Historical Markers of Texas

14266 Allen Home Anderson 8562 Anderson Baptist Church 300 Fanthorp Ave. Organized November 11, 1844 Baptist General Convention of Texas organized here in 1848. Twenty-three of Texas thirty-four Baptist churches were represented. ... 8602 Andrew Jackson Montgomery Stoneham Cemetery (High Point Cemetery), NE side of SH 105, 0.3 mi. E of FM 2445 (Apr. 4, 1801 - Dec. 3, 1863) Born in Blount County, Tennessee, Andrew Jackson Montgomery came to Texas in 1819 with the James Long Expedition. In ... 22861 Andrew Jackson Montgomery Stoneham Cemetery (High Point Cemetery), NE side of SH 105, 0.3 mi. E of FM 2445 Born in Alabama in 1805. Came to Texas in 1830 with his brother John. Participated in the Battle of San Jacinto as a member of Captain James Gillaspie's ... 8593 Anthony Drew Kennard Kennard Family Cemetery. From Roans Prairie, 2.0 mi. S on FM 2562, east side of the road, 0.2 mi. S of CR 217. Served in the Army of Texas 1835 Born in Tennessee July 9, 1788 Died in 1848 His wife Sallie Moore Kennard Born in Tennessee September 16, 1790 Died ... 8563 Apolonia Cemetery From Anderson take FM 2819 E approximately 6 miles to CR 214; then E on CR 214 approximately 0.7 miles to cemetery on S side of the road. Known as Pine Grove for the Baptist church that was focus for community in the area, this burial ground was in use in 1860s. Tombstone of Mrs. Harriet ...

8582 B. B. Goodrich House 200 block of Fanthorp St., Anderson. -- 9407 Bedias First Baptist Church take FM 2620 SE approx. .5 miles The Rev. Anderson Buffington (1806-91), a Baptist missionary who fought at the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836, organized this church in 1848. Services ... 14195 Bennett, Rueben, House Anderson 16757 Blackberry Community Blackberry Community, CR 206A, next to Macedonia Baptist Church Settlers mostly from the Lower South (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia) settled this part of Grimes County near John's Creek. By the late ...

23918 Camp Family Cemetery marker pending marker pending 8568 Courtney Cemetery from Navasota take SH 6 S approximately 9 miles to FM 2; then W on FM 2 approximately 1.2 miles to CR 327; then W on CR 327 approximately .3 miles. Located on land which is adjacent to the 1873 subdivision of Courtney known as McAlpine Town, this cemetery was established by developer Dugald McAlpine ... 14833 Craig House 508 Holland St.

18059 Dr. Benjamin Briggs Goodrich Odd Fellows Cemetery. Pink granite gravestone placed by the State of Texas in 1932. [front] Born in Brunswick Co, Va. February 24, 1799, Died at Anderson, Texas, November 16, 1860. His wife Serena Crothers Born in Barren County, ...

22843 Education in Plantersville 11317 Old Schoolhouse Rd. In the original plat of Plantersville, a four-acre lot was set aside for a school, later built by the Plantersville Masonic Lodge as a shared space. ... 8572 Evans House 412 Manley St. Newlyweds John Thomas and Maude Martin Evans built this house in 1894 on land given to them by his mother. A ticket agent for the International and ...

8573 Fanthorp Inn 579 S. Main, Anderson (Fanthorp Inn State Historic Park). Built in 1834 by Henry Fanthorp as a home for his bride, Rachel Kennard. Enlarged for hotel purpose. Served as first mercantile establishment and ... 8574 First Baptist Church of Navasota SE corner of Church St. and Holland St.; Navasota. In the spring of 1860, six men formed this church, one of the first of any faith in the railroad town of Navasota. By fall there were 52 members, ... 23901 First National Bank of Anderson marker pending marker pending 8577 First Presbyterian Church of Navasota Corner of Nolan and Holland Streets; Navasota. Organized in 1866, drawing members from old church at Washington, Texas. First building, erected in 1876, was replaced in 1894 by this Victorian ... 8575 First United Methodist Church of Navasota SW corner of Wood St. and Holland St.; Navasota. The first worship services of the Methodist church in Navasota were held in 1853 in the community schoolhouse. The Rev. T. W. Blake served as part-time ... 8578 Foster Home 1015 E. Washington Ave. Mattie Brigance Foster, daughter of Grimes County settler Franklin Brigance, had this home built in 1900 shortly after the death of her husband. ... 22833 Freedman Town Corner of Davis and LaSalle Street, southwest corner of that intersection. Following emancipation in 1865, freed slaves purchased lots from Ira Malcolm Camp on land known as Camp Canaan. They established a community that ... 16029 Fuqua Family Cemetery highway 149 east four miles turn left on hiway 3090 go 1and 1/2 mile on the left cemetery road FUQUA FAMILY CEMETERY FUQUA FAMILY CEMETERY WAS NAMED FOR THE EPHRAIM FUQUA FAMILY, ONE OF THE EARLIEST FAMILIES TO SETTLE IN THE AREA. EPHRAIM FUQUA ...

18780 George Washington Carver High School Southwest of the intersection of S. LaSalle St. and Texas Spur 515 Around 1865, reverend J.J. Reinhart established the Navasota Colored School for African American students. After several buildings were destroyed ... 8584 Grimes County west side of Courthouse grounds, Anderson. On road used 1690 by Spanish explorer Alonso de Leon. In 1821 Andrew Millican began settlement. Henry Fanthorp opened his inn 1834, a post office ... 8627 Grimes County Created April 6, 1846; Organized July 13, 1846; Named in honor of Jesse Grimes 1788-1866; Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence; Member of the Texas Congress; County Seat, Anderson, originally known as Fanthorp. Created April 6, 1846; Organized July 13, 1846; Named in honor of Jesse Grimes 1788-1866; Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence; Member ... 13475 Grimes County Bethel Cemetery 4 mi. NW of Bedias, but must be accessed through Madison County, via FM 1372 and CR 410 (Bethel Cemetery Rd.) During the Republic of Texas era, settlers in this area came together to form the Bethel community. In 1843, a visitor died of smallpox and was buried ... 8585 Grimes County Courthouse Courthouse, Anderson. Unique Victorian Texas public building. Third courthouse here. Site, in an 1824 land grant from Mexico, was donated 1850 by Henry Fanthorp, first ... 8586 Grimes County, C.S.A. NW corner of Courthouse grounds; Anderson (corner of Buffington and Main, Anderson). Civil War military concentration point for troops and ordnance. Rich farm land. By 1861 densely populated. Favored secession by 907 to 9 vote. Sent ...

8588 Harmony Baptist Church and Cemetery from Navasota, take SH 105 E approximately ? miles to CR then take CR N approximately 1.6 miles to CR 407; then take CR 407 W approximately .1 mile to cemetery and church. Soon after John Moore McGinty (1823-1888) and his wife Mary Loretta Brown settled in Stoneham in 1853, they organized the Grimes Prairie Baptist ... 8589 Haynie-Sanders Farm Home 2.5 mi. W of Richards, S side of FM 149, 0.1 mi. W of CR 217. Marker reported missing Oct. 1993. Thomas Jefferson Haynie and his wife Sarah Jane migrated to this area from Georgia in 1855. With the aid of slaves, they constructed their two-story ... 8604 Home of Lt. Gov. George D. Neal 504 Church St., Navasota. (Oct. 7, 1853 - July 13, 1916) Born in Amelia County, Va. The Neal Family moved to Washington County, Texas, in 1866. Neal, after attending Baylor ... 13459 Hughey Chapel Cemetery CR 307 SW of Stoneham, on private land The family of Jefferson Edmond Hughey lived in this area by 1859, settling on a 260-acre homestead. Family members established a cemetery at this ...

8599 In Memory of_Colonel Benjamin Fort Smith_and all other pioneers Grimes County Courthouse grounds, E side facing Buffington Ln. (FRONT) In memory of Colonel Benjamin Fort Smith, Dr. Robert C. Neblett, veterans of The War of 1812; Colonel Benjamin F. Smith, veteran of the Black ... 22677 Independence Cemetery FM 2620 & CR 229 marker pending 8569 Isham Davis Home From Iola take FM 244 S approximately 4.3 miles to CR 162 (Lake Grove Cemetery Rd.) then E on CR 162 approximately 2 miles to CR 157; then N on CR 157 approximately .8 miles (structure is on a hilltop approximately 200 yards from road). Built 1848. Has hand-hewn cedar in log foundation, ceilings and beams. For 115 years in family of Isham D. Davis, whose wife, Martha, was a daughter ...

8591 James and Missouri Hurry House from Richards, take FM 149 NE approx. 1 mi. to CR 216; then N on CR 216 approx. 1 mile. Alabama native James Monroe Hurry (1857-1941) and his wife Missouri Valunia Woodcock, a native of Georgia, built this house with the assistance of ... 8587 Jared Ellison Groce from White Hall take FM 362 S approximately 2 miles to FM 2; then W on FM 2 approximately 1.3 miles to CR 323; then S on CR 323 approximately .7 miles. Site of the home built in 1833 by Jared Ellison Groce (1782-1836) Generally known as "Groce's Retreat." Here he died November 20, 1836. The name ... 8626 Jesse Youens Home 708 Holland Street, Navasota Jesse Youens home built 1871 in style of Youens' home, "Tower Cottage", Dartford, Kent, England, occupied by his family continuously. Recorded Texas ... 24264 John and Julia Hill House marker pending marker pending 15400 John Montgomery Stoneham Cemetery (High Point Cemetery), NE side of SH 105, 0.3 mi. E of FM 2445 Native of Alabama. Came to Texas in 1830 with his brother Andrew. Participated in the Battle of San Jacinto as a member of Captain James Gillaspie's ... 8566 Joseph Brooks Home 612 E. Washington Ave. A native of England, Joseph Brooks (1831-89) migrated to Texas with his wife Mary Ann (Farrer) (1833-1900) in 1853. After serving in the Civil War, ...

8567 Katy Holland McDowell Treadwell Cobb Zion Cemetery, CR 108, S side 1.4 mi. W of Iola In 1822, at the age of seven, Katy Holland migrated to Texas with her parents as a member of Stephen F. Austin's "Old 300" Colony. Her life reflects ... 18060 Kenneth Lewis Anderson Anderson Erected by the State of Texas In memory of Patience Burdett Wife of Kenneth Lewis Anderson Born in Shelbyville, Tennessee, Dec. 25, 1806 Died July 4, 1886 Buried at San Antonio, Texas in memory of Kenneth Lewis Anderson Born in Hillsboro, North Carolina, Sept. 11, 1805 District Judge, Speaker of the House of the Sixth Congress and last Vice President of the Republic of Texas Died July 3, 1845 The name of the town of Fanthorp was changed to Anderson in his honor Anderson Erected by the State of Texas In memory of Patience Burdett Wife of Kenneth Lewis Anderson Born in Shelbyville, Tennessee, Dec. 25, 1806 ...

8595 La Bahia Trail near the intersection of La Salle (Bus. SH 6) and Bruce St. in Cedar Creek Roadside Park; Navasota. Originally an Indian trail through Southern Texas and Louisiana; known to Spanish explorers as early as 1690, when the De Leon Expedition passed ... 8596 Lake Grove Community from Iola take FM 244 south approx. 4 miles to CR 162; then east on CR 162 approx. 2 miles to CR 128; then south on CR 128 approx. 4 miles to Lake Grove Cemetery (marker is at cemetery entrance). Grimes County law partners Ben Goodrich and H. H. Boone (Texas Attorney General 1876-78), donated four acres of land at this location to trustees ... 8597 Leake Building 211 E. Washington Avenue, Navasota. Originally a one-story frame business house built in 1873 by Walter J. and Julia C. Peterson, this structure was enlarged in 1885. Native sandstone ... 8598 Lee Tabernacle Methodist Church Corner of La Salle (Bus. SH 6) and Teague Street; Navasota. This Methodist congregation was founded in 1860, and worshipped with the Baptist church in shared facilities in Navasota. A church building was erected ... 8625 Lewis J. Wilson Building 100 W. Washington Avenue, Navasota. A native of Connecticut, Lewis J. Wilson (1832-1895) moved with his parents to Grimes County in 1851. His father Samuel opened a general merchandise ... 17527 Lynn Grove United Methodist Church 16402 CR 319 THIS HISTORIC CHURCH DATES BACK TO THE LATE 1880s. IN 1888, ZACHARIAH SHELTON WEAVER, JOHN LANE SHINE AND CHARLES G. VICKERS, RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY ...

14870 Martins Prairie Cemetery Iola 8600 McAlpine Cemetery from the intersection of FM 362 and CR 305 in White Hall, take CR 305 E approx. .4 miles to White Hall-Fairview Cemetery Rd., then S on cemetery road approx. .2 miles to cemetery. About 1851 North Carolina native Dugald McAlpine (1795-1876) moved here to the pioneer community of Wallace's Prairie and purchased a large tract ... 8594 Michael Moore Kennard opposite the road from the Fanthorp Inn, Anderson. Born in Tennessee. In 1828 he and family joined Robertson's Colony, bound for Texas. Arrived in 1830, probably having stopped to "make a crop" along ... 8601 Mickelborough Building 115 Washington Avenue, Navasota Eliza Johnson (d. 1876) had this building constructed in 1874 following a fire which destroyed several structures on the block. It was made of limestone ... 8622 Miss Sally Thompson School Building 440 Fanthorp Street, Anderson Miss Sally Thompson School Building, about 1840. Blue-back speller taught here. Fee: $3 a month. Now Allen Home. Recorded Historic Landmark, 196 ...

8605 Norwood House 207 Ketchum, Navasota. Built to serve as the first residence of Ewing and Mattie (Brosig) Norwood, this house was completed in 1898, while Ewing Norwood was president of ...

8606 Oakland Baptist Church from the intersection of SH 90 and SH 30 in Roans Prairie go E on SH 30 approx. 100 yards, then S on Church Road approx. 200 yards; Roans Prairie. Organized 1854. First pastor was George W. Baines, great grandfather of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson. Congregation worshipped in school room ... 8576 Old First National Bank of Navasota 107 W. Washington St. Local architect, contractor and stonemason James Davern and his brother-in-law C. C. Camp built this commercial edifice in the 1880s. Constructed ... 8607 Old Oakland Cemetery from the intersection of SH 90 and SH 30 in Roans Prairie take SH 30 E approx. .6 mile to FM 2562; take FM 2562 S approx. .2 mile to CR 219; then W on CR 219 approx. 1.2 mile to cemetery. Founded in 1867 in connection with the Oakland Baptist Church, which stood here until moved to Roans Prairie in 1913. Graves of many pioneers are ... 8608 Orphans Friend Lodge No. 17 Ancient Free & Accepted Masons 151 Main; Anderson. Organized April 8, chartered June 30, 1842. Pioneered in education. Operated Masonic Collegiate Institute, 1846-1851. Reserving lodge room, gave ...

8610 Plantersville Baptist Church from the intersection of SH 105 and FM 1774 in Plantersville take FM 1774 south approximately .5 mile. Organized May, 1861, with Rev. N. T. Byars as pastor. Worship was in a schoolhouse until erection of this building, which was dedicated Aug. 4, 1872. ... 8611 Plantersville Baptist Church From the intersection of SH 105 and FM 1774 in Stoneham take FM 1774 south about .5 mile to church. Organized May 19, 1861, by elders N. T. Byars and George W. Baines. The Rev. Mr. Baines was the great-grandfather of the 36th President of the United ... 13100 Plantersville Cemetery Cemetery Road off of FM 1774 Settlers from the southern United States began arriving in this area as early as the 1830s. A post office opened in 1856 as Plantersville, a name ... 8592 Primus Kelly from Navasota take SH 6 S approx. 12 mi. to roadside park. A faithful Negro slave. Came to nearby Courtney, Grimes County in 1851 with his master, John W. S. West from North Carolina. West was a prominent ...

8579 R. B. S. Foster Home from the intersection of SH 6 and SH 90 (East Navasota) take SH 90 approximately 1.5 miles. Early Texas plantation home in architectural style of the Atlantic states. Malcolm Camp, wealthy cotton planter, built this structure in 1859, with ... 14720 Red Top Cemetery Shiro 16846 Richards Colored School 9849 Sand St. In the mid-1800s, area African-American children attended school in nearby Longstreet. The first school in Richards began in St. Thomas Methodist ... 8590 Robert A. Horlock House 1215 E. Washington Ave., Navasota. Alabama native Robert Augustus Horlock (1849-1926) came to Navasota in 1871. Here he became a prominent businessman and civic leader. He and his ... 8583 Rosanna Ward Britton Grimes and Jesse Grimes Navasota Home of Rosanna Ward Britton Grimes (1803-1871) and Jesse Grimes (1788-1866). Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the Constitution ...

8612 Saint Paul's Episcopal Church 414 E. McAlpine, Navasota. In 1864, Bishop Alexander Gregg organized an Episcopal mission in Navasota that became a parish in 1866. Originally known as the Church of the Holy ... 8613 Sangster House 1113 E. Washington Avenue, Navasota. Built in 1902 by Robert Andrew "Buck" Sangster (1878-1957), with part of the proceeds from a winning lottery ticket. Constructed in the Queen Anne ... 8570 Sarah Bradley Dodson from Bedias take SH 90 N approximately 4 miles to roadside park. Born in Kentucky in 1812, eleven-year-old Sarah Bradley and her parents arrived in Texas in 1823 with Stephen F. Austin's old three hundred colonists, ... 8571 Sarah Bradley Dodson Old Bethel Cemetery. From Bedias take SH 90 N approximately 6.5 miles to CR 408; take CR 408 W NW approximately 2.3 miles to CR 1372; take CR 1372 SW approximately 2.9 miles to CR 410; take CR 410 S approximately .4 miles to gravel road; then E on gravel road approximately .4 miles to T in the road; then right at T approximately 2 miles to Old Bethel Cemetery. (January 8, 1812-October 9, 1848) Kentucky native Sarah Bradley came to Texas with Stephen F. Austin's Old 300 Colony in 1823. She married Archelaus ... 13066 Shiro Presbyterian Church 19328 SH 30 (Main Street) In October 1853, eleven early settlers of the Prairie Plains community (3 mi. E), also known as Red Top, founded the Prairie Plains congregation ... 8603 Site of a Munition Factory from Anderson, N. 1 mi. on SH 90 then NW 0.6 mi. on FM 244 Site of a munition factory of the Southern Confederacy. Established in 1861. In operation until 1865. Cannon, cannon balls, guns, pistols, swords, ... 8580 Site of Freeman Inn near the intersectio of Brewer St. and Washington Ave., in front of the Navasota Medical Center, Navasota. Built by Ira M. Freeman, 1856; way station and hotel for passengers on several stage lines through city. Two-story pine building housed many travelers, ... 8609 Site of Piedmont Springs Resort Piedmont community, about 7 mi. NW of Anderson, FM 3090, north side between CR 190 and CR 186. Marker reported missing Jun. 2021. Map dot approximate. In operation as early as 1850 as health spa and resort because of three nearby sulphur springs (varying in taste from mild to strong). Numerous drinking ... 24184 Smith-Floyd Cemetery marker pending marker pending 23670 St. Louis Cemetery CR 103 This African American cemetery has been known under many names, including Maccedar, Howard and Iola Cemetery. The name St. Louis is due to affiliation ... 12792 St. Mary's Catholic Church 8227 CR 205 The first recorded visit of a Catholic priest to Plantersville occurred in the summer of 1860. Infrequent worship services subsequently were held ... 9408 Steele House at the NE corner of Holland St. and Brewer St. In the late 1800s, two brothers named Steele had large cotton operations near Navasota, at Allen Farm, and residences diagonally across this corner ... 8617 Steinhagen Log Cabin Historic Anderson Park, SE corner Houston St and W. Apalonia Ave. (FM 1774) Built before 1860. Log walls are unspliced. Slaves hand-hewed the timbers, stones, made doors, window shutters. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark ... 24254 Stephenson Harris Family Cemetery marker pending marker pending 8619 Stoneham Methodist Church from the intersection of SH 105 and Spur 234 in Stoneham, take Spur 234 south approx. .5 mile to CR 304, take CR 304 E then S across railroad tracks approx. .1 mile to church. Early settlers of Stoneham, established in 1885, attended Methodist services in nearby Plantersville. This congregation was organized by 12 members ...

8620 Templeman House 1403 E. Washington Ave., Navasota. Built in the mid-1890s for newlyweds Ward B. and Annie Foster Templeman, this home is reminiscent of Navasota's early cotton boom era. Originally ... 8581 The Giesel House 113 Railroad St. Situated near the Houston & Texas Central Railroad Depot, this three-story stone building was erected in 1860 by R. H. Giesel (1833-1872) and his ... 8618 The Stoneham Cemetery Stoneham Cemetery (High Point Cemetery), NE side of SH 105, 0.3 mi. E of FM 2445 Franklin Jarvis Greenwood (1804-1882), who came to Texas in 1829, donated land for this cemetery. It was originally called "High Point" for a nearby ... 8621 The Terrell House SE corner of Old Millican Road and E. Washington Avenue, Navasota. In 1897 Elizabeth Owen had this two-story residence constructed for her daughter Emmeline B. Terrell (b. 1849), the widow of local pharmacist Joel ... 8564 Town of Bedias Bedias Civic Center, 3652 Main St., off FM 1696 Named for North and South Bedias creeks, which in turn were named for the Bidai Indians, an agricultural people reputed to have been the oldest inhabitants ...

8623 Union Grove Baptist Church from the intersection of FM 362 and FM 2988 in Whitehall take FM 362 S approx. 1 mile to Union Grove Baptist Church Rd., take church road E approx. .1 mile to church. Organized in Sawyer community about 1865; had 27 members that year. In 1870 Dougald McAlpine donated this 3-acre site. Church building was erected ...

11922 Waller Cemetery 3 mi. S of Richards on Fm 1486; 2.1 mi. W on CR 214/212 to CR 210; 1.2 mi. S on CR 210 According to oral history, Alexander Waller was the first person to be buried at this site. He died shortly after helping his father choose the family ... 22740 Washington Avenue Washington Avenue (SH 105) at Farquhar Street. Following La Bahia Road, Washington Avenue through downtown Navasota was a main section of the early road connecting the Western settlements of Washington-on-the-Brazos ... 8624 White Hall School on FM 362, White Hall community As communities were developed by early settlers in Texas, small rural schools were established. Primarily serving farm families, the schools were ...

20130 Zion Cemetery Zion Cemetery, CR 108, S side 1.4 mi. W of Iola Zion Cemetery is the final resting place of early pioneers of Grimes County and their descendants whose memory is preserved here. Methodist Episcopal ...