Historical Markers of Texas

7820 Audie Murphy US 69, W side 80 feet N of Kingston St. Most decorated soldier in World War II. Born 4.5 miles south, June 20, 1924, sixth of nine children of tenant farmers Emmett and Josie Killian Murphy. ...

7816 Benjamin D. Martin East Mount Cemetery (Marshall at Pine St.) (Feb. 21, 1823 - Mar. 28, 1891) Came to Texas from Virginia and settled in Hunt County in 1850s. In Confederate army, organized Texas Sharpshooters, ... 7821 Birthplace of Audie Murphy SE of Kingston, US 69, E side 0.3 mi. NW of CR 1036 Born on a farm near Kingston, Audie Murphy (1925-1971) joined the army on his 17th birthday in 1942, and later became the most decorated soldier ... 7800 Birthplace of Mack Harrell 606 Sanger St. at S. 7th St. Born here on October 8, 1909, Mack Harrell received early training as a violinist. He later studied the instrument at Oklahoma City University, where ... 7778 Birthplace of Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault 1501 Monroe St. (1890-1958) Organizer-commander of the famous "Flying Tigers" of the China-Burma-India theater in World War II. An outstanding air strategist, Chennault ... 18236 Blanton School 1104 Hwy 11 In 1912, African American educator Booker T. Washington partnered with Julius Rosenwald, President of Sears, Roebuck & Company, to build schools ... 7773 Bourland-Stevens-Samuell House 1916 Stonewall St. Built in 1883 by Virginia B. Stevens, daughter of Col. James Bourland, on land deeded him by M. H. Wright, joining site Wright donated for Greenville. ... 7772 Bruce B. Williams American Legion Post No. 1 Commerce Public Library, in park on east side of Park St. (Business 11) between Main and Alamo streets. The first American Legion Post in Texas was established at Commerce in 1919, the same year the veterans organization was begun nationally. Inspired ... 17901 Burleson College 4320 Lee St. BURLESON COLLEGE The Hunt County Baptist Association decided to establish a school in Greenville in 1895, a common trend at the end of the 19th century ...

15191 "Cherry Hill" Home of Thomas N. Waul CR 4105, 0.5 mi. E of CR 4201 1813-1903 Native South Carolinian, Texas plantation owner and lawyer, member first Confederate Congress, Colonel commanding Waul's Texas Legion at ... 16332 Caddo Indians in Hunt County US 69, NE side 4.6 mi. NW of Lone Oak, 150 feet SE of CR 3524 Four hundred years ago, the valleys and tributaries of the Ouachita, Red, Sabine and Neches rivers in what is today northeast Texas, northwest ... 12088 Caney Cemetery 1.5 mi. S of Campbell on FM 513; .3 mi. W on CR 3107 Confederate veteran M. J. Fox transferred a portion of his family property to Methodist church trustees C. A. Wade and G. J. Dean in 1904 for fifteen ... 7833 Captain Henry W. Wade Quinlan (1832-1912) Served with distinction in Civil War (1861-65) as captain in Confederate army, Co. B., 6th Texas Cavalry, Ross' Brigade. A native of ... 7818 Centennial of Methodism in Commerce on SH 50 across from main entrance to ETSU in front of First United Methodist Church Two Methodist congregations, Lebanon (1.5 mi. E) and Mt. Zion (5 mi. SE), served the earliest settlers of the Commerce area. As the community grew, ... 18749 Center Point Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 6 miles southeast of Greenville, at the site of the original church Organized in the turmoil of the reconstruction era, Center Point Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) has been a strong supporter of its community ... 7776 Central Christian Church (Disciples of Christ 2611 Wesley St. This congregation was organized in 1879 as First Christian Church. Led by Elder James Pickens, a minister from Alabama, the congregation first met ... 7777 Central National Road on US 69, 6 mi. north of Greenville in the Kellog community 18069 Claire Chennault (CHINESE LANGUAGE MARKER) 1501 Monroe St. 12089 Clinton Cemetery 3.4 mi. N of Caddo Mills on SH 36; .4 mi. W on CR 2720 According to local legend, this graveyard originated when an unknown cowboy was buried near this site with the permission of landowner James Massay, ... 7782 Commerce Post Office Commerce Public Library The U. S. Treasury Department began construction of this building in July 1917, during the country's involvement in World War I. Completed in August ... 7784 Concord Baptist Church FM 118, 6 mi. north of Greenville Oldest institution in Hunt County. Organized 1844 by Rev. Ben Watson under a tree near Shady Grove. First building erected near that spot. Several ...

7786 East Texas State University ETSU entrance on SH 50 Founded 1889 as the Mayo School, in Cooper (16 mi. NE). Reopened with about 35 students in a brick store on the public square here in Commerce in ... 22392 Ebenezer Baptist Church Ebenezer Baptist Church, SE corner S. Spencer and E. Witt streets The earliest African Americans in northern Hunt County came as enslaved people in the 1840s. The area was sparsely populated until after the Civil ... 12791 Ende-Gaillard House American Cotton Museum, Paul Matthew Blvd., just off IH-30 Ende-Gaillard House German native Charles Frederick von Ende (b. 1832) came to Greenville in 1857 and established a mercantile business on the town ...

18785 Farmers Electric Cooperative North of Interstate 30 on frontage road at 2000 IH 30 East, Greenville, TX 75402 In 1936, President Franklin Roosevelt created the Rural Electrification Administration (REA) to fund the expansion of electricity to rural America. ... 7789 First Baptist Church 2703 Wesley St. Organized Sept. 1858 in local Masonic Hall by Baptist missionary John R. Briscoe and Elder W. M. Pickett with 19 charter members: Lewis W., Rebecca, ... 7787 First Baptist Church of Celeste S. Third and Cockrell St. Organized by four charter members, the First Baptist Church of Celeste was begun in 1887, the same year the town was platted by the Santa Fe Railroad. ... 7788 First Baptist Church of Commerce Washington at Sycamore St. Organized with nine charter members, this congregation began on Nov. 15, 1883, as the Missionary Baptist Church of Commerce. Services were held in ... 7790 First Christian Church of Commerce Park at Sycamore St. During the 1850s a number of families from the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) settled in the Commerce area and began worshiping together. ... 7791 First Presbyterian Church of Commerce 1418 Caddo St. at Monroe St. In November 1888 seventeen charter members joined with the Rev. J. C. Grow (1841-1903) to organize the First Presbyterian Church of Commerce. The ... 13576 First Presbyterian Church of Greenville United Presbyterian Church, E side Stonewall St. between Rolling Hills Dr. and Terrell Rd. Marker reported in storage Sep. 2021. The church, organized in 1880, has impacted the city of Greenville for more than a century. In its early years, the congregation met in a variety ... 7792 Fourth-Sunday Singing on FM 2874 at CR 4410 in Scatter Branch, 5 mi. west of Commerce (Held on fourth Sunday of each month) A monthly music "convention" founded in 1885 or 1890 by this church, at old location (1/2 mile east.) Began ... 17939 Fred Douglass Elementary School 1301 Morse St. This school was established in the early 1900s in the historic East Hill Community of Greenville. Known as East Colored School, it was one of three ...

7804 Gen. Hal C. Horton Home 3925 Moulton St. at Walworth St. First two-story brick house in Greenville. Erected in 1885-1887 in typical Victorian style. Built by the Will N. Harrisons, prominent pioneers. Contractor ... 12090 Germany House 3403 Lee St. Built in 1886 for Greenville merchant and civic leader Joseph P. Germany (1856-1932) and his new wife Polly (Tolbert) (1862-1889), this simplified ... 7793 Grace Presbyterian Church United Presbyterian Church, E side Stonewall St. between Rolling Hills Dr. and Terrell Rd. Marker reported in storage Sep. 2021. According to local oral tradition this congregation was organized in 1863 as the Cumberland Presbyterian Church by the Rev. John Nicholson, making ... 7794 Graham Point Cemetery 14 mi. west of Greenville on IH-30, 1.5 mi. south on FM 1565, .3 mi. east on CR 2512 (Groves Rd.), then north on CR 2517 Named for Daniel Boone Graham and his family who settled in this area in the mid-1800s, this cemetery, established on Graham's land, served the Graham ... 12547 Greenville at Municipal Building In 1846, the Texas legislature created Hunt County and specified that Greenville would be the name of the county seat, honoring Texas War for Independence ... 7798 Greenville "Herald" Herald Banner Bldg. Established April 1869 by J. C. Bayne. Is oldest business institution in county. E. W. Harris, later owner, started daily, 1890. W. C. Poole family ... 7795 Greenville Building and Loan Association Sayle St. at Joe Ramsey Blvd. - US 69/380 This financial institution was chartered by the state of Texas on December 17, 1886, as the Greenville Building and Loan Association. The formation ... 7796 Greenville Cotton Compress 1426 E. Lee St. Once world's largest inland press. Set record for most bales pressed in 10-hour day (Sept. 30, 1912), when 2,073 bales were hand-trucked, pressed, ... 7797 Greenville's Electric Light Plant in foyer (on wall) of Municipal Bldg. First municipally owned electric plant in Texas. Opened Mar. 4, 1891, on Town Branch. Steam engine, operating only at night, ran 2 dynamos for 40 ...

7801 Harrell Campground US 69 S, 1 mi. south of intersection with FM 3427 One of first religious sites in Hunt County. Influential for 50 years. Cabins and brush arbor built in 1850s by early settler Richard Harrell (1813-1895). ... 7827 Headwaters of the Sabine River US 69, 2.3 mi. NW of Celeste A half mile to the west rises the Sabine River, lower channel of which separated New World empires of France and Spain and in 1836 became Republic ... 7841 Historic Site of Wolfe's Mill 402 S. Mill St. Grist (corn) mill built about 1873 by pioneers Lemuel P. Wolfe and Abbey Wilson. Powered by oxen, treading inclined wheel. Area's first post office ... 11682 Humboldt Cemetery 5 miles northeast of Greenville on SH 224, then 4 miles east on FM 2736 The community of Humboldt began to prosper when a caravan of families arrived from Tennessee in 1866. The first burial on this site probably was ... 7805 Hunt County Courthouse Grounds -- 7823 Hunt County Courthouse, 1929 2507 Lee at Stonewall St. Built in 1929 as the seventh Hunt County Courthouse, this building was designed by W. R. Ragsdale & Sons of Greenville and Page Brothers of Austin. ... 7806 Hunt County's First Railroad 3102 Lee St. at Wright St. Missouri, Kansas & Texas (Katy) Railway, whose first train from Denison reached here Oct. 1, 1880. A $5,000 cash bonus and right of way across Hunt ...

12498 I.O.O.F. Cemetery 1 mile south of Caddo Mills on SH 66, then 1 mile west on FM 6 The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) is a fraternal service organization with chapters in communities around the world. Caddo Mills Lodge ... 7780 Incorporation of Commerce (alley between Alamo and Main) The events leading up to the incorporation of the city of Commerce can be traced to the 1853 establishment of Josiah H. Jackson's general store about ...

7808 Jernigin's Store Commerce Public Library, in park on east side of Park St. (Business 11) between Main and Alamo streets. A Tennessee native and former Arkansas legislator, William Jernigin (1819-80) came to Hunt County in 1856. A pioneer merchant in the nearby village ... 7832 John L. Southall East Mound Cemetery, Marshall at Pine St. (June 11, 1869 - Oct. 6, 1912) Assistant chief of police of Greenville. Was killed in line of duty in attempt to arrest drunken gunman. Southall's ... 16852 John T. Knight 2113 Mangum St. John Thomas Knight (1861-1959), born in Winnsboro, moved to Commerce in 1878. He married Ella Virginia Carter in 1893, and the couple raised nine ... 7807 Josiah Hart Jackson, Texas Ranger take Sycamore St. east to Rosemound Rd. (in Rosemound Cemetery) (1821-1892) Born in Kentucky. Came to Texas 1839. In 1850s opened Jackson's store, 1 mi. NE of here, starting "Cow Hill," a village with race track, ...

7809 Kavanaugh Methodist Church Stonewall and Park Founded as a Methodist Mission Sunday School in 1892, this church was chartered on November 8, 1896, and named in honor of Bishop H. H. Kavanaugh. ... 7810 Kingston Baptist Church US 69 and FM 3427 Founded in 1880 by 26 charter members, this church was formed when the town of Kingston was created on the route of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. ...

7811 Lake Tawakoni SH 276 at Tomahawk Road One of the largest lakes wholly within Texas. Completed 1960, it covers 36,700 acres. Impounded by 5.5-mile-long iron bridge dam on Sabine River, ... 7775 Lallie P. Carlisle East Mound Cemetery, Marshall at Pine St. (1866-1949) First woman in Texas to hold an elective public office. Upon death of her first husband, E. W. Briscoe, she was appointed, April 17, ... 16903 Lane Cemetery Go west 4 miles on FM Highway 1562. Then turn right onto Hunt County Road 1133 and go .2 miles to the cemetery. LANE CEMETERY ROBERT W. LANE OPENED A GENERAL STORE NEAR THIS SITE IN 1866. THE SURROUNDING AREA PROSPERED AS MORE PEOPLE SETTLED AND TOOK UP FARMING. ... 7813 Lebanon Cemetery take Sycamore east to Johnson St., left on Johnson, and right on ML King; go about 2 miles on MLK to cemetery This land has been used as a burial ground since the 1860s. Rebecca Hart Williams Little (1818-1891), a pioneer who came to this area in the 1830s, ... 22554 Lee Cemetery CR 1137, north side, between CR 1138 and CR 1139. Marker plaque reported missing and HTC medallion installed on gate as of Aug. 2018. Lee Cemetery Established circa 1860 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2000 13167 Library Movement in Greenville Greenville, #1 Lou Finney Lane In 1897, Greenville's Chautauqua Literary and Social Circle formed the Women's Review Club, which aimed to create a circulating library; each member ... 7814 Lone Oak Baptist Church McBride and Olive St. Organized 1858 by W. M. Pickett and Benj. Watson. The charter members were Thos. Hooker, first pastor; Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Simpson; N. T. Featherston; ... 14123 Lone Oak Methodist Church Lone Oak

7815 Majors Army Airfield Majors and FM 2101 In 1941 the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) informed Greenville officials that the city would receive Federal assistance to build a civilian ... 18146 Mary Jim Morris 2212 Mill St. Born near Atlanta, Georgia, in 1876, Mary Jim Morris moved to Greenville, Texas, in 1899 with her family. That summer, Mary received her teaching ... 17046 Merit Cemetery Merit The 1870 U.S. Census lists most area settlers as farmers from the Upland South. One such family was that of Dr. Alexander Murchison, who arrived ... 7817 Merit Methodist Church take US 380 about 7 mi. west of FM 36; go north about 4 mi. to FM 2194; go west 1 mile to Church St.; go north to church Organized in April 1871. First pastor was the Rev. W. P. Reed; first member, Margaret Owens. Services were held at Merit School. In 1888 land was ... 7819 Mt. Carmel Cemetery SH 11, SW side, 0.3 mi. NW of CR 4818 (which leads to Mt. Carmel Cemetery entrance) (0.9 miles south) William J. "Uncle Billy" Williams (1826-1918), whose family settled this area in 1844, set aside 3.5 acres of this cemetery in ... 16577 Mt. Moriah Temple Baptist Church 60 yards east of present church at 1205 Champion Ln. (corner of Champion and MLK) Serving Commerce since 1896, Mt. Moriah Temple Baptist Church has been an influential and vital institution since its organization. The congregation ... 24306 Mt. Zion Baptist Church marker pending marker pending

7822 Old National Road Crossing From Wolfe City, 4.7 mi. S on SH 34, E side of the road 0.1 mi. N of FM 2358 1 mi. N.E. below junction of Short Creek and Sulphur River. The Central National Road of Texas (Republic) was created by act of Texas Congress, 1844, ...

7824 Peniel southeast corner of Rees (US 69) and Cordell streets. Marker reported missing Mar. 2016. Religious community founded in 1899 in conjunction with the establishment of Texas Holiness University on this site by E. C. DeJernett and B. A. ... 12091 President's House Stonewall St., between Bryan and Bois D'Arc, Texas A&M University Designed by Greenville architects George Lindsey and Roy Kilmer in 1927, the President's House was built on land purchased from Daniel and Annie ... 7825 Public Libraries of Greenville 3716 Lee St. In 1903 the Woman's Review Club organized the Greenville Public Library. Various locations were used until a building at 2713 Stonewall was funded ...

7826 Quinlan front of City Hall The city of Quinlan began about 1892 as a stop on the Texas Midland Railroad. Owned by famed bond investor Hettie Green, called by the contemporary ...

12092 Roberts 1 mi. S of Quinlan on SH 34 ROW at intersection with SH 34 Business In 1882 the Houston and Texas Central Railroad bought 100 acres of land from Texas Governor Oran Roberts. As the terminus of the company's northeastern ... 7779 Route of Old Colony Line Road US 380, 2 mi. west of Greenville Early travel artery. Followed the north boundary line of the Chas. F. Mercer colony, a 6,500-square-mile tract granted to Mercer in 1844 by Sam Houston ...

7830 Scatter Branch Church FM 2874 at CR 4410 in Scatter Branch; 5 mi. west of Commerce Jointly owned Methodist and Baptist edifice. The two congregations hold united communion, Sunday School services; share up-keep. Pastors alternate ... 12093 Shady Grove Community 7.7 mi. E of Greenville on IH-30; .3 mi. N on SH 50/24; .4 mi. W on FM 499 Republic of Texas President Sam Houston granted two tracts of land to Charles F. Mercer on which to settle families in January 1844. Included in ... 7781 Site of Commerce Churches 1501 Monroe St. In 1893 the Missionary Baptist Church erected a sanctuary here on 5 acres they acquired from George Lawson in 1887. The church sold the property ... 7783 Site of Early Commerce Schools 1600 Church St. By 1883, the scholastic population of Commerce had outgrown the public school which opened ten years earlier. Land at this site, purchased by the ... 7802 Site of Henry and Emerson Colleges east side of FM 513 in Campbell, 9 mi. east of Greenville Prominent early institutions. Henry College, founded in 1892 by educators Henry Bridges and Henry Eastman, was re-established and renamed in 1903 ... 13142 Site of Phillips Field/Majors Stadium Houston St., east side between Henry and Jordan streets In 1929, Eula Lasater Phillips donated $3,500 to the Greenville Athletic Council to build an athletic field at this site in memory of her late husband, ... 7834 Site of Wesley College Sayle at Poplar St. Founded 1905 by North Texas Conference of Methodist Church as the North Texas University Training School (coeducational), in Terrell, Tex. Raised ... 7831 Sonora Cemetery FM 1563 at CR 4705; 5 mi. NW of Commerce The Sonora Cemetery had its origin in 1872 with the burial of S. B. McBee, who is believed to be a child of pioneer settlers. Located adjacent to ... 7829 St. Paul School Lee and McMurray St., in front of City Hall; 6 mi. SW of Commerce The community of Neylandville traces its history to the 1850s. James Brigham, a former slave, bought farmland in the area after purchasing his family's ... 12094 Stewart Cemetery 2 mi. S of Comemrce on SH 50, then 1.8 mi. E on FM 1568 John and Ellen Stewart and their children settled in this area about 1843. According to oral history, John Stewart is credited with building the ... 15028 Sullivan Cemetery Campbell

7799 The Old Greenville Post Office NE corner Lee Street (Spur 302) and King Street Tradition says mail came from Jefferson in early days and was dropped at a saloon. Greenville Post Office was created in 1847, and occupied rented ... 7785 The Seven Courthouses of Hunt County Courthouse Lawn, Stonewall at Lee St. In 1846, when Hunt County was created, Greenville was chosen as the county seat. Court sessions were held under oak trees at the corner of St. John ...

7774 W. R. J. Camp House 2620 Church St. Constructed in 1914, this was the home of respected Greenville banker William R. J. Camp and his wife, Dora. The impressive two-story brick classical ... 7835 Wesley College Administration Building Sayle at Poplar After its operation by North Texas Conference of the Methodist Church in Terrell (Tex.) in 1905-11, Wesley College moved here 1912. This administration ... 7836 Wesley United Methodist Church 5702 US Business 69 in south Greenville -- 7837 Wesley United Methodist Church 2109 Wesley St. at Church St. Methodists who settled in the Greenville area were served by occasional circuit preachers as early as 1848. In 1850 a Methodist congregation formally ... 7838 White Rock Baptist Church take SH 34 about 9 mi. north to FM 1566; go west about 1 mile The Rev. A. D. Manion, along with thirteen charter members, organized a congregation known as Pleasant View Baptist Church in 1872. A church building ... 7839 White Rock Community take SH 34 about 9 mi. north to FM 1566; go west about 1 mi. Originally named Tidwell Creek, the settlement of White Rock began as a stop on the Sherman-Jefferson Trail. According to local tradition, the first ... 7840 White Rock Methodist Church take SH 34 north about 9 mi. to FM 1566; go west 1 mi. This congregation was formally organized on November 25, 1880, by the Rev. J. T. Stanley and eleven charter members. Services were held in the White ... 7812 William Lane take SH 34 about 6 mi. south to CR 3316 (Bethel Rd.), go east .5 mi. to cemetery (1843-1922) First Anglo-American born in Hunt County, then in Republic of Texas. Birthplace: on South Sulphur, near present Wolfe City. Son of John ...