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33 1927 Montague County Jail Southeast corner of courthouse square, Montague. The third structure to serve as Montague County Jail, this building was erected by the Southern Prison Company of San Antonio in 1927. The first ...

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22446 Bob Stone Camp American Legion Park, near entrance. W. Pine St. (FM 1759), N side, 0.2 mi. W of Gray St. In 1880, the Bob Stone Camp began in Montague County as a means for Confederate veterans of the Civil War to gather. Named in honor of deceased ... 23450 Boggess Cemetery marker pending marker pending 504 Briar Creek Cemetery From Bowie take SH 59 southwest to FM 2583. Head south on FM 2583 about .6 mile to cemetery. Settlers began arriving in this area in increased numbers after the Civil War with the opening of rail lines and the cessation of indian conflicts. ... 547 Brushy Cemetery From Bowie take FM 3043 about 3 miles southeast to cemetery. Settlement of this area began in the 1870s. By 1880 a school, church, and cemetery were established. Located on land deeded by W.W. and Mary A. Wilcox, ... 549 Brushy Mound Not located, on private property. From this lookout on whose summit an indian chief lies buried, Kiowas and Comanches spied on early settlers before launching unexpected attacks. 586 Butterfield Overland Stage Line Crossing From Forestburg take FM 455 about 5 miles south. This is the crossing used by the Southern Overland Mail Line connecting St. Louis and San Francisco with semi-weekly stage and mail service 1858-1861; ...

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785 Center Point Cemetery From Saint Jo take US 82 3.5 miles west; turn north onto gravel road and follow 1.5 miles to cemetery. First known as Fairview Graveyard, this cemetery began in the late 1800s. This hilltop was also the site of the Baptist church and school, and was ... 789 Central Christian Church 300 Cooke Street, Nocona. This sanctuary was constructed in 1894, six years after Central Christian Church was founded by The Rev. M.F. Smith. Built by craftsmen Roger Brothers ... 18164 City of Bowie At Pelham Park, along the Confederate and World War II markers within the city property The history of the City of Bowie has been molded by forward-thinking pioneers of business, education and industry in the late nineteenth century. ... 15043 Cumberland Presbyterian Church 406 West Pecan St.

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1311 Dye Mound Cemetery From Saint Jo take FM 3206 about 7 miles south to cemetery. The Dye Mound Community was founded in the late 1850s and named for a trapper who owned a trading post at the foot of the hills. In 1889, Dye Mound ...

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1360 Early Trails in Montague County From Ringgold take US 82 1 mile west. Lying on a direct line of travel from the United States to Mexico, California, and points west, the area now Montague County was once a network of ... 16324 Elmwood Cemetery 900 -1000 East Nelson St. Early settler James W. Stallings donated the first portion of land for the establishment of a cemetery for area residents at this site in 1880. Two ...

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1573 Farmers and Merchants National Bank Southeast corner of Clay and Elm Streets, Nocona. The oldest financial institution in continuous operation in Nocona, the Farmers and Merchants National Bank was founded in 1905 with capital stock ... 17922 First Baptist Church of Bowie Northwest corner of Pecan and Lindsay FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF BOWIE On December 24, 1882, Baptist ministers H.M. Burroughs and W.A. Mason, a missionary from the Baptist General Convention, ... 1661 First Baptist Church of Nocona 511 Cooke Street, Nocona. Organized in the summer of 1889 by The Rev. J.W. Holman and thirteen charter members, the Nocona Baptist Church first met in a local schoolhouse. ... 1708 First Christian Church of Bowie E. Wise St. (not located) RTHL medallion only 1791 First National Bank of Bowie 101 Tarrant, Bowie. The oldest financial institution in Montague County, this bank was chartered on March 10, 1890, eight years after the town of Bowie was created on ... 1800 First National Bank of Saint Jo Corner of Main and Howell Streets, Saint Jo. Saint Jo Bank opened April 7, 1892, with capital of $20,000. First located on Boggess Street on the town square, the bank obtained a federal charter ... 1943 Forestburg On SH 455, south side of Forestburg. Established after the Civil War in memory of its pioneers who battled with the Indians, endured hardships and conquered the soil that civilization ...

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2416 Head of Elm (Saint Jo) On US 82 (south side of square) in Saint Jo. 1849-Capt. Randolph B. Marcy U.S. Government Survey Trip; 1854-Capt. John Pope Surveying proposed Federal Railroad; 1855-U.S. 2nd Cavalry Under Col. ... 2417 Head of Elm Cemetery On FM 677, west side of town, Saint Jo. This cemetery is the oldest of three graveyards established in Saint Jo (formerly called Head of Elm). Local tradition claims that area settlers ... 2479 Highways Paved With Gold From Ringgold take US 81 5 miles south to roadside park. From the immemorial man has searched for a land where streets were paved with gold. As early as the 16th Century he was in Texas, lured by Indian ... 2521 Home County of Governor James V. Allred In Meyers Park, off US 81, west side of Bowie. (March 29, 1899-Sept. 24, 1959) Vigorous, forthright and humane chief executive of Texas in years 1935-1939. Born in Bowie, one of nine children ...

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17553 Illinois Bend Memorial Cemetery Illinois Bend Cemetery, Illinois Bend community, S side Illinois Bend Road 0.5 mi. S of FM 677 A community sprang up here about the beginning of the Civil War. It was one of two settlements, along with Burlington (Spanish Fort) sited along ... 17952 Illinois Bend School Spur 677, E side, 0.1 mi. N of FM 677 Located in the bend of the Red River in northeast Montague County, Illinois Bend received an official title in 1877. By the 1890s, Illinois Bend ...

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12160 Lindale Cemetery 3 mi. N of Bowie on SH 59, 0.5 mi. E on FM 1758 Named for the Lindale School District No. 15, the Lindale Cemetery was established in 1880 when J. W. and A. W. Gibbins sold one acre of land for ...

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14790 M. Johnson Poultry Ranch S side intersection of S. Mill at Mayor streets Mose Johnson was born at New Harp (Montague Co.) In 1881, his father died when Mose was three, and his mother Sarah gave him a baby chick to teach ... 3295 McGrady Cemetery From Saint Jo take FM 3206 about 4 miles; head south on County Road 401 to cemetery. Allen R. McGrady and his wife Elizabeth (Cox) moved to this area in 1859. They settled on 160 acres of land along Clear Creek. This cemetery began ... 12232 Molsbee Chapel Cemetery 2 mi. NW of Nocona on Fm 1759; 3 mi. N on Fm 3394 (Molsbee Chapel Road) The Rev. Abraham Molsbee and his wife Susan Looney Molsbee brought their eight children to Texas from Tennessee in 1888. They purchased 965 acres ... 18666 Montague Catholic Cemetery Catholic Cemetery Road, east of FM 455 Settlers from mountain provinces of northern Italy began arriving in Montague in the early 1880s. The families of Barretto Raimondi, Jack Fenoglio, ... 3436 Montague Cemetery One block east of SH 175, north side of town, Montague. The first known settlers in Montague County arrived in 1849. After the county was formed in 1857, the City of Montague was created a year later to ... 3437 Montague County US 81, in city park (Meyers Park) on west side of Bowie. Created December 24, 1857; organized August 2, 1858; named in honor of Daniel Montague 1798-1876; Pioneer Texas surveyor and Indian fighter; commander ... 17656 Montague County Courthouse Montague County Courthouse. Marker is affixed to NE corner of the building facing Grand St., at SW corner of SH 59 and Grand St. Montague County was created in Dec. 1857 and organized in Aug. 1858. A log cabin and a frame store served as temporary courthouses. Fires destroyed ... 17363 Montague County Poor Farm Starting from the Courthouse at Montague, travel South on Highway 59, 0.4 mile, to Highway 455; turn West (right) on 455 and travel 1.8 miles. Turn right at the left of two gates. The marker is at the cemetery which is about 300 feet northwest. MONTAGUE COUNTY POOR FARM ON MARCH 15, 1888, MONTAGUE COUNTY JUDGE GRIFFIN FORD OVERSAW THE PURCHASE OF A PLOT OF LAND ABOUT ONE MILE EAST OF THE ... 3438 Montague County Trails On US 82, east side of Nocona.

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23315 Nocona Cemetery marker pending marker pending 3608 North Nocona Oil Field - Montague County Oil Discovery, 1922 From Nocona take FM 103 about 10 miles north. Pennsylvania oil man George Williams, backed by Cad McCall, drilled for oil intermittently, 1918-22, beginning at Eagle Point (4.5 mi. SE). Leasing ...

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18546 Pelham Park Pelham Street Before Bowie was incorporated in 1883, Confederate Captain John J. Carter purchased 160 acres in 1878. As early as 1879, veterans of the Confederate ... 3992 Perryman Cemetery From Forestburg take FM 455 about one mile to cemetery. The first marked grave in this burial ground is than of an infant who died in 1862. Other burials include those of a Mr. Jones, a well-digger killed ... 23818 Pleasant Hill Cemetery Jim Harry Loop In 1882, early settler Alexander Russell succumbed to malaria, and soon after, L.V. Lyon, the infant daughter of James Lyon, also died. The two were ...

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4144 Queen's Peak Indian Lookout Not Located - on private property Discovered by white men in 1848. Permanent white settlement began in this region in 1858. Its early history is a long story of Indian raids. In memory ...

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4219 Red River Station On US 82 6 miles west of Nocona. Established 9 miles northwest 1861 as Civil War outpost near major buffalo and indian crossing. Local soldiers, determined to guard edge of settlement ... 4220 Red River Station Bowie "Jumping-off point" on the famous Chisholm Cattle Trail, (1867-87), Red River Station was a main crossing and last place on trail to buy supplies ... 14095 Red River Station Nocona 23524 Redbud Cemetery marker pending marker pending 14157 Rural Schools-Dye Mound Montague 14974 Rural Schools-Fruitland Bowie 14509 Rural Schools-Illinois Bend Saint Jo

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17385 Salona Cemetery From Bowie, FM 3043 for 3.2 mi., then turn right onto Orchard Road and then left onto Lama Road 1.3 mi. to the cemetery. Settlement of Bethel community began in the 1870s, with the Ayers, Cherry, Cook, Couch, Hill, Lamb, Oliver, Overstreet, Park and Richardson families ... 4922 Site of the 1759 Taovayo Victory Over Spain From Nocona take FM 103 about 17 miles to Spanish Fort Marker is located next to large granite monument in center of town. Col. Diego Ortiz Parilla, a commandant of Presidio San Saba (near the later site of Menard) had grave Indian problems in 1759. Priests and others ... 5000 Spanish Fort From Nocona take FM 103 about 17 miles to Spanish fort. Marker is on square across from old store. The town of Spanish Fort. Occupies the Site of an Ancient Taovayas Indian Village. Scene of first severe defeat in Texas of Spanish troops by Indians ... 14773 Spanish Fort, Red River Station Nocona 5076 St. Peter Lutheran Church 806 North Lindsey, Bowie. German Lutheran immigrants who settled in this area in the late 19th century were added to The Rev. John C. Schulenberg's North Central Texas Mission ... 12231 Starkey Cemetery 8 mi. E of Nocona on US 82; 1.1 mi. S on Dixie School Road; 1.2 mi. S on Starkey Rd. Drawn to fertile lands of north Texas, settlers began arriving in this area in significant numbers after 1850. Montague County was established in ... 5133 Stonewall Saloon North corner of public square, Saint Jo. Built 1873 as saloon and trail drivers rest stop. After county prohibition, 1897, housed offices and bank. Named after Gen. "Stonewall" Jackson. ... 23816 Sunset Cemetery Sunset Cemetery, US 287 access road at Cemetery Road. Marker pending. marker pending

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17563 The Phillips House US Highway 82 in front of house facing highway, 0.1 miles from Saint Jo city limit sign. In 1873, James Hoback (J.H.) and Margaret Day Phillips moved from Illinois to Texas by wagon train with their children. J.H. was instrumental in ... 5538 Town of Saint Jo FM 677 at city park, Saint Jo. One of oldest towns in Montague County. Founded in 1850s, during great California Gold Rush, by E.S. and Ithane Singletary (Brothers) and John Hughes, ...

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5604 United Methodist Church of Montague SH 59, Rusk Street, 1 block south of courthouse, Montague. In 1872 The Rev. John F. Denton, a Methodist missionary, preached in Montague. The next year four members under the leadership of The Rev. Joseph ... 5622 Uz Community From Forestburg take FM 1655 4 miles south. Named by early settlers for a town mentioned in the Biblical Book of Job, Uz was a farming community whose economy was based on the cotton crop. ...

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5632 Valley View Baptist Church From Nocona take FM 103 15 miles north to church. The Tri-County Baptist Association, comprised of churches in Montague, Clay, and Wise Counties, voted to establish a church near Spanish Fort in ...