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16152 Baker-Lain Cemetery CR 1239, off FM 1434 In the 1850s a little girl, traveling through this area with her family by wagon train, fell ill and died. She is said to be the first person buried ... 14134 Balch Cemetery Alvarado 285 Balch-Senterwood Cemetery 205 South Parkway, Street, Alvarado (sort of "behind" the Balch Cemetery which is well kept; interesting) This graveyard was established in 1856 adjacent to the Balch Cemetery for the African American population following the death of a slave girl killed ... 13172 Bethany Rest Cemetery Alvarado, 3.5 mi. W on US 67, then 1 mi. N on CR 810 Bethany Rest Cemetery A small group of settlers from Alabama arrived in the Alvarado area, near Chambers Creek, in 1857. Among them were the Frost, ... 392 Bethel Salter A.M.E. Church 106 Olive Street, Cleburne Salter Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church was established in Cleburne in 1887 by the Goodwin and Sims families, with help from Allen Chapel ... 395 Bethesda Community from Burleson, take I-35W south about 3 miles to Bethesda Road exit take Access road south about .5 miles then turn right on Bethenda Road access right follow 1/10 mile west to cemetery. The Bethesda Community traces its history to 1853, when pioneer farmer David R. Jackson donated land for a community cemetery. Unmarked graves date ... 24285 Brazos Point Bridge marker pending marker pending 541 Bruce-Davis House Broadway at Miflin, Cresson Alabama-born Madison Jones, who donated land in Cresson for a school and a Methodist church, had this neighborhood platted in 1889. He sold this ...

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621 Cahill Methodist Church from Alvarado, take I-35W north 6 miles, then take FM 917 east 2 miles to intersection with CR 604 Nancy and Aquilla Cahill came to Texas in 1859 and settled in this area. The community which grew up around their farm was known as Cahill. In 1893 ... 731 Carnegie Library Building 201 North Caddo Street, Cleburne A Cleburne Public Library was begun in 1901 under the direction of the local women's club. In 1902 members of the organization met with New York ... 860 Church of the Holy Comforter 209 East Wardville, Cleburne As early as 1860, the Rt. Rev. Alexander Gregg, first bishop of Texas, visited Johnson County. This parish, first in the county, was formed 1871; ... 878 City Wagon Yards (across from City hall in parking lot) 300th block of West Henderson Street, Cleburne Were meeting places for early rural folks coming to town to buy, sell, trade, catch up on latest news. Here on this lot farmers, travelers for "two ... 11957 Cleburne Lodge No. 315, A.F. & A.M. S. Caddo St., E side between E. Chambers and E. James streets. The new town of Cleburne was selected as the Johnson County Seat in 1867. Two years later, The Grand Lodge of Texas granted a charter to the Cleburne ... 915 Cleburne Town Square Courthouse west lawn Hwy 171-174, Cleburne Traces its beginning to 1854 when first house, a log cabin, was built here near a good spring. County seat was bodily moved by wagon to this place ... 1029 Confederate Soldiers Courthouse lawn, Highway 174-171, Cleburne N/A

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12673 Sam Bass Holdup 4 mi N of Joshua on SH 174 (MARKER REPORTED MISSING 2009, Replaced in 2010) Along with two partners, Sam Bass, daring Texas outlaw, stopped a Fort Worth-Cleburne stage near here Dec. 20, 1877. Without firing a shot, they ... 15222 Site of Alvarado School, Church and Union Building 202 S. Cummings Dr. In 1854, E.M. Heath petitioned for the formation of Johnson County. That year, William Balch gave this site for a school, church and union meeting-house. ... 4735 Site of Buchanan SH 171, SW side between CR 1217 and CR 1018 between Cleburne and Godley (1/4 mile southwest) Johnson County's second seat of government. (Wardville, just west of Nolan River, at U.S. 67, was first). Buchanan, named ... 4781 Site of Ezell-McLeroy Cotton Gin from IH-35 west exit #26 and US 67 2 miles north of Alvarado on CR 600 to intersection with CR 604 John Ezell (1857-1933) and his family moved from Alabama to Texas in 1867 and settled on a farm near here. The growth of cotton crops increased in ... 12354 Site of Norman Springs & Norman Grove 6921 US 67 at IH-35 William Balch (1804-1870) claimed land around this site as a member of the Peters Colony in 1849. When he returned with his family in 1851, they ... 4857 Site of Old Picnic Grounds 201 North Caddo Street, Cleburne (in front of Carnegie Library) Had wood, water. Was used after 1854 start of Camp Henderson (named for land owner-townsite donor) for decisive public meetings. In 1867 Camp Henderson ... 4878 Site of Red Oak Academy private property, from Burleson take Academy Hill 2 miles west - marker is in a backyard and fenced in An early Texas college, founded near this site (at that time part of Brushy Mound), 1879; re-established as Alta Vista College, 1885. Transferred ... 4847 Site of the Old City Spring 304 West Henderson Street, Cleburne Early-day watering spot for explorers, Confederate Camp Henderson, settlers. People came many miles to wash, haul water, visit. At a nickel a bucket, ... 12674 Site of Wardville On US 67, 50 yds W of Cleburne city limits (1/4 mile south of marker) First county seat of Johnson County, chosen in Aug. 1855, and located on an 80-acre donation from William O'Neal. Named ... 17968 Southwest Metroplex Baptist Association 601 N Nolan River Road Messengers from nine Baptist churches, Shady Grove # 1 and # 2, Alvarado, Bethesda, Rock Springs, Hillsboro, Island Grove, West Fork and Union met ...