near this site in the 1850s, Terryville was named for the family of James D. Terry, who served as De Witt County judge from 1883 to 1891. ... 5288 The Bates-Sheppard House 312 East Broadway, Cuero DeWitt Co. Historical Museum This structure was built principally of lumber salvaged from ruins of the Indianola home of Morgan steamship Captain Henry Shepard (1826-1879). After ... 5294 The Breeden House 112 West Broadway, Cuero This structure was begun in 1883 as a one-story dwelling for Walter Kibbe Breeden (1858-1931) and his wife Margaret (Pleasants) (1863-1936). In 1889 ... 5327 The Edward Mugge House 218 Terrell St., Cuero Built in 1870s by a key man in the activities and ideology that gave the town of Cuero its economic leadership role in late 19th century south Texas. ... 5334 The Five-Mile (Ratcliffe)- Rabke Community from Cuero, take FM 2718 west 8 miles west When four well-educated German families settled on Five Mile Creek in 1849, the community was called Latiner for their knowledge of Latin. Capt. ... 5415 The Robert Allert House 610 North Indianola, Cuero Three courses of brick form walls for this house completed 1893 as his own residence by Robert Allert (1853-1910), a brickmason and a partner in ... 5452 The William Frobese Home SE corner E. Newman Street and Stockdale Avenue. Marker reported missing Jun. 2023. One of oldest homes in Cuero built in port city of Indianola (70 miles southeast) by William Frobese (1838-1911), who came from Germany to Texas ... 5471 Thomas M. Stell (Hillside Cemetery),East end of Reuss Street, Cuero Born in Florida; came to Texas in childhood. A cowboy in youth -- drove cattle to Kansas, Wyoming. Attended Covey College, Concrete. Appointed sheriff ... 5476 Thomaston Hwy. 87, Thomaston (Founded 1872) De Witt County's first railroad town. Absorbed Price's Creek, 1848 settlement of Republic of Texas patriot, Judge David Murphree (1811-66). ... 5477 Thomaston Cemetery Thomaston Cemetery Road, Thomaston Thomaston was established as De Witt County's first railroad town in 1872, with much of the land for the townsite donated by John P. and Mary M. ...

89 Union Veteran 2nd. Lt. Adolph Strieber Westside Cemetery, close to entrance gate 1 Co. G, 16th Illinois Cavalry from Apr. 1, 1863 to Aug. 15, 1865. Enlisted as private in Springfield, Ill., after crossing Confederate lines by walking, ... 12718 Upper Yorktown Cemetery east off FM 240 (N. Riedel St. in Yorktown), beyond 13th St. Highway sign indicates cemetery on edge of city, northern limits. Upper Yorktown Cemetery In 1872, Ann Friar (1802-1899) formally established Upper Yorktown (Friar) Cemetery, where her husband, rancher-businessman ...

5661 Von Hugo-Von Clausewitz Family Cemetery from Yoakum, take SH 111 west about 6.5 miles (1,000 feet south) The nearby oak grove served as a family cemetery from the 1870s, originally for two Prussian families immigrating to Texas in ...

5769 Westhoff US 87, Westhoff Founded 1906 as Bello ("Beautiful View"), tent city of workers building Texas and New Orleans Railroad. Renamed 1909 for Wm. Westhoff (August 8, ... 24188 William and Jessie Rathbone House marker pending marker pending 24242 William Trautwein Building marker pending marker pending 5907 World War II Air Training School Brayton Flying Field 200 block East Main, in City Park, Cuero In 1939 when the Nazis threatened world conquest, the United States had immediate need for thousands of pilots -- more than could be trained at military ...

18860 Yoakum National Bank corner of Irvine and West Grand in Yoakum , Texas The town of Yoakum incorporated on May 13, 1889, and with a growing population and business, a banking house was needed. W.O. Richardson recognized ... 22650 Yoakum National Bank Building north side of West Grand Avenue in downtown Yoakum between Lott and Irvine Streets 5928 Yorktown on SH 72 (east edge of town), Yorktown Founded 1848 as way station on old Indianola Trail. Chartered August 2, 1854. Incorporated 1871. San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad reached here ...

16814 Zion Arneckeville Cemetery Cuero, 509 Zion Cemetery Road ZION ARNECKEVILLE CEMETERY GERMAN SETTLERS BEGAN TO ARRIVE IN THIS AREA IN THE LATE 1840s. MANY IMMIGRANTS SETTLED IN THE TWELVE MILE COLETO AREA, ...