Historical Markers of Texas

13218 Acton Baptist Church (First Baptist Church of Acton) 3500 Fall Creek Highway In 1855, the Rev. Joseph "Fighting Joe" Robinson led approximately 20 charter members in organizing a Baptist congregation in Acton. He was followed ... 79 Acton Cemetery Highway 167, Acton (about .5 miles south of North intersection of FM 167 and FM 4, Acton) Location of Acton historic site, smallest state park in Texas. Includes the grave of Mrs. Elizabeth P. Crockett (1788-1860), widow of the Alamo hero ... 80 Acton Methodist Church FM 167, Acton (about .25 miles south of north intersection of FM 167 and FM 4) Settlement of Acton, originally known as Comanche Peak Post Office, began in the early 1850's. By 1855 several local churches, including the Methodist ... 81 Acton Public Square at North Intersection of FM 4 and FM 167, Acton The oldest community in what is now Hood County, Acton was settled during the 1850's. First called "Comanche Peak" when a post office was established ... 84 Add-Ran Christian College Carroway Street and Highway 4 (West side), Thorp Springs (Collins Remain-Building burned) Here J.A. Clark and his two sons, Addison and Randolph began a private school chartered in 1873 under the name of Add-Ran Christian College. Removed ... 14147 Antioch Cemetery Tolar 13655 Antioch Community 3 mi. NW of Tolar at intersection of FM 56 and CR 108 Antioch, formerly an active farming community, is today a rural locale of western Hood County. The last Indian fight in the county, called Point ... 221 Aston House 221 E. Bridge St. When Hood County native Andy C. Aston (1857-1917) married young Dorothy Ficklin (1875-1961), he promised her a fine home. He had gifted designer ... 222 Aston-Landers Building 113 Bridge St. Erected 1893 as a saloon by Andy Aston and George Landers; of native stone, with patented iron front. Here occurred a 1901 duel that badly injured ...

15016 Baker-Carmichael House 226 E. Pearl St. Jess Baker, prominent local businessman, banker, and member of the Texas House of Representatives, and his wife Alice built this house in 1905. Following ... 283 Baker-Doyle Building 123 N. Houston St. John D. Baker (1848-1899) had this building constructed in 1882 for his dry goods store. A merchant and community leader, Baker later moved to Weatherford. ... 284 Baker-Rylee Building and Town Square Service Station 210 E. Pearl St. This cut limestone structure was built in 1895 to house the hardware operation of D.O. Baker and J.D. Rylee. The following year, Baker's brother ... 473 Bowden Kennon House 505 W. Doyle Built between 1908 and 1914 for the family of Ralph W. Bowden (1873-1954), this home features leaded glass windows and steeply pitched gables with ... 579 Bush-Morgan Cherry Building 115 N. Houston Constructed in 1891, this building has been associated throughout its history with prominent Granbury citizens and successful businesses. From 1891 ...

6251 City named for Confederate General General H.B. Granbury (1831-1864) and Granbury's Texas Brigade 100 block of Pearl Street, Granbury; Courthouse Square A Mississippian. Came to Texas early 1850s. Lawyer in Waco, recruited Waco Guards, Confederate Army, 1861. Elected Major 7th Texas Infantry. Beat ... 993 Comanche Peak SH 144 southbound, 3.5 mi. S of US 377 and 0.4 mi. N of Williamson Rd. Known as a prominent Native American and pioneer landmark, Comanche Peak is actually a mesa. The peak rises 1,229 feet above sea level. The peak ... 6259 County Named for Famous Confederate General John Bell Hood 100 block of Pearl Street, Granbury courthouse lawn Born Kentucky. West Point graduate. Army service on Texas frontier led Hood to adopt the Lone Star State. Resigned U.S. Army 1861 to serve South. ... 13144 Cresson School Cresson, 9304 Pittsburgh Street Cresson School Approximately ten years after settlers began moving to this area, Hood County was formed from part of Johnson County in 1866. Cresson ... 14754 Crockett's Bounty From intersection of US 377 and FM 167, go north. Marker is on the north-bound side of FM 167 (no pull-off area) David (Davy) Crockett (1786-1836), famed frontiersman and congress-man, came to Texas from Tennessee in early 1836. He signed a pledge of allegiance ...

1166 Daniel House 107 Bluff St. In 1867, at the age of 10, William B. Daniel (d. 1940) came to Granbury with his parents. Following his father in the grocery business, he became ... 1169 Daniel-Harris Home 403 W. Bridge St. Early Granbury merchant and saloonkeeper Robert Randolph Daniel (1864-1918) had this house built about 1892. In 1899 it was sold to Wesley Smith ... 1172 David L. Nutt Home 319 E. Bridge St. Two story house built in 1879 by David Lee Nutt, who came to Texas from Missouri in 1857. Constructed, plantation-style, with cypress lumber hauled ... 12077 Dr. William and Eunice Walker House 315 W. Bridge St. Known as "The Honeymoon Cottage," this house was built about 1895 for Dr. William and Eunice Fitzhugh Walker. An eye, ear, nose, and throat specialist, ...

12078 E. A. Hannaford Building 130 N. Houston St. Born in England and reared in Ohio, E. A. Hannaford (1841-1915) served in the Union Army. He came to Granbury from Ohio in 1871, establishing his ... 1313 E. A. Hannaford House 126 S. Lambert St. Built in 1881-82 by Edwin Augustus Hannaford (1841-1915), this home serves as a reflection of his high standing in the community. A native of England, ... 1457 Elizabeth Crockett Highway 167, Acton, in Acton Cemetery (Loc. about .5 miles South of intersection of FM 167 and FM 4, Acton) Wife of David Crockett 16710 Elm Flat Cemetery 4950 Power Plant Court A cemetery was established at this site in Nov. 1877 when Thomas B. and Elizabeth Stone (Anderson) Wells buried two young sons near their family ...

13160 First Baptist Church of Granbury Granbury, 1851 Weatherford Highway First Baptist Church of Granbury Early Texas settlers often worshipped in homes, or outdoors and under brush arbors. In this area, a group of men ... 1711 First Christian Church of Granbury Highway 377 western city limits, Granbury(not Bus 577) (original frame church located 2 blocks east of courthouse square at corner of Bridge Street and Brazos Street) This church was organized in the 1870's with the aid of Addison and Randolph Clark. In 1873 they helped their father Joseph A. Clark establish the ... 6250 First National Bank 101 Bridge St. First unit in structure was built 1883--year private bank was opened by D.C. Cogdell and John H. Traylor. National Bank charter was issued in 1887 ... 1837 First Presbyterian Church of Granbury 309 W. Bridge St. Presbyterians held services in this locality in the 1850's and organized this church in 1879, only a few years after Granbury was founded. Charter ... 1945 Former Acton Masonic Lodge Hall FM 167 Acton near south city limits Begun in 1866 and completed in 1868, this native stone structure was erected by Acton Lodge no. 285, A.F. & A.M. The top floor housed The Lodge Hall, ... 17583 Friendship Cemetery 4955 Friendship Road (CR 104) FRIENDSHIP CEMETERY ESTABLISHED 1877 HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY – 2012

2190 Glenn Brothers Building 109 Bridge St. Erected in 1885 by town builder James Farr, an attorney; bought in 1888 by the Glenn Brothers--Clark B., Dan, John L., and James M. Civic leaders ... 13562 Glenn Cemetery 5.1 mi E on US Hwy 377, 0.7 mi S on CR 157 Glenn Cemetery, in Hood County, was established to serve residents of Bluff Dale, an Erath County community west of this site. Andrew Jackson Glenn, ... 2229 Gordon Home 307 E. Pearl St. Alonzo Peyton Gordon came to Granbury from Georgia in 1871. He taught school for a time before opening a mercantile store that grew into one of the ... 12838 Granbury Cemetery Moore Street and Hwy. 51 North. Marker will be placed at the Moore Street entrance. Granbury Cemetery Part of an original school land survey, this parcel was already known as "the cemetery lot" when deeded to the trustees of the ... 2242 Granbury House 104 E. Pearl St. Martha Washington (Garrison) Stringfellow (1834-1914), a widow with three children, migrated to Hood County about 1871. To support her family, she ... 2243 Granbury Light Plant Corner of East Ewell and North Brazos streets Before 1923, privately owned light companies supplied electricity to the citizens of Granbury. In that year, the residents voted to build and own ... 2244 Granbury Methodist Church Marker moved from 204 E. Pearl in 2005. The Rev. John R. Hill and seven charter members organized this congregation as the Granbury Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in 1871. They conducted ... 2245 Granbury Opera House 116 E. Pearl St. Pressed tin detailing decorates this stone structure, erected in 1886. Kerr's Opera House, which featured Vaudeville acts, dramatic productions, ... 2246 Granbury Railroad Depot 109 E. Ewell St. Representative of early 20th century rural Texas train stations, this depot was constructed in 1914. It replaced an earlier station that had been ... 6249 Grave of Elizabeth Crockett FM 167, Acton, in Acton Cemetery (Loc. about .5 miles S of intersection of FM 167 and FM 4, Acton) Mrs. Elizabeth Crockett, wife of David Crockett, born in Buncombe Co., NC, May 22, 1788, married to David Crockett in Lawrence Co., Tenn., 1816; ...

2375 Hardware and Tin Shop 107 Bridge St. A cabin-dotted Woodland in 1870, this square soon had buildings of stone quarried less than a mile away. Investor John D. Baker built this structure ... 2389 Harris Building 114-118 East Pearl Street, Granbury Local stonemason I.W. Walley erected the rock walls of this masonry commercial building in 1899. A cast iron storefront and decorative brickwork ... 2412 Haynes-Burns-Ewell Building 106 E. Pearl St. Early site of the Granbury post office, this native stone structure was erected by James C. Haynes, postmaster from 1872 to 1874. He sold the edifice ... 2508 Holderness-Aiken House 321 W. Bridge St. Contractor E.J. Holderness, credited with building numerous Victorian structures in Granbury, erected this home for his own family, in 1896. The ... 2552 Hood County Courthouse Hood County Courthouse grounds, at S entrance facing E. Pearl Street (Business 377) Fifth courthouse on this site. Erected 1890-1891, this handsome building is a Texas version of the French Second Empire style. First courthouse ... 2553 Hood County Jailhouse Hood County Jailhouse Museum Second county jail. Celebrated in early local ballad. Built to succeed 1873 log jail at time when lawlessness was rampant. Main building is late ... 2554 Hood County News (originally located on Courthouse Square) Successor to "Granbury Vidette" town's first newspaper, founded 1872 by Capt. W.L. Bond and later owned by an 1882 staff recruit, A. W. Crockett ...

2672 J.D. and Georgia Brown House 118 W. Bluff St. This house was built in 1907 by the R.B. Spencer Lumber Company for Jefferson Davis (J.D.) (1853-1908) and Georgia Brown (1857-1946). By 1881 J.D. ... 2676 J.F. and J. Nutt Building 119 E. Bridge St. Erected for Jesse and Jacob Nutt, blind brothers who aided in establishing county seat at Granbury. Their first (1866) store had been a 16 by 12 ... 12811 James Hogan Doyle and Mary Kate Stringfellow Doyle 123 W. Doyle James Hogan Doyle and Mary Kate Stringfellow Doyle A native of South Carolina, James Hogan Doyle (1846-1933) fought with the Confederacy during the ... 2818 John W. Bull Stone House Paluxy community, near Deep Down Rd. on private property. One of earliest masonry homes in area; built in view of indian caucus site, Comanche Peak. John W. Bull (1818-98), born in Tennessee, came to Texas ...

23253 Keith Street School Lambert Branch Park. Marker pending. marker pending

6260 Lees-Bryan House 121 W. Bluff St. This Eastlake style house was built in 1890 for Granbury Merchant J.C. Lees, a native of Canada. The home was sold to S.L. Bowden in 1895. Bowden's ... 16394 Long Creek Cemetery Granbury This burial ground, also known as Temple Hall Cemetery, is the last remaining vestige of two early pioneer communities in Hood County. It is named ...

12379 Martin Cemetery 5 miles east of Lipan on FM 4 to Diamond A Ranch, then 2 miles down main ranch road through two gates A reminder of pioneer life in Hood County, the Martin Cemetery may have had its origins as early as 1859 when Nathan Holt was buried on the property ... 3421 Mitchell Bend Cemetery Mitchell Bend Cemetery. From Granbury, 5.5 mi. S on SH 144, 2 mi. E on FM 2425 (Mitchell Bend Hwy.), 3.5 mi. S on CR 313 (Mitchell Bend Ct.), 0.1 mi. W on Mitchell Bend Cemetery Rd. Marker reported damaged Aug. 2009. The Mitchell Bend of the Brazos River and this area of Hood County are named for an early settler, Nelson Cooney Mitchell. He was convicted of a ...

17832 Nellie Gray Robertson Hood County Courthouse grounds, south side facing E. Pearl Street Born in 1894 as the sixth and only daughter of William Jarrett Robertson and Arminda Barton Robertson, Nellie Gray Robertson grew up amid financial ... 12956 Nubbin Ridge Cemetery 7.5 mi S on Hwy 144 to FM 2425, 0.5 mi. off FM 2425 on Nubbin Ridge Cemetery Rd Nubbin Ridge Cemetery Established 1878 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2003

18781 Panter Branch School FM 56, northwest of Panther Branch Road. The Panter Branch School (also spelled Painter Branch), Hood County School District No. 7, was in operation by 1898 on a 25-acre plot of land on ... 20009 Pleasant Thorp 2423 Lipan Hwy IN 1840, A BLACKSMITH NAMED PLEASANT THORP (1809-1890) IMMIGRATED TO TEXAS. HE PLANNED TO SETTLE IN THIS AREA AFTER TRAVELING THROUGH WHILE ON ...

18793 Rock Church Cemetery 6101 Rock Church Road. From junction of US 377 and Rock Church Road, FM 2870, in Tolar, south on Rock Church Road 6.8 miles. Cemetery is on the left. The junction of Loftin Road, CR-223, is on the left. Located in a largely agricultural area of farmers and ranchers, the Rock Church community was settled by pioneers in the 1850s, including the Caraway, ...

4884 Site of Schultz Blacksmith Shop 201 E. Bridge St. Carl Severin Schultz was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1876. After marrying Nelsona Vestermann (b. 1871), he came to the United States and settled ... 6257 Site of the Home of Elizabeth Crockett Private Property; from Granbury, take US 377 east about 3 miles. At intersection of US 377 and M&M Ranch Road, go north on M&M Ranch Rd./CR 414 for 1.7 miles. Continue north to culdesac. Gate is on the right. Marker is 0.9 miles from gate to the north. Approval by property owner is required. Wife of David Crockett, hero of the Alamo. She died here March 2,1860. Age 74. 6261 Smith-Savage House 826 N. Thorp Spring Rd. Samuel Hancock Smith (1842-1906) had this residence built soon after he became Hood County tax assessor in 1883. Most of the decorative trim probably ... 16489 Stockton Bend Brazos Bend, 2100 Yucutan THE RURAL COMMUNITY OF STOCKTON BEND WAS FIRST SETTLED IN WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY JOHNSON COUNTY. IN 1854, THOMAS “UNCLE TOMMY” LAMBERT AND AMON BOND ... 16793 Stroud Creek Cemetery 2800 Stroud Creek Ct. The Stroud Creek community developed in the late 1870s and early 1880s due to post-Civil War migration, land grants, a nearby stagecoach line, and ...

14060 Temple Hall United Methodist Church Granbury Organized in 1854, Temple Hall United Methodist Church is one of the earliest institutions in Hood county. During the mid-1800s, residents formed ... 12319 The Colony Cemetery US 377 picnic area between Tolar and Granbury, N side of the road 0.3 mi. W of Meadow Wood Rd. The cemetery is off Colony Road, about 4 miles NW of the marker on private property. HTC medallion added at the cemetery entrance 2009. Residents of the community known as The Colony came to Hood County with their white southern owners as early as the 1850s. After emancipation they ... 5331 The Fair 115 Bridge St. Erected 1888 by Andy Aston for a harness and saddle-making shop. Ironwork was added during a 1906 remodeling, while George Landers was part owner. ... 14214 Thorp Spring Cemetery Granbury 5479 Thrash-Landers-Hiner House 201 W. Pearl St. North Carolina native Patrick H. Thrash (1832-1921) moved his family to this area in 1872. Thrash, Granbury's first mayor, built a one story frame ... 6256 Three Miles South to the Grave of Elizabeth Crockett From Granbury, take US 377 northeast about 2 miles to junction with FM 167 (marker on south side of US 377 just before junction) Three Miles South to the Grave of Elizabeth Crockett, Wife of David Crockett, hero of the Alamo; died March 2, 1860, age 74. 15946 Tolar Tabernacle Tolar Street, S side 150 feet W of Tolar Cemetery Road Tabernacles such as this one once served an important function in communities throughout Texas and the southern United States. Prior to the advent ...

12623 W. D. and Essie Gafford House 1 mile south of Lipan on FM 1189 Constructed about 1916 for the family of William Doyle and Essie (Vandergriff) Gafford, this house is a good example of Craftsman bungalow design, ... 15789 W.M. Miller Cemetery 2359 Miller Court W.M. Miller Cemetery, established 1894. Historic Texas Cemetery-2008 5913 Wright-Henderson-Duncan House Spring Street and SH 144, near FM 51, Granbury The three principal owners of this home each served terms as sheriff of Hood county. A.J. Wright (1819-1889) began the limestone structure about ...