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2005
8.6 Miles South to Fort Phantom Hill
from Anson, take US 180 east about 10 miles to highway marker. Text plate and 1936 star reported missing Jan. 2010.
Established November 14, 1851 by the United States Army as a protection of the settlers against the Indians. Abandoned and burned April 6, 1854. ...
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173
Anson Opera House
1120, 11th St., Anson
Built 1907 by A.W . Johnson and Dr. D. Williams, with Thomas Vetch, contractor. House was site for diverse programs: stock company and Chautaugua ...
13400
Arledge Field
4 mi. E of Stamford on SH 6, left on FM 704 to airport
In preparation for the eventual U.S. entry into World War II, Gen. Henry H. "Hap" Arnold sought to expand the nation's combat air forces by asking ...
252
Avoca Methodist Church
Howard Street
This church grew from an 1887 brush arbor camp meeting in the Spring Creek community of Avo (1.5 miles west), conducted by the Rev. J. H. Wiseman, ...
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Bethel Lutheran Church
from Avoca, take FM 600 NE about 4.5 miles
Situated on ranch land of family of S. M. Swenson, banker who in 1850s underwrote Swedish migration to Texas. Church forms center for Ericksdahl ...
13406
Boyd Chapel Community
West of Anson on US 180 to intersection with FM 126
Settlements began to develop in Jones County by the mid-1800s, first around the abandoned Fort Phantom Hill site and then around ranches founded ...
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12502
Compere Cemetery
1 mile south of Anson on US 277, then 11 miles southwest on FM 707, 4 miles west on CR 454, and 0.25 mile south on CR 447
This burial ground is all that remains of the farming community of Compere, established in the 1880s on ranch land sold by the Compere brothers. ...
16003
Cowboys' Christmas Ball
2300 Ave. G
In 1885, M. G. Rhodes hosted a wedding party and dance at his Star Hotel in Anson. One guest was Larry Chittenden, a salesman and writer visiting ...
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15310
First Baptist Church
214 N. Swenson
1826
First Presbyterian Church Building
1300 Avenue K
The Rev. Donald Frazier and nine charter members organized the First Presbyterian Church of Anson in 1882. This structure, the congregation's third ...
1880
First United Methodist Church of Anson
832 Commercial St.
This congregation was organized in 1882 by the Rev. J. C. Strickland, a pioneer Methodist circuit rider. In 1908, during the pastorate of the Rev. ...
2004
Fort Phantom Hill
from Hawley, FM 1082 east to FM 600 and then north to fort ruins
Established November 14, 1851 Abandoned April 6, 1854 Repaired and used by Southern Overland Mail, 1858-1861 Sub-post of Fort Griffin in 1871 and ...
2006
Fort Phantom Hill, C.S.A.
Courthouse grounds, intersection of US 277 and 180
Located 10 miles east, 9 miles south on Old Butterfield Stageline. Upon secession, company of First Regiment Texas Mounted Rifles used it as an outpost ...
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12356
Hamlin
on South Central Ave. (US 83) between 2nd and 3rd Streets
Early settler R. D. Moore conveyed 320 acres of land to the International Construction Co. (also called the Orient Land Co.) of Kansas City, Missouri, ...
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2844
Jones County
Courthouse square, intersection of US 277 and 180
Site of emigrant trail, the frontier military road, and Fort Phantom Hill, founded in 1851 to guard the military road. County created 1858 from Bexar ...
12415
Jones County Courthouse
11th St. and Commercial (US 277/83), Anson
The Seventh Texas Legislature created Jones County in 1858 and named it for Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas. The Civil War, ...
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16870
Lueders Cemetery
S of Lueders, W side of CR 203.
The town of Lueders lies along the Clear Fork of the Brazos River, on land given by the State of Texas to heirs of Frederick Luders, a German immigrant ...
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3570
Neinda Baptist Church
from Hamlin, take US 83 SE about 1 mile, then FM 126 about 5 miles S to the Neinda community
Organized on July 21, 1889, as the Baptist Church of Christ at Plum Creek, this church began with thirteen charter members. The congregation met ...
13955
Neinda Community
1 mi. SE on US 83, 5 mi. S on FM 126 to Neinda Cemetery.
Soon after Jones County organized in 1881, ranchers settled west of Skinout Mountain and established a community called Banner. In 1890, a post office ...
11983
New Hope Cemetery
5 mi. S of Stamford on FM 1226 to FM 1636
William F. Bean (1872-1944) and his wife Birdie Bean (1881-1917) were among the first settlers to the New Hope community; both their families arrived ...
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22676
Phantom Hill Cemetery
11343 S FM 600
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15905
Round Mound Cemetery
from intersection FM 600/1082 & FM 1082. Go 2 miles and turn right (south). From turn, go south 3.1 miles to Round Mound Cemetery on left.
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12814
Site of Truby School
8.66 mi. S of Anson via US 83/277 and FM 707
Site of Truby School Early educational efforts in this area date to the 1870s, prior to the organization of Jones County in 1881. The rural community ...
5013
Spring Creek Cemetery
from Avoca, take FM 1636 west about 3 miles, then take CR 621 south about .25 mile to Spring Creek Cemetery.
Located near Spring Creek, this cemetery began in 1891 on two acres of land donated by the Methodist church in the community known as Avo. The first ...
5046
St. John's Methodist Church
Corner of Hamilton and Ferguson streets
Built 1910 in pastorate of Dr. Robert Goodrich, for congregation founded 1900 in Sledge Hall, under Rev. S. Gay. With 100' tower, long the tallest ...
11693
Stamford
on US 277 Bus., 0.25 mile east of US 277
Swedish native Swante Magnus Swenson and his two sons, Eric Pierson and Swen Albin Swenson, came to Texas in 1882 to establish the SMS ranches. In ...
5166
Swenson Land and Cattle Company Headquarters
210 E. McHarg St.
Businessman Swen (Svante) Magnus Swenson (1816-1896), first Swedish settler in Texas, is closely associated with Sam Houston and his effort to keep ...
11984
Swenson Ranch Commissary
S. Swenson St., west side between W. McLendon and W. Reynolds.
The Texas Central Railroad and the SMS Ranch collaborated to create the town of Stamford in the late 1890s. Built about 1900, this building was strategically ...
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3039
"The Poet Ranchman" Larry Chittenden
grounds of Cowboy Reunion Headquarters, 0.75 mile west of Stamford town square, on US 277/92
(March 23, 1862 - Sept. 24, 1934) Author of "Cowboys' Christmas Ball" - cited for literary merit by National Folklore Society. Born in New Jersey, ...
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Texas Cowboy Reunion Oldtimers' Association
At reunion headquarters, 0.75 mile west of Stamford town square, on US 277/92
Founded 1930, jointly with Texas Cowboy Reunion - to "hand down to posterity, customs and traditions" of early cattle people who lived in dugouts ...
16154
Truby Cemetery
FM 707 S, W on CR 474, north of rocky hill
Several gravestones at this site attest to its use as a burial ground by nearby settlers before members of the Daughtrey family, early area ranchers, ...