Historical Markers of Texas

174 Antelope Cemetery From Antelope take FM 175 east to cemetery on northeast side of town. Established as early as 1882 (date of the oldest tombstone). Site was sold to Antelope Methodist Church in 1890 by Texas Land & Mortgage Company. ... 175 Antelope United Methodist Church 1 mile east of US 281 on West Antelope Rd. The Rev. Isaac Newton Crutchfield organized this congregation in 1879 as the Antelope Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Charter members were Mollie ...

416 Birthplace of Texas 4-H Clubs 237 Belknap St. First Texas Boys' Corn Club was founded in Jacksboro, 1908, by Tom M. Marks (1865-1906), first Jack County agent. This was a forerunner of U.S. 4-H ... 551 Bryson US 380, on north side of road, one block east of traffic light Jack County Petroleum Capital. Founder, Henry E. Bryson (September 1, 1839 - October 25, 1909), a Civil War veteran, farmer and stockraiser, built ... 588 Butterfield Stage Line US 281 (South Main St), near railroad depot and Lost Creek bridge Here ran the Southern Overland Mail Line connecting St. Louis and San Francisco with semi-weekly stage and mail service, 1858-1861. The length of ...

1010 Community of Jermyn SH 114, 1 mile east of Jermyn Located on the western edge of Lost Valley, a 20-square mile area of Jack County, Jermyn was founded in 1909 as site of the roundhouse, depot, and ... 14138 Cundiff Cemetery Jacksboro

1640 First Baptist Church of Jacksboro 200 N. Knox United States soldiers still manned nearby Fort Richardson when this church was organized with seven charter members in 1875. The congregation met ... 1778 First Methodist Church, Jermyn, Texas Corner of S. Wise and 1st streets Organized November 24, 1909, by the Rev. L. D. Shawver, pastor, in first house built in Jermyn - home of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Jones. The original trustees ... 1600 First National Bank US 281 at US 380, west side of courthouse square 1947 Former Gulf, Texas & Western Railroad Depot 302 S. Main Erected 1910, of stone from nearby quarry; Risley Brothers, contractors. A facility of Jacksboro's second railroad, built by local effort, with backing ... 2008 Fort Richardson Fort Richardson State Historical Park, at interpretive center As partially reconstructed in 1936. Established by the United States War Department on November 26, 1867 as a protection of the frontier against ... 2009 Fort Richardson from Jacksboro take US 281 .5 mile south to marker on east side of highway Established November 26, 1867 by the United States Army to defend the frontier against the Indians. A mail station on the Butterfield Overland Stage ... 2010 Fort Richardson Cavalry Post Hospital, 1867 Fort Richardson State Historical Park In fort built to halt Indian depredations in North Texas. One of buildings and units on inspection in May 1871 by General William Tecumseh Sherman, ... 2011 Fort Richardson Hotel US 281 and US 380, southwest corner of courthouse square Built by H. J. Hensley and L. A. Wilson, 1899, on site, old Wichita House, run by Mrs. Francis Duke. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967. Incising ...

2087 G. D. Cross Picnic area, Sewell Park (south section of Jacksboro, US 281 and Lost Creek) (1855 - 1941) Born in Arkansas. Served in Hunter's Texas Ranger Company 1873-1874, helping remove Indians from Texas. Later became merchant and farmer. ... 17536 Gibtown Cemetery 7790 Hwy 2210 East This area was originally called New Hope City but was later renamed Gibtown in honor of Burdett Levi Gibbins, a local merchant. According to oral ...

13951 Hicks Cemetery 8 mi. N on SH 148, 1 mi. E on Jamison Rd Settlers in the 1880s established a community here known as Hicks (also spelled Hix), named for a pioneer family. Cooper School served the area beginning ...

2698 Jack County at west entrance to Courthouse, Courthouse Square, Jacksboro Created 1856. Organized 1857. Named for W. H. and P. C. Jack, brothers and patriots in the Texas Revolution. Butterfield Overland Mail, 1858-1861, ... 2700 Jacksboro's First Railroad Depot at end of Depot Street, at east gate of Fort Richardson State Historical Park Built 1898 of native stone by Risley Brothers of Jacksboro, for the Chicago, Rock Island & Texas Railway, on site bought from F. F. Foscue (1819-1906), ... 2714 James B. Dosher US 281, Jacksboro and Fort Richardson State Park, interpretive center James B. Dosher moved to Texas in 1847 and served in Cureton's Company of the Texas Rangers. Discharged in 1848, he married Velma Eddings in 1851. ... 2729 James Madison McCloud Roberts at Center St. Tennessee native James Madison McCloud (b. 1845) served with an Alabama cavalry unit during the Civil War. In 1881 he moved to Texas with his wife ... 16612 Joplin Fairview Cemetery 15 m. SE of Jacksboro on 199, N on FM 1156, east on Henderson Ranch Rd. to intersection w/ Tanner Rd./Joplin Cemetery Ranch Rd., S. on Jopic Cem. Ranch Rd. to cemetery THE CEMETERY AT THIS SITE IS NAMED FOR THE NEARBY COMMUNITY OF JOPLIN, AND FOR THAT COMMUNITY’S SCHOOL, WHICH WAS KNOWN AS FAIRVIEW. FAIRVIEW BAPTIST ...

3132 Lost Valley from Jacksboro, take US 281 about 12 miles north to roadside park Marked by "Seven Blue Hills" in distance. To right is Spy Knob -- a lookout during pioneer days. Noted atrocity site: In 1857, the Cambren and Mason ... 14437 Lynn Creek Cemetery Jacksboro This burial ground has served area residents since early pioneers came here in the mid-19th century. Settlers arrived by the 1850s and by the 1870s, ...

3429 Mobilization Site of Lost Battalion at interpretive center of Fort Richardson State Historical Park Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, 36th Division, Texas National Guard mobilized here November 1940, for active duty. Sailed from San ...

3657 Oakwood Cemetery Church and Oakwood streets Burial ground for over a century-- graves dating from 1859. Land was given by old settlers, 1883-1904. Maintained by Oakwood Cemetery Association, ... 3674 Officers' Quarters Fort Richardson State Historical Park Built in 1867 of lumber cut from cottonwoods growing in nearby river bottoms. One of 5 original officers' quarters. Outlasted fort's barracks and ... 3743 Old Hess Building southeast corner of the square Built in 1898 by Crummel Oric Hess (1853-1945). Native sandstone. Contained the Hess furniture and undertaking business 43 years. Hess came to Jacksboro ... 3754 Old Jack County Courthouse Cornerstone northwest corner of courthouse lawn Removed 1885 from third Jack County Courthouse when building was razed. Mounted here in 1966. Old Courthouse was of native limestone, quarried in ...

16420 Roberts Branch Cemetery Jacksboro, 1437 Roberts Branch Road DURING THE EARLY 1870s, A SMALL SETTLEMENT BEGAN TO GROW IN THIS AREA, ALONG THE ROBERTS BRANCH, A TRIBUTARY OF THE WEST FORK OF THE TRINITY RIVER. ...

16730 Salt Creek Cemetery rom downtown Jacksboro,Texas take Highway 380 West out of Jacksboro go 7.2 miles turn left on Dark Corner Road. Stay on Dark Corner Road go 3.5 miles turn right on Salt Creek Road, go 1 mile. Cemetery is on right side of County Road. James N. Jonas (1849-1932) and his wife, Caroline (Atteberry) (1850-1932), settled in the Salt Creek community around 1876. Two years later, a family ... 4646 Sewell Park Along walking trail, north of swimming pool This site became Jacksboro's first park after tract here on Lost Creek was donated to city on June 25, 1921, by pioneer teacher-lumberman-rancher-public ... 4824 Site of Loving Ranch House from Jermyn, take SH 114 west about 3 miles to ranch site Built 1872 by J. C. Loving, the son of pioneer trail driver Oliver Loving. J. C. Loving was an organizer and first secretary of Texas and Southwestern ... 11939 Squaw Mountain Community 17 mi. N of Jacksboro on US 281; 2 mi. E on FM 2190. Marker reported missing Oct. 2023. Legend tells of a mountaintop skirmish between Native Americans and Texas Rangers in 1875. A woman was accidentally killed; the Rangers buried her ...

5520 Town of Antelope US 187 - Antelope Business District Named for springs where herds of antelope watered and Kiowa Indians had a campsite. In 1875, Walter S. Jones platted townsite on Henrietta-Graham ... 14603 Truce Cemetery Jacksboro

5869 Winn Hill Cemetery from Jacksboro, take US 281 to "Y", continue on SH 114 .5 mile; then south on county road for 2.5 miles, turn west onto county road about 2.75 miles to cemetery. Located on the historic Butterfield Stage/Overland Mail Route which traversed this area from 1858-61, this graveyard is named for William H. Wynne, ... 5884 Wizard Wells 10 miles east of Jacksboro via US 380 and FM 1156, in Wizard Wells The Kiowa Indians first visited this location and used the mineral waters for medical purposes. George Washington Vineyard settled here in the 1870s, ...