Historical Markers of Texas

11867 Acrea Cemetery 8 mi. NE of Stephenville on US 377; .5 mi. N on FM 150 According to oral history, John Wright, who stopped for a time in Erath County on his way west, died nearby in about 1857 or 1858. Landowner Clayborn ... 13940 Alexander Cemetery SW of int of SH 6 and CR 914 This burial ground has served residents of southern Erath County since the late 1800s. At that time, the community of Alexander, platted by the Texas ... 18516 Audie Murphy Arena Southwest corner of Dale and Fry Located in an area of Texas known for rodeos, the Audie Murphy Arena originated in Euless, Texas, on the property of car dealer Ray Woods. Woods ...

22510 Bluff Dale Corner of Hwy. 377 and Cr 170 441 Bluff Dale Suspension Bridge Berry Creek Rd., CR 49, 0.25 mi. N. of US 377, Bluff Dale For at least 20 years vehicles had to ford the Paluxy River to reach Bluff Dale and points west. Wagon traffic increased after the Fort Worth & Rio ... 442 Bluff Dale Tabernacle Corner of Glenn and Dennis streets This tabernacle was built about 1906 on land given by Andrew Jackson Glenn, donor of the Bluff Dale townsite. The scene of many community events, ... 15361 Bluff Dale United Methodist Church 877 Church St Bluff Dale Methodist Church dates to the mid-1880s, when area Methodists began to meet regularly, following an 1881 camp meeting along the Paluxy ... 12328 Bowman Ridge Cemetery 6 miles south of Stephenville on FM 914, then 1.2 miles southwest on CR 275, then 1.1 mile south on CR 273 The namesake of Keith's Branch Community, A. B. Keith, deeded one acre of land to the Primitive Baptist Church around this site for use as a burial ... 16023 Brick Streets of Stephenville intersection of Clinton Ave. & W. Vanderbilt St. Seeking to improve the town's dirt streets, the Stephenville City Council in 1929 authorized paving by the Thurber Construction Company. High-quality ...

620 Cage Home 194 E. Long Merchant, rancher, and banker J. H. Cage bought this property in 1876 and moved his family into an existing house. After his death in 1912, his children ... 12374 Caudle Cemetery 8.8 miles southeast of Dublin on FM 219, then 2.9 miles east/northeast on CR 284 to gate of Flying B Ranch, then 1 mile east on ranch road to cemetery Once known as "South Bolton Cemetery," this is the final resting place of Mary Follis (d.1879), who was buried here during the ownership of James ... 773 Cedar Point School From Stephenville, take FM 205 E. about 10 mi. to junction with FM 2481. Originally known as Elm Grove School, the Cedar Point School began about 1860 in a log cabin nearly 2 miles east of this site. In 1894 J. J. Davidson ... 23579 Chalk Mountain Masonic Lodge #894 A.F. & A.M. 327 CR 198. Map dot approximate. Fourteen charter members organized Chalk Mountain Masonic Lodge on Dec. 8, 1904. Joe Dotson was elected the first worshipful master. Lodge member ... 900 Clairette Cemetery From Hico, take SH 6 north about 7 miles Joseph and Elizabeth Salmon and their children moved to the Republic of Texas in 1839. They settled in this area in 1854. When their 15-year-old ... 901 Clairette Schoolhouse From Hico, take SH 6 north about 7 miles; 3 mi. N of intersection with Hwy 281 The first Clairette schoolhouse was a one-room log structure built as early as 1871. This two-story building was constructed in 1912, one year after ... 17212 Corinth Cemetery West on Hwy 8 from Stephenville, Texas, turn left on County Road 392, turn left on county Road 389, and go two miles to cemetery In 1880, North Carolina native Dr. William Wallace McNeill and his wife, Elizabeth Ann (Bell), deeded land to the Methodist Episcopal Church, south, ... 16960 Cornelia Graves At St. John Baptist Church The youngest of nine children of John and Laura (Fuqua) Tyler, Cornelia Tyler was born in Dallas in 1875. She attended Dallas schools and then Prairie ... 17211 Cottonwood Baptist Church 2.3 miles east of Dublin, TX, north of SH 6 on CR 527 Just outside of Dublin, the small farming community of Cottonwood was established on the banks of Cottonwood Creek. The church that first met in ... 17210 Cottonwood Cemetery 2.3 miles east of Dublin TX, north of SH 6, at the corner of SH 6 and County Road 527 Just outside Dublin on the banks of the Cottonwood Creek lies the Cottonwood Cemetery. Dublin began as a small farming community established in 1854 ... 17598 Cow Creek Cemetery CR 528 In 1871, Jesse Van donated land for a community cemetery for Cow Creek residents. The community included a school and the Cow Creek Methodist and ... 16446 Crow Home Intersection of Long and Vine Street, 3 blocks south of Washington Tennessee natives Dr. Martin Swan Crow (1833-1892) and his wife Mollie Jane (George) Crow (1843-1910) arrived in Stephenville in 1871. Dr. Crow operated ... 1122 Crow Opera House 187 W. Washington The first floor of this limestone building, erected before 1892, housed the Erath County National Bank, with Dr. M. S. Crow as president. His wife ...

1144 D. L. Harris House 718 N. Patrick This residence was constructed in 1901 by D. L. Harris, a partner in a Dublin mercantile store, and his wife Claire (Jackson) Harris. The home's ... 6397 Daniel Roberts and Mary Anna (Garland) Thornton From Stephenville, take SH 108 northwest about 16 miles then go west 2 miles on local road D. R. Thornton from Mississippi married Mary Anna, daughter of frontier fighter Peter Garland in Anderson County, Texas, in 1853. The Thorntons settled ... 14669 Davis, Lt. Col. George A., Jr. 206 West Blackjack St. One of six sons who served in the military, George A. Davis, Jr. was born in Dublin in 1920 to Pearl (Love) and George Davis. He enlisted as an aviation ... 18519 Dawson Saloon 190 W. College Street Dating from the early 1880s, downtown Stephenville consisted of wood frame and masonry one-part and two-part commercial block buildings, oriented ... 1260 Doublin Inn SW end of Cottonwood St., old part (dirt road), facing railroad tracks, Dublin; MARKER IS NOT AT STRUCTURE 5/2011 Site of pioneer outcry: "Indians a-coming! Double in!" Built by Alex Dobkins when his family and kin settled here on fertile land bought (1846) by ... 15878 Dublin Dr Pepper Bottling Company 105 E. Elm Street Sam Houston Prim (1863-1946) arrived in Dublin in 1891 with $680 worth of bottling equiment, purchasing property at the southeast corner of Patrick ... 13548 Dublin National Bank 128 S. Patrick St In 1893, John G. Harris, a former railroad president, joined with three other businessmen to establish Dublin National Bank. The bank opened on the ... 17179 Dublin Rodeo Hwy. 377, 1/4 mile north of intersection with FM 219 DUBLIN RODEO IN 1936, EVERETT COLBORN, AN ARENA DIRECTOR FOR THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN RODEO, PURCHASED INTEREST IN A RODEO COMPANY AND SETTLED IN ... 1292 Duffau Baptist Church near intersection of FM 1824 and FM 2481, in the Duffau community, 6 miles northeast of Clairette On Sunday, October 6, 1878, elders A. W. Elledge, O. W. Hughart, and D. Shipman began this fellowship with 17 charter members. Elder Elledge served ... 1293 Duffau Cemetery 6 miles northeast of Clairette on FM 1824, then 1.5 miles south on FM 2481and 0.75 miles east on CR 214 Francis T. Duffau was among the early settlers who arrived in the late 1850s to farm in this community. The Duffau post office was authorized in ... 11868 Duffau School 15 mi. S of Stephenville on US 281; 4 mi. E on FM 1824 to Duffau Store; .5 mi. S on FM 2481; at intersection of FM 2481 and FM 1824 This schoolhouse was built by architect-contractor George Coleman of Stephenville in 1936 with the $4,700 insurance settlement received after an ...

1341 Early Commercial Building At Lyon Museum, corner of E. Blackjack and S. Grarton Sts., Dublin Constructed of wood about 1880 by Joseph E. Bishop, son-in-law of A. H. and Sarah Jane Dobkins, founders of Dublin. Veneered 1895 with native stone,and ... 1392 Edna Hill Community 9 miles south of Dublin on FM 1702 Abundant grassland, timber, and water induced pioneers to settle in this area of Texas's western Cross Timbers region in the 1850s. Ranching and ... 15792 Erath Arches 500 W. Washington 1494 Erath County Courthouse Corner of Washington and Graham. Medallion only 1963; large subject marker placed as interpretive marker in 1997. Founded in 1854 and named for early settler and land donor John M. Stephen, the town of Stephenville became county seat when Erath County was created ... 17623 Erath County Poor Farm Cemetery South side of Smith Springs Road, CR 177, 1.5 mi. E of US 281. Marker faces Smith Springs Road at entrance to TAMU Agri-Life. The cemetery is .5 miles SW of the marker; restricted access. In 1869, the Texas Constitution directed counties to establish a “Manual-Labor Poor-House” to care for “indigent and poor inhabitants” and provide ...

20008 First Christian Church 450 W. Tarleton Street (corner of Race and Tarleton Streets in Stephenville, Texas) 1771 First Methodist Church of Stephenville 328 W. Washington This congregation, organized in 1855 with ten charter members, traces its history to the founding of Stephenville. Early worship services were held ... 1785 First National Bank Building 198 S. Belknap St. Built in 1889 to house the city's first bank, this is the earliest of three structures on the town square designed by prominent San Antonio architect ...

18517 Gentry and Shelton Building 104 E. College In the 1870s, Stephenville’s population was around 300 people and contained a handful of businesses in wooden buildings along the town square. In ...

12352 Hancock Cemetery 8.8 miles southeast of Dublin on FM 219, then 2.9 miles east/northeast on CR 284 to gate of Flying B Ranch, then 1 mile east on ranch road to cemetery The earliest marked grave on this site, once known as "North Bolton Cemetery," is that of Asa L. Anderson (1875-1876), who was buried here during ... 24268 Harbin Community marker pending marker pending 13462 Hightower Cemetery 3 mi. NE of Morgan Mill on FM 1189 John Bryan McPheres Hightower was born in December 1822 in Georgia. By 1846, he lived in Red River, Texas with his father and brother. Three years ... 2493 Historic Brick Streets of Stephenville 984 Vanderbilt St. Seeking to improve the town's dirt streets, the Stephenville City Council in 1929 authorized paving by the Thurber Construction Co. High-quality ... 17518 Hogan Blacksmith Shop 200 block E. Elm St. William Alexander Hogan, a former C.S.A. Cavalry Blacksmith, brought his family from Mississippi to Dublin after 1870. With railroads drawing cattle ... 16419 Holt House 459 Church St. This house was built around 1895 by Dr. Hardy L. Holt and his wife, Isabella "Belle" Victoria Gordon. Dr. H.L. Holt (1844-1914) was a First Lieutenant ... 17142 Houston Ranch 3 miles north of Bluff Dale on CR 148 Frank R. Putnam was born on November 15, 1848 in Massachusetts. In 1879, Frank and his brother, Addison, purchased 25,000 acres on Upper Berry Creek. ...

16337 Indian Creek Cemetery One mile west of highway 281 on CR 504 This burial ground, which served residents of Selden and others who lived in the area, started on property deeded by husband and wife R. B. an R. ...

2675 J. F. Warnock Hardware North Greenwood Street, Bluff Dale Jeptha Franklin Warnock came to Erath County in 1898 and later settled near Bluff Dale. In 1908 he opened a hardware store and in 1915 built this ... 2814 John Tarleton Tarleton State University, on triangle of land between S. Lillian and W. Washington streets and Centennial Lane. John Tarleton was an orphan, who at an early age worked his way from New England to Knoxville, Tennessee. Employed in a dry goods store for over ... 11869 Johnsville Cemetery 12 mi. E of Stephenville on US 67; 1 mi. S on FM 2481; .25 mi. W on CR 208 The community of Johnsville, settled before 1860, was named for John Z. Martin when he was appointed first postmaster in 1901. Once a thriving village ...

18518 Kiker's Gin CR 381, southeast of CR 242 In 1873, several families, including the Cannons, Howells, Kikers, Mayfields, Strongs and Whitfields, came to the Green’s Creek Community. John M. ...

17258 Liberty Cemetery North on Hwy 108 approximately 15 miles, East (left)on FM1188, drive 4 miles, Liberty Cemetery on right. LIBERTY CEMETERY MARION D. AND HARRIET PRYOR KELLEY SETTLED IN THE LIBERTY COMMUNITY IN THE MID-1880s. IN 1891, THEY DEEDED LAND FOR A CEMETERY AND ... 3090 Lingleville Main St., FM 8, Lingleville Founded in 1884 by Jacob C. Lingle, the town of Lingleville originally covered a ten-block area. A post office was established in 1885, and by 1892 ... 6255 Lingleville Tabernacle FM 219, about 0.2 miles south of FM 8, Lingleville Built in 1913, this tabernacle served as a permanent structure for summer religious revivals, and eliminated the need to rebuild or repair the brush-covered ...

3383 Millerville Cemetery From Stephenville, take US 281 south about 15 mi. to FM 1824. Follow FM 1824 east about 3 mi.; then take caliche road south about 3 mi. Henry and Lourilla Osborn Miller, immigrants from Missouri who settled in Cooke County, Texas, during the 1860s, bought land in this area about 1876 ... 16707 Morgan Mill Cemetery Intersection of HWY 377 and FM 1188 Tradition states that the first burial here was a young girl who died as her family traveled west in the 1870s. The earliest marked gravestone, for ... 3472 Morgan Mill Tabernacle Intersection of US 281 and FM 1188 The community of Morgan Mill, named for early settler George Bryan Morgan, traces its history to the mid-19th century. A post office was established ... 18656 Mount Olive Cemetery 1002 S. College Farm Rd. This historic African American cemetery was established in 1922 when the Colored Burial Association purchased acreage from Charles Neblett. Many ...

3587 New York Hill from Thurber, take I-20 South access road east about 90 yards This area of Thurber developed after 1917, when the Texas and Pacific Coal Company expanded into the burgeoning oil industry following W. K. Gordon's ...

13203 Oak Dale Cemetery 5.1 mi. NW of Stephenville on SH 108 Founders of Oak Dale community began arriving in 1867. They included: John R. Pickard; George Lidia, who became Pickard's son-in-law; the Rev. James ... 3722 Old Dublin Memorial Park Cemetery From Dublin, take old Fleming Rd., south about 0.7 mi. The earliest use of this burial ground was in 1864 at the death of Ellen, daughter of J. H. Keith. William ("Big Bill") Keith donated this memorial ... 3786 Old Public Water Well Greenwood Street, Bluff Dale An early day oasis for travelers and cattle herds. Dug about 1887 by crew building Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railroad. At first artesian, lost power ... 3841 Oldest Home in Stephenville 525 E. Washington Built in 1869 by J. D. Berry. Native limestone; Victorian architecture distinguished by steep roof, narrow windows, filigree gingerbread trim. Purchased ...

3968 Pecan Cemetery from Dublin, take FM 219 south east about 8 miles The Pecan Cemetery traces its history to 1880. The oldest marked grave is that of Horace F. Adams (October 19-November 14, 1880), son of Isaac (1842-1931) ... 3969 Pecan Cemetery Tabernacle 8 miles southeast of Dublin on FM 219; then 1.5 miles south on CR 291 (Pecan Cemetery Road) In 1884 J. W. McKenzie deeded 3.5 acres of land for church and cemetery purposes in the Purves Community. A portion of the donated land has been ... 13131 Pony Creek Cemetery Stephenville, 12 mi. E on US 67, then 0.8 mi. N on FM 2481 (also known as Box/Pony Creek Cemetery) This cemetery is the final resting place for generations of local families, including descendants of pioneer ... 4115 President's House Tarleton State University campus, Trogdon House. Marker is SW of Military Dr. circle (SW of N. McIlhaney and W. Tarleton streets), house is 100 feet SW of the marker. This home was built on the Tarleton State University campus in 1923 to serve as the residence of the college's chief executive officer. Originally ... 11870 Purves Live Oak Cemetery 5.6 mi. southeast of Dublin on FM 219; 1.3 mi. S on CR 317 The earliest marked burial on this site is that of an infant who was born to the Ascue family on July 20, 1880, and died the same day. Though no ... 14914 Purves Live Oak Cemetery Dublin 17872 Purves Live Oak Cemetery Purves Live Oak Cemetery Medallion Only

4175 Ramsey Cemetery from Stephenville, take FM 8 northwest about 3.5 miles The nearby burial ground is named for William Ramsey, who in 1886 formally deeded the land around several early graves as a cemetery. The oldest ... 4360 Round Grove Baptist Church from Dublin take FM 2156 about 5 miles NW, then CR 508 SW to CR 352, then S on CR 354 First church in western Erath County. Organized by the Rev. R. D. Ross in 1871 with 16 charter members. Had first Sunday School reported in county, ...

4634 Selden from Stephenville take SH 281 south about 6 miles, then follow FM 913 east about 2 miles This community was originally named Garrett Springs for early settler J. B. Garrett who owned land along Sims Creek. It became known as Selden after ... 22540 Shapard Street 198 N. Shapard Ave. 4814 Site of Hotel Knox and Thurber Mining Office SW corner of town square, FM 108, Thurber The Texas and Pacific Coal Company built the first-class Hotel Knox about 1895. In addition to serving out-of-town guests, it was a social center ... 4902 Site of Thurber Big Lake and Dairy from Thurber, take I-20 South access road east 1 mile In 1891, a 20-acre "Little Lake" was built south of the Thurber townsite to supply water to the community. It soon proved inadequate, however, and ... 4901 Site of Thurber Brick Plant from Thurber, take south access road to I-20 east 100 yards Texas and Pacific Coal Company general manager W. K. Gordon, seeing potential in the shale mud found in Thurber, persuaded company president R. D. ... 4903 Site of Thurber's First Coal Mine from Thurber, take south access road to I-20 100 yards east Two hundred yards southeast of this site, at the base of the hill and at a depth of 65 feet, the first coal mine in this area was placed in operation ... 16367 Smith Springs Cemetery 4 miles NE, 1/4 mile North of Hwy 377 on CR 455 This burial ground, established by 1907, served the rural Smith Springs Community. Most of the interred were related to Swiss-born Frederick Hook ... 4438 St. Barbara's Catholic Church from Thurber, take I-20 South access road east 80 yards Most of Thurber's immigrant population, representing eighteen nationalities, were Catholic. Missionary priests ministered to the town until 1892, ... 5112 Stephenville Church of 1900 at Stephenville Historical Museum The Rev. John William Everds led his Presbyterian congregation in raising funds to erect this church, 1899-1900. It was designed by local builder ... 15760 Stephenville Drug Stores 200 W. Washington Local drug stores were an important and essential part of the economy and well-being of early Texas towns. This site at the corner of Washington ... 17230 Stephenville Masonic Lodge #267 Southwest corner of Columbia and College The Masonic Lodge in Stephenville organized on July 23, 1860, with 24 masons assembling, including town founder John M. Stephen and four visitors ...

5311 The Community of Huckabay FM 219, across from Huckabay Cemetery, Huckabay In 1875 a small group of pioneers from Arkansas and Tennessee acquired land here on the headwaters of the Bosque, starting the "Flat Woods" settlement. ... 1205 The Denny Cemetery From Bluff Dale, 0.7 mi. E on US 377, S side opposite CR 148. Cemetery is about a mile north on private property. Marker reported damaged Jan. 2020. (1 mile north) Alfred W. Denny (d. 1877) came to Texas in 1853, settling first in Clarksville, and then moving to Weatherford in 1860. During the ... 2099 The Gallagher House 261 N. Grafton This Victorian residence was built in 1895 for W. T. Leggett, manager of the Dublin Music Company. The two-story Classical Revival porch was added ... 4253 The Rev. Henry Hurley in Duffau Cemetery; from Duffau, take FM 2481 south about 2 mi then go east 3/4 mi on county road to cemetery (Dec. 24, 1796 - Sept. 14, 1869) A minister in the Primitive Baptist Church, the Rev. Henry Hurley came to Texas in 1844. His years in the state ... 5486 Thurber Smokestack Park area on northeast corner of I-20 and FM 108, Thurber Most important mine site in Texas for 30 years. Coal here, probably known to Indians, was "discovered" in 1886 by W. W. Johnson, who with his brother ... 5487 Thurber Cemetery from Thurber, take Old SH 108 north .25 miles MARKER REPORTED MISSING 5/8/2009 Encompassing slightly more than nine acres, the Thurber Cemetery documents the multi-ethnic Thurber community. The graveyard was divided into three ... 5560 Trinity Episcopal Church 433 N. Patrick St. Bishop A. C. Garrett preached in Dublin 1881; in 1884 organized Trinity when he found an Episcopalian, Mrs. John Harris, living here. Church building ... 5570 Turnbow Cemetery from Dublin, take FM 219 south about 11 miles, then take county road east about .5 miles Kentucky native Chesley Turnbow wed Sabra Rose of Tennessee in 1827. They lived in Tennessee and later in Arkansas before moving to Texas in the ...

5612 Upper Greens Creek Cemetery from Dublin, take 67/377 northeast about 4 miles and go north on county road 1 mile, then go west about 1/10 mile Early settlers to the Greens Creek area arrived from Georgia and Alabama in 1873. They bought farms, cleared the land, built homes, established a ...

14278 Wesley Chapel Cemetery Bluff Dale 17237 Whitehead Cemetery Mingus, 65258 Interstate Highway 20 WHITEHEAD CEMETERY THE WHITEHEAD CEMETERY IS A SIGNIFICANT REMINDER OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY THAT OCCUPIED THE THURBER TOWNSITE IN THE EARLY ... 5829 William H. Pate From De Leon, go north on SH 16 about 6 miles, then 1 mile northeast on county road; at fork, go north about 2 miles to Victor Cemetery. A San Jacinto veteran; Born in Georgia; Died August 29, 1879; His wife Jane Pate; Born March 10, 1827; Died March 18, 1906 5847 William T. Miller Grist Mill At Wm. Wright Historical Park Stonemasons Joe E. Bishop, "Rocky" Davis, and "Old Frank" Hamilton built this 2-story native stone mill for William T. Miller (1846-1936) in 1882. ... 6399 Wyatt-Boyd Ranch Complex Off US 281 on private property This is a rare example of a virtually complete 19th-century Cross Timbers farmstead. Thought to have been built in the early 1870s by James J. Wyatt, ...