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24138 1881 Freestone County Jail Freestone County Historical Museum, N side Main Street between Hall and Cotton streets This building, which served as the third county jail, was built in 1881 on the site of the 1857 jail. Physical and archival evidence suggests that ... 23879 1919 Freestone County Courthouse marker pending marker pending

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9854 Antioch Cemetery from Teague take FM 1451 about 6.7 mi. south to FM 80, cross over and veer left on CR 691, keep left on CR about 1.1 mi. to CR 692, go left, follow about .3 mi. to cemetery Shortly after the Civil War, Edward Ezell, Sr. (d. 1903) and his wife, Frankie (Howard), gave about two acres for this cemetery. It was later enlarged ... 17093 Antioch Cemetery six miles east of Fairfield in Freestone County on the east side of FM 1364, 1.2 miles north of the junction of US 84 and FM 1364 ANTIOCH CEMETERY THE BEGINNING OF ANTIOCH CEMETERY IS VERY CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TURLINGTON COMMUNITY, THE ANTIOCH AND MT. ZION CHURCHES, AND ...

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9893 Birthplace of Harvey Means from Teague, take FM 1365 about 6 mi. west to marker on north side of road (1868-1943) Noted Negro civic leader and barber to two generations of prominent Texans. An adventurous youth, Means began work at age 18 as shoe-shine ... 9886 Blind Lemon Jefferson Blind Lemon Memorial Cemetery, W side SH 14, 0.2 mi. N of W. Canadian Ave. (CR 1010) Born near Wortham. As a young street musician, played a guitar and sang spirituals and blues. Composed many of his songs, and had a distinctive vocal ... 9857 Bonner Cemetery from the intersection of FM 3547 and Fm 833 about 8 mi. north of Fairfield, go north about 1.5 mi. on CR 141 to CR 151, then go NE 1.8 mi. to cemetery Established in 1867 as a final resting place for William Bonner, Dr. John Bonner, and their descendants. The two brothers, natives of South Carolina, ... 22703 Booker T. Washington School SE corner J.A. Brooks Dr. and Monroe St. Marker pending. marker pending 9862 Butler Church Bell Freestone Co. Historical Museum - Main and Hall St. Said to have come from riverboat "S. A. Ruthven", which plied Trinity River until it was sunk in 1873 at Parker's Bluff. Butler Church acquired bell ... 9863 Butler Soldiers' Homes, C.S.A. on US 84 about 1.7 mi. east of intersection of US 84/FM 489 in roadside park Commissioners courts in Texas usually furnished to soldiers enlisting in the Civil War their uniforms, guns, blankets-- and sometimes even their ...

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9865 Cade Cemetery on FM 246, 1 mi. west of IH-45, 2 mi. west of Streetman (looks like it's in Navarro Co.) This burial ground originally served the pioneer Cade community, which was established near this site in the 1870s. Named for Cade Hayes, an early ... 9866 Caney Baptist Church on FM 833, about 3 mi. NE of Kirvin via FM 80 Hopson Burleson (1806-82) and others in this congregation settled this area in the 1830s. The church was organized before 1858 and met in homes or ... 9860 Captain L. D. Bradley Courthouse lawn, Commerce st. between Mount and Keechi St. (1831 - 1886) Came to Texas from Alabama in 1855. In Civil War commanded Co. B, 2nd Battalion, Waul's Texas Legion. On May 22, 1863, was a leader ... 9881 Captain Richard B. Haley from Teague take FM 80 S about 5 mi. to CR 731, go east about 1 mi. to Salem Cemetery (grave is in middle of cemetery) (July 27, 1810 - July 19, 1877) A veteran of 1835 Texas armed resistance to Mexican forces. Participated in the Grass Fight (Nov. 26), and in victory ... 9867 Carter Log House Freestone Co. Historical Museum - Main St. and Hall St. (originally located 3 miles east of Kirvin) Typical of pioneer dwellings in early Texas, this house was built in 1845 by David L. Carter, from Alabama. ... 9868 Chancellor Union Cemetery 1.7 mi. NE on FM 488, 1.3 mi. E on FM 2570, 3.2 mi. E on PR 3285, near entrance to Fairfield Lake State Park. Reuben and Mary Chancellor moved to Texas from Wilcox County, Alabama in the 1850s with their ten children and eleven slaves. They settled on 576 ... 9914 City of Wortham on SH 14 near the intersection of Main and SH 14 Situated on grant given 1834 by Mexico to Robert B. Longbotham (1797-1883), a Texas colonist from England who settled here in 1839. Years later, ... 9894 Colonel Wm. L. Moody City of Fairfield W. L. Moody Reunion Grounds, S side of US 84 0.1 mi. SE of Oak St. One of two markers in front of the scout hut. (1828 - 1920) Came to Texas from Virginia, 1852. Organized and was captain of Co. G, 7th Texas Infantry, the first Freestone County unit to go into ... 9869 Compton Cemetery from US 75 & FM 489 in Dew, go north on US 75 about .7 mi. to cemetery road, go west about .3 mi. to cemetery William Scott Compton (1805-1882), and his wife, Angelina Louisa Gunn Ward (1806-1880) purchased over 3000 acres here in the settlement of Avant ... 11886 Cotton Gin Cemetery 7 mi. W on US 84, 1.5 mi. NE on FM 1366 Margarette Wills, her slaves and her son James S. Wills came to this area in 1845. Dr. James S. Wills is credited with the establishment of the Cotton ...

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16594 Daniel Memorial Orphanage Fairfield DANIEL MEMORIAL ORPHANAGE PROMINENT BUSINESSMAN AND LIFELONG FREESTONE COUNTY RESIDENT JENNINGS BRYAN DANIEL (1896-1977), ALONG WITH HIS FAMILY, ... 9891 David Hall Love Fairfield Cemetery, 300 block of S. Dunbar St. near E. Reunion St. (January 12, 1816 - April 21, 1866) A Texas War for Independence veteran. At Battle of San Jacinto, April 21, 1836, he and 11 comrades captured 220 ... 9871 Dew Cemetery at the SW corner of US 75 and FM 489 in Dew The first families in this community migrated from Alabama i the 1850s. Originally known as Avant or Avant Prairie, the settlement became Sunshine ... 18412 Dogan High School Freestone County Alternative Education Program. S. Bateman St., east side between Dogan and Johnson streets. The first public school for African Americans in Fairfield was established in 1926. Located on what was known as “The Flat” on a small one-acre plot ... 9872 Driver Cemetery from Teague take US 84 about 3 mi. NE to CR 620, then go east about 1/4 mi. to cemetery Julius Driver (1795-1883) migrated from Georgia in 1852, buying some Faulkenberry headright land, and later giving 4.5 acres for this cemetery. A ...

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9873 Fairfield Female College in front of Fairview Manor Erected in 1858 by the Freestone School Association. Opened in 1859 with Dr. Henry Lee Graves as president. Chartered February 8, 1860. 9874 First Baptist Church of Teague First Baptist Church, Walnut Street, S side between 6th and 7th avenues This church traces its history to 1877, when a small Baptist congregation was organized in the village of Brewer Prairie. It became known as the ... 9875 First Methodist Church Bell Mount and Comanche St. Soon after Fairfield Female College opened here in 1858, plans were made to have a bell cast. The students gave some of their money and jewelry to ... 9878 Freestone County Commerce St. between Mount and Keechi St. Formed from Limestone County; created September 6, 1850; organized January 6, 1851. So named from the nature of its stone. County seat, Fairfield. ... 14966 Furney Richardson High School 4 mi. W of Teague on FM 1365 @ intersection with CR 890 In 1933, trustees of Busby and Grove Island Schools consolidated as a single district for African American children in western Freestone County. ...

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9870 Ghost Town of Cotton Gin about 5.5 mi. west of Teague on US 84, then .8 mi. north on FM 1366, then east on Spur 1366 about .2 mi. to marker Settled prior to 1848, when Dr. J. S. Wills established a mule-drawn gin here. Post office was founded in 1851, the year county was organized. Dr. ... 12454 Grange Hall Community 4 miles north of Fairfield on IH-45, 1.5 miles north on CR 1140 Settlement of this community began in the 1850s, about the time the Texas legislature created Freestone County out of Limestone County. Early settlers ...

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9882 Harmony Church about 8 mi. north of Fairfield on FM 2547, just before the intersection of FM 2547 and FM 833 This historic sanctuary is one of the oldest church buildings in Freestone County. People of the Stewards Mill community held church services in ... 9883 Harrison Chapel off CR, off FM 489, 6 mi. SE of DEW Organized in 1850s, with twelve members. Site for the Methodist church was given by a pioneer, George Harrison. With influx of settlers, church grew ... 9887 Homesite and Burial Place of General Joseph Burton Johnson on east side of IH-45 northbound at Mile Marker 204, about 7 mi. NW of Fairfield (April 7, 1816 - January 18, 1874) Planter, soldier, civic leader. Born in Georgia. Commissioned a captain in U. S. Army in Florida in 1837; a major, ... 9885 Hopson Burleson Memorial Cemetery Fairfield Hopson Burleson (1806-1882) moved his family from Goliad to this area in 1835 after receiving a land grant from the Mexican government. He immediately ...

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9900 James Bonner Rogers Fairfield Cemetery, S. Dunbar St./E. Reunion St. (marker is in SW corner of cemetery) (Nov. 27, 1836 - April 13, 1872) Freestone County sheriff 1872, during lawless era. Rogers pursued several horse thieves alone, after deputy was ... 9910 John F. Wallace House corner of 9th and Main Pharmacist John F. Wallace (1861-1966) moved to Teague in 1908. He lived at this address as early as 1912 and built this house for his family about ...

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9888 Lake Chapel Cemetery 6 miles north of Fairfield on FM 488, then east .1 mile on Lake Chapel Cemetery Road Pioneers Simeon and Nancy Lake and their seven children settled in this area in the mid-1850s. They built a home, cleared the land, and began farming. ... 9897 Llewellyn Notley Greenwood Cemetery, S. 5th St. (grave is on left about 5-6 blocks down from 2nd entrance (October 9, 1888 - April 27, 1970) Outstanding educator, scholar, civic leader, and historian. Born in Paris (Tex.), son of W. J. and Elizabeth Kilpatrick ...

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24151 Mercury Astronaut Campsite and Hunting Grounds marker pending marker pending 24355 Moody-Bradley House 318 Moody Street Built in 1860 by William Lewis Moody for his wife, Pherabe Elizabeth Bradley, after the birth of their son, W.L. Moody Jr., They moved to Galveston ... 14305 Motley, Llewellyn Teague 9889 Mrs. Lucy Haggard Longbotham Longbotham Cemetery, just west of SH 14 at south city limits (1793-1873) One of nine children of the Rev. Henry Haggard, Baptist minister, and his wife Dorothy (Randolph), both natives of Virginia. Born in ... 9895 Mt. Zion Methodist Church and Cemetery from Fairfield take US 84 about 7 mi. east to CR 415, go south about .2 mi. to cemetery First church-- a log building located 1/8 mile east of Doddy Hollow-- was built 1854 by early settlers. The Revs. G. W. Walker, Timothy Green were ...

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9896 New Hope Baptist Church and St. Elmo Cemetery from Streetman, take FM 416 about 11 mi. northeast This locality was settled about 1849 by pioneers from Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. Cotton and corn plantations thrived. A school was opened in ...

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9898 Oak Island Presbyterian Church and Cemetery 6 mi. west of Teague on US 84, then about .3 mi. north on CR 925, west .2 mi. on CR 924 to cemetery First church organized in what was to become Freestone County. Started Sept. 11, 1847, by five charter members: Mrs. Mary Archibald, Samuel N. Archibald, ... 9856 Old Division Point Office for the "Boll Weevil" Railway B-RI Railroad Museum Important Texas transportation artery. Chartered as Trinity & Brazos Valley Railway. Nicknamed for special trains roaring down its tracks, taking ... 9853 Old Judge Allegre House corner of N. 1st and Concho St. Built about 1895 by Warren Allegre, who ran a drugstore nearby. Born in 1849, he came to this town in 1869. Here he gave music lessons and dispensed ...

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15574 Palacios Presbyterian Church 9899 Potter-Watson Log Cabin Main and Hall St. Built about 1852 by Daniel Potter, farmer who tamed wild horses. Has cedar floor, split board roofing joined by pegs. Hewn logs interlock securely. ...

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9855 Rev. George Washington Baines First Baptist Church, southwest corner of S. Mount and E. Bradley. (1809-1882) Noted Texas religious leader. Pastor, 1850, to Gen. and Mrs. Sam Houston. Founded first Baptist paper in state, 1855. In difficult Civil ... 9890 Robert B. Longbotham Longbotham Cemetery, just west of sh 14 at south city limits (Dec. 29, 1797 - Aug. 6, 1883) Born in Sunderland, England. Came to America as carpenter's apprentice on a ship. Married Lucy Haggard, 1820, in Alabama. ... 24260 Rocky Branch Primitive Baptist Church of Christ and Cemetery marker pending marker pending

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16645 Salem Cemetery from Teague, 7 mi. S on Texas Hwy 80 at CR 731, 1 mi. to cemetery Established circa 1853. Historic Texas Cemetery-2001 9901 Salem Predestinarian Baptist Church and Cemetery from Teague, take FM 80 south about 5 mi. to CR 731, go east about 1 mi. to church and cemetery Among oldest in county. Founded Dec. 3, 1853, by the Lee families, Elders Thomas Dossey and C. T. Echols certifying to constitution of church. Elder ... 9902 Sessions Cemetery at the intersection of FM 80 and CR 1080, Kirvin This cemetery is the largest of three slave graveyards which local tradition indicates were established in the area in the early 1850s. It was named ... 9904 Shanks Cemetery Shanks Cemetery, N side CR 950, 200 feet E of FM 80, 2.6 mi. S of Kirvin. 1977 subject marker and 2007 Historic Texas Cemetery medallion on S side of tabernacle. Matthew and Robert Shanks of Alabama settled here with their families in 1859. A small farming community developed, and in 1870 a school was built ... 9903 Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church and School at the intersection of FM 1449 and CR 1070, 1 mi. NW of Kirvin Area slaves used a brush arbor for informal church services held by white minister Jeremiah Seely in the early 1850s. The congregation formally organized ... 9880 Site of Law Office, General John Gregg at post office - NW corner of Main and Keechi St. In 1854-61, Fairfield civic and political leader. Helped found first newspaper here. Served as district judge. A key member of Texas Secession Convention. ... 14047 Site of Worthy Store 235 Main St. At this location in 1906, Alabama native Dillard Monroe Worthy opened a general merchandise store. He was later joined by his son, Roy, and the business ... 23826 Sonny Sessions marker pending marker pending 9905 Stewards Mill Store, 1869 Stewards Mill community, about 8 mi. north of Fairfield, FM 2547 E side 150 feet SE of FM 833. Marker is in concrete near the entrance of the store. In settlement begun 1849 at Washington Steward's grist mill-- only one in area. Later had post office, brick plant, sawmill and county's first phone ...

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9884 The Dr. Emmet Headlee House corner of 10th & Pine Built 1906 in Brewer (now Teague). Builder (b. 1848 - d. 1918) was son of a Methodist preacher who was also a Confederate Army surgeon in Civil War; ... 9877 The Fridolin (Fred) Fischer Home 222 S. Hall St. German native Fridolin (Fred) Fischer (1850-1921) came to Freestone County from Indiana in 1876. In 1893, the same year he opened a local hardware ... 9892 The Manahan House 127 Reunion St. Greek Revival structure with cistern and chimneys of local handmade brick. Lumber, hardware came by wagon from Galveston. Siding is cypress; interiors ... 9858 The Rev. G. W. Bounds in front of United Methodist Church, Main St. at SH 14 (January 25, 1854 - November 13, 1944) Born in Hickory, Miss. Family came to Texas, 1864. Preached his first sermon in 1880. Was ordained in 1890. ... 9915 The Wortham Oil Boom on sh 14 near the intersection of Main and SH 14 The city of Wortham rejected a well drilled by C. L. Witherspoon in 1912 when it produced gas, not water. However, oil and gas wells in 1919-23 gave ... 9906 Town of Teague B-RI Railroad Museum In 1905 this town was a drowsy country village called Brewer-- named for 1835 land grantee Green Berry Brewer. It had been settled in the 1870s. ... 24052 Tyus Cemetery Tyus Cemetery. Marker pending. marker pending

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9907 Union Cemetery from Teague, take FM 80 S about 7 mi. to FM 489, go west about 1.7 mi. to Union Cemetery Road, go south about .5 mi. to cemetery Used as a burial ground since 1860. This two-acre tract was given in 1860 by Jacob W. Tacker for use as cemetery and school site. Area was known ... 9908 United Methodist Church of Wortham Main St. at SH 14 Congregation organized in 1867 by the Rev. J. Hill Bounds, an immigrant from Mississippi who brought his family to Texas by ox-wagon in 1865. At ...

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9909 Val Verde Battery, C.S.A. Courthouse lawn, Commerce St. between Mount and Keechi St. Six brass field guns taken by Lt. Joseph D. Sayers' Company in Civil War Battle of Val Verde, N. Mex., 1862, and brought back to Texas with incredible ...

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17877 W.L. Moody Confederate Reunion Grounds City of Fairfield W. L. Moody Reunion Grounds, S side of US 84 0.1 mi. SE of Oak St. One of two markers in front of the scout hut. The Freestone County W.l. Moody reunion grounds have been used for reunions, celebrations and remembrance of U.S. war veterans since 1891. The grounds ... 9911 Ward Prairie Baptist Church about 3.5 mi. north of Fairfield on FM 488 (west side of road) Ward Prairie, named for an early pioneer family, was the site of Lake Chapel Methodist Church as early as the 1860s. The chapel, on land donated ... 9859 William Rufus Boyd, Jr. take S. 5th St. across railroad tracks, follow signs to cemetery, grave is on left 2 blocks down from entrance (January 7, 1885 - November 6, 1959) Licensed to practice law at age 19; became Teague's first mayor at 21. Regional manager of U. S. Chamber of ... 17236 Wilson Chapel Cemetery Take FM 80 SW out of Donie, Texas; turn on FCR 795 for approximately one mile to Wilson Chapel Cemetery, which will be to your right Located in the southwest corner of Freestone County, the Wilson Chapel Cemetery is within the Isaac Connelly survey. Isaac Connelly was given a league ... 9912 Woodland Cemetery 2 mi. NW of Kirvin on FM 1449 In a community founded 1848 by pioneers mostly from Alabama, this cemetery was opened with burial of Capt. John L. Wortham (1841-62), who died in ... 9913 Woodland College for Boys 2 mi. NW of Kirvin on FM 1449 at entrance to Woodland Cemetery Established in 1863. Enrollment more than 300 students. Colonel L. R. Wortham donated ten acres of land for use as a campus, church and cemetery. ... 9916 Wortham Schools 200 S. 4th St. The first recorded school in the town of Wortham was a two-story frame structure built in the 1870s by the Masonic Lodge and local Methodist church. ...