Historical Markers of Texas

9250 100th Anniversary of Oil in Nacogdoches County across from Old Stone Fort on Griffith & Alumni, SFA Campus -- 17007 1796 Spanish Colonial Rancho of Bernardo D'Ortolan 1.01 miles north on CR 755 from its intersection with FM 225; located on the north side of the road and in the SE corner of Lot 38 Following the Treaty of Paris in 1763, East Texas Spanish missions and presidio los adaes were closed and the inhabitants moved to San Antonio, but ...

14549 Adolphus Sterne House designated RTHL 1962, marker dated 1977 12097 Alton W. Birdwell 1936 North St., in front of Rusk Bldg., SFASU campus (1870-1954) Born near Elkhart in Anderson County, Alton W. Birdwell as reared in the Piney Woods of East Texas. His early education was provided ... 9243 Ancient Mound 516 Mound St. Mound Street got its name in the 18th century from mounds which lined it from Main to King Street. These were built by prehistoric Indians. Only ... 18268 Angelina South Pecan Street at Banita Creek, behind City Hall Angelina (Angelica) was a woman of the Hasinai Caddo (Tejas) nation who grew up in Monclova, Coahuila and at the Spanish Presidio San Juan Bautista ... 9245 Austin Building SFA Campus on Vista Dr. Efforts by Texas Legislators in 1917 to improve the quality of public education in Texas resulted in provisions to establish colleges in East Texas ...

9252 Battle of Nacogdoches corner of Fredonia and El Camino Real (Main) (August 2, 1832) One of the opening actions of the Texas War for Independence, this battle occurred soon after settlers drove out the Mexican garrisons ... 13547 Bethel Cemetery south of intersection of FM 941 and Pisgah Rd, on 500 block of FM 941 The Bethel Cemetery has served the community of Appleby since the 1880s. The burial ground’s name comes from the Bethel community, which developed ... 15425 Birdwell Field, Aikman Gym and the Women's Recreation Center 1936 North St. When Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College was funded in 1921, the Texas legislature only authorized one building--the Austin Building, known ... 9254 Brewer Cemetery Douglass Dedicated 1816. Henry, born Oct. 24, 1776, died Jan. 23, 1865. Susannah, wife of Henry Brewer, born April 7, 1777, died 1853. Henry Mitchell born ... 17189 Brewer Cemetery Cushing, 4.3 mi. on Hwy 223 toward Douglass, left 2.3 mi. on CR 343 in Looneyville, turn right on Brewer Cemetery Road, 150 yards to gate In January 1835, the Mexican Government approved Henry Brewer’s application for a league of land (4,000 acres). Early settlers built log cabins near ... 23256 Bridget Nancaro 101 W. Main St. Bridget Nancaro was born around 1783 as a mulatto slave, a person born to one African American and one white parent. Her first record in Spanish ... 9256 Burrows - Millard House north of Nacogdoches on Bus. 59 Confederate veteran Elijah M. Burrows (1844-93) built the rear portion of this pioneer farmhouse before he married Mary Josephine (Molly) Millard ...

15445 Camp Chireno, World War II P.O.W. Camp Main St (FM 95), south of Loop 34/CR 441 During World War II, the Frost Lumber Co. (Nacogdoches) and the Angelina Lumber Co. (Lufkin) requested that the War Manpower Commission (WMC) establish ... 18270 Captain Domingo Ramon South Pecan Street at Banita Creek, behind City Hall Captain Domingo Ramon (d. 1723) was the son of Captain Diego Ramon (d. 1724), the commandant of the Presidio San Juan Bautista (Presidio del Rio ... 9244 Captain Hayden Arnold Oak Grove Cemetery Commanded the Nacogdoches Company at the Battle of San Jacinto Born in Tennessee, 1805 Died in 1839 Erected by the State of Texas 1936 9398 Charles Standfield Taylor Oak Grove Cemetery, Hospital and Lanana streets Land Commissioner of Texas, 1833 A signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836 Chief Justice of Nacogdoches County, 1837 District Attorney, ... 9262 Chas. Hoya Land Office corner of Pilar and Pecan Sts. Built in 1897 by Charles Hoya (1848-1926), son of Prussian immigrant Joseph T. von der Hoya, and long-time Nacogdoches County surveyor. Designed ... 16732 Chireno Lower Cemetery Chireno Lower Cemetery Situated near El Camino Real de Los Tejas, on land granted in 1792 to Jose Antonio Chireno, the Chireno Community developed in the 1830s when Chireno’s ... 9263 Christ Episcopal Church 502 E. Starr Ave. Founded 1848 when the Rev. Henry Sansom (1821-1903) came as a missionary to East Texas at request of Mrs. Frances Cox Henderson, wife of Gen. J. ... 17935 City of Appleby 1.2 miles southwest on Texas State HWY 941/ Texas FM 2609. CITY OF APPLEBY LOCATED NINE MILES NORTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN NACOGDOCHES, APPLEBY WAS A COMMON RURAL COMMUNITY IN EAST TEXAS. THE HISTORY OF APPLEBY ... 9267 Cove Springs Cemetery Cove Springs Cemetery, about 9 mi. E of Nacogdoches off SH 21 and CR 350 (Melrose Blackjack Road) on Cove Springs Rd. Named for three coves and their springs nearby, this cemetery was originally associated with a local Methodist church. In 1858, Daniel H. Vail deeded ...

14540 Diedrich Anton Wilhelm Rulfs Nacogdoches Master architect Diedrich Rulfs was born in 1848 in Stollham in the German Province of Oldenburg to Helene (Stindt) and Gerhard Rulfs; his father ... 17343 Dr. Joseph William Kennedy, Jr In front of Kennedy Auditorium located on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University. See Building #37 on the SFA campus map Dr. Joseph William Kennedy, Jr. was born in Nacogdoches on May 30, 1916 and graduated from Nacogdoches High School in 1932 as valedictorian. Kennedy ... 9279 Dr. Robert Anderson Irion Oak Grove Cemetery IRION Dr. Robert Anderson Irion Born in Paris Tenn., July 7, 1806 Died at Nacogdoches Tex., Mar. 2, 1861 Married Ann Raquet Mar. 20, 1810 Born in ... 9270 Durst - Taylor House Durst-Taylor Historic House and Gardens The family of Andres de Acosta, who settled in Nacogdoches in 1779, owned this property as early as 1809. Acosta sold the property, which included ...

18149 E. J. Campbell School 403 Shawnee St. Until it closed in 1970, the year Nacogdoches schools fully integrated, the E. J. Campbell School at this site served African American students from ... 9277 Elias E. Hamilton Oak Grove Cemetery, Lanana and Hospital St. Participated in storming of Bexar, 1835 Battle of San Jacinto, 1836. Born in Clarksville, Georgia in 1816 Died in Douglass, Texas, September 30, ...

14545 Fairview Church Cemetery 4 mi. E of Nacogdoches on SH 21, south side, west of CR 509 According to tradition, a small group of Nacogdoches-area Methodists came together before 1860 to organize a church, which they named Pine Grove. ... 16452 First Baptist Church of Nacogdoches 411 North Street In 1884, the Baptist General Association of Texas sent Luther Rice Scruggs to start Baptist work in Nacogdoches, which was beginning to grow following ... 9273 First United Methodist Church of Nacogdoches 201 E. Hospital St. At least one Methodist sermon was preached in Nacogdoches before 1821, according to tradition. After religious freedom was established by the Republic ... 18269 Franciscan Friars in East Texas South Pecan Street at Banita Creek, behind City Hall Missionaries of the Franciscan order played an integral role in the administration of Spanish activities throughout Tejas (East Texas). In 1690, ...

9348 General Thomas J. Rusk Oak Grove Cemetery "[W side] Patriot Soldier [Seal of the State of Texas] Statesman Jurist RUSK [N & S sides blank] [E side] Erected by the state of TEXAS To the memory ... 9274 Gingerbread House Loop 34/CR 441 Built about 1895. Victorian architecture. Heart pine and other fine materials used, including brass hardware. Many porches; carved skirt, fascia ... 18266 Governor Marquis de San Miguel de Aguayo South Pecan Street at Banita Creek, behind City Hall In 1719, Jose de Azlor y Virto de Vera, the Marquis de San Miguel de Aguayo (d. 1734), replaced Martin de Alarcon as Governor of Texas. His appointment ... 18267 Governor Martin de Alarcon in East Texas South Pecan Street at Banita Creek, behind City Hall Don Martin de Alarcon rose to the position of Governor of Texas in 1716. As governor he aimed to establish a secure presidio along the San Antonio ...

9271 Haden Edwards Oak Grove Cemetery, Lanana and Hospital streets Empresario Leader of the Fredonian Rebellion, 1826-27. Sent to the United States to raise funds for the Texas Revolution, 1836. A leader in the development ... 9276 Halfway Inn (Flournoy - Granberry House) 21520 SH 21 This two-story log dwelling was built on the El Camino Real about 1840 by Samuel Flournoy for his wife Minerva (Wadington) and their family who moved ... 14026 Harmony Cemetery 268 CR 726, N of SH 7 James Norvel Pitts, a native of Perry County, Mississippi, arrived in Texas in the 1870s. In 1877, his wife Laney (Odom), their son James, and families ... 15826 Helpenstell Cemetery North of Nacogdoches, on SH 59, 13. 5 mi. Turn right onto CR 146, the cemetery is 1 mi. Helpenstell Cemetery is named for Wilhelm Helpenstell, who buried his infant son, Henry, in a field behind his home in 1861 and designated the site ... 9356 Home of Adolphus Sterne SE corner of La Nana and Pilar St. A pioneer citizen of Nacogdoches. Born in Cologne, Germany, April 5, 1801. Alcalde at Nacogdoches under the Mexican government. Member of the Congress ... 15275 Home of Peter Ellis Bean CR 302 at CR 305 (1783-1846) A member of Nolan's Expedition in 1800 Captured and imprisoned in Mexico Soldier in the Mexican struggle for Independence Commandant ... 12098 Hotel Wiley 116 South D Avenue The town of Garrison was founded in 1885. By about 1900 the Hotel Wiley, owned by Mrs. S. A. "Mattie" Wiley, was in full operation. The hotel was ...

22548 Immaculate Conception Cemetery Located 5 miles SW of Nacogdoches at 1422 County Road 724 off of Highway 7 West 9284 In Memory of Thomas F. McKinney 109 E. Main (1801-1873) Builder of the first wharf at Galveston Financial advisor of the Republic of Texas Senior member of the firm of McKinney & Williams whose ... 12099 Ingraham Building 210 E. Pilar St. New York native George Francis Ingraham (1842-1920) settled in Nacogdoches in 1860. He married Martha Thompson Cooper in 1866 and became an attorney ...

18594 Jacobs Chapel Cemetery From Nacogdoches take State Hwy 21 E for five miles to FM 226. Turn right (south) and travel 7.6 miles through Woden and past Woden School to CR 551 on right. Turn at the Jacobs Cemetery sign onto CR 551 and travel .2 miles to Jacobs Chapel Cemetery which will be on the left. In November 1843, Paulina Clementine Jacobs inherited 15 acres in southern Nacogdoches County from her father, William Jacobs (1765-1843), which ... 9247 John Balch Cove Springs Cemetery, about 9 mi. E of Nacogdoches off SH 21 and CR 350 (Melrose Blackjack Road) on Cove Springs Rd. Participated in the storming of Bexar, 1835 Battle of San Jacinto, 1836 Born in Tennessee in 1812 Died in 1900. His wife ELIZABTH ROGERS BALCH Born ... 9266 John R. Clute Douglass Cemetery, north of SH 21 A soldier in the Army of Texas in 1836 Born in New York March 17, 1803 Died June 27, 1874 His second wife REBECCA A. EWING CLUTE Born in Tennessee ... 9346 John S. Roberts Oak Grove Cemetery Sheriff in Natchitoches Louisiana in 1826 One of the leaders in Battle of Nacogdoches. Member of Consultation, 1835. Commanded the Nacogdoches Company ...

13945 Karle Wilson Baker 1936 North St In the early and mid-20th century, Nacogdoches was the home of a notable poet, writer and woman of letters. Karle Wilson, daughter of William and ... 9269 Kelsey Harris Douglass Oak Grove Cemetery Member of the Second Congress of the Republic Commander of the Texas forces in the decisive battle with the Cherokee Indians, July 16, 1839 Charter ... 20167 King's Highway - Camino Real - Old San Antonio Road NW corner E. Main and N. Fredonia streets.Pink granite marker 15 of 128 placed in 1918. King's Highway - Camino Real - Old San Antonio Road. Marked by the Daughters of the American Revolution and the State of Texas A.D. 1918 23981 King's Highway - Camino Real - Old San Antonio Road W of Melrose, NE corner SH 21 and CR 302. Pink granite marker 12 of 128 placed in 1918. King's Highway - Camino Real - Old San Antonio Road. Marked by the Daughters of the American Revolution and the State of Texas A.D. 1918

9283 "Los Ojos de Padre Margil" ("The Eyes of Father Margil") Park St. at F. E. Abernethy Lanana Creek Trail A Franciscan missionary who spent almost 50 years with the Indians of Central and North America, Father Antonio Margil de Jesus (1657-1726) was born ... 9281 La Calle Real del Norte Durst-Taylor Historic House and Gardens An 18th-century trail connecting the Indian villages of the Nacog-doche and Nasoni Indians. Travelled by Spanish missionaries, soldiers and settlers, ... 16396 Lazarine Cemetery 75 yards from corner of Hwy 7 W and CR 715 Established Ca. 1839 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2008 12100 Libby Community Cemetery 8.08 mi. S of Garrison on US 59; .2 mi. W on FM 1878 Once named Miller's Mill, the community served by this cemetery was settled in the early 19th century. When a post office was established in 1898, ... 9282 Lindsey House 706 Virginia Ave. Affluent families of Nacogdoches began building spacious homes in this area overlooking the town in the 1890s. Robert and Emily (Willis) Lindsey, ... 13184 Linn Flat Cemetery Trawick, 1 mi. N of SH 204 on CR 929 This cemetery has served the Linn Flat community since the middle 19th century. John Polk deeded the land as a burial ground in 1849 and stipulated ... 17706 Louis Juchereau de St. Denis Douglass Pavilion, southwest corner of SH 21 and FM 225. Canadian Frenchman Louis Juchereau de St. Denis played an important role in the beginnings of Texas. In 1711, Spanish Father Francisco Hidalgo in ...

13582 McKnight Cemetery CR 975, 0.2 mi N of intersection with SH 204 W McKnight Cemetery began as a burial ground for the family of William Newton and Rebecca McKnight, with the oldest marked grave dating to the 1850s. ... 14133 Milam Lodge #2, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Texas 129 N. Fredonia The Masonic Lodge in Nacogdoches is the oldest in the state still operating in its original location. Before the organization of a Grand Lodge in ... 17688 Mission Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion de los Hainais Douglass Pavilion, southwest corner of SH 21 and FM 225. Originally built in 1716, Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de los Hainais was established during Domingo Ramóns expedition to forge ...

14758 Nacogdoches County North St. (Bus. 59), E side, 80 feet N of Roselake Dr. Home of the Nacogdoches Indians in the 17th Century. Spanish settlements, 1716. Alternately settled and abandoned in 18th Century due to French encroachment. ... 12101 Nacogdoches Federal Building / Post Office 300 E. Main St. Designed by U. S. Treasury Department architect James A. Wetmore, this building was erected in 1917-1918 and housed the main city post office until ... 9300 Nacogdoches University Old University Building, to the right of the entrance A pioneer co-educational institution incorporated by an independent board February 3, 1845. Granted four leagues of land for its support. Opened ... 22582 Nacogdoches Veterans of The War of 1812 Southeast corner of E. Pilar and S. Fredonia, affixed to the John S. Roberts building 9357 Nicholas Adolphus Sterne Oak Grove Cemetery. Marker reported missing Dec. 2017. (April 5, 1801 - March 27, 1852) Arriving in New Orleans in 1817, German-Jewish emigrant Adolphus Sterne became a merchant and joined the Masonic ... 14312 Nine Flags of Nacogdoches Nacogdoches Throughout the storied history of Nacogdoches, nine different flags have flown over the region. The six flags of Texas are well known, but three ...

12102 Oak Grove Cemetery Oak Grove Cemetery, entrance at Lanana and E. Hospital streets Originally called "American Cemetery," Oak Grove Cemetery is located on the 1826 land grant of Empresario Haden Edwards. The leader of the 1826 Fredonian ... 15580 Oil Springs, Texas First Oil Well Nacogdoches At a depth of 106 feet, Lyne Taliaferro Barret brought in the first oil well in Texas in 1866. Well was on a 279-acre lease called the Skillern Tract. ... 9345 Old "Red" House NE corner of Pilar and South St. On this site stood...Headquarters of Colonel Jose de las Piedras, commander of the Mexican garrison in Nacogdoches, 1827-1839. The property, after ... 15163 Old Nacogdoches University Old University Building, east side Chartered by the Republic of Texas in 1845 to fulfill settlers' ideals for higher education. Financed by public subscriptions. Housed first in military ... 9299 Old Nacogdoches University Building Old University Building. RTHL medallion on building near entrance, interpretive plaque in the garden area in front The Republic of Texas chartered Nacogdoches University in 1845 to fulfill East Texas settlers’ ideals for higher education. The University occupied ... 12103 Old North Church Cemetery 4 mi. N of Nacogdoches on US 259; 05 mi. NE on CR 205 According to legend, the first burial in this cemetery was that of a young girl whose family, traveling through the area when she died, buried her ... 9355 Old Spanish Cemetery Courthouse lawn - corner of Main (SH 21) and North This courthouse stands in the Old Spanish Cemetery used from 1800 to 1895. Notable among those whose remains rest here is Antonio Gil y Barbo, 1729-1809. ... 14793 Old Spanish Cemetery Nacogdoches 9393 Old Stone Fort Stephen F. Austin State University campus, 1808 Alumni Drive North, Griffith Blvd. Stones recovered from a razed 18th century structure form the walls of this historic replica building. The stone house stood originally near the ... 9394 On This Site Stood for a Century an Old Stone House 215 E. Main Street On this site stood for a century an old stone house thought to have been built in 1779 by Antonio Gil YBarbo. Sold by him as community property in ... 16002 Original Location of Sacred Heart Catholic Church Pecan Street, east side between E. Hospital and E. Main streets The Catholic Church's history has been intertwined with that of Nacogdoches since the first Spanish missions were constructed in the area during ...

14728 Paul Lewis Boynton Nacogdoches President of Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College (SFASTC) from 1942 to 1958, Paul Lewis Boynton made vital contributions to the institution’s ... 9251 Pioneer Texas Oil Man: Lyne Taliaferro Barret Lower Melrose Cemetery (Melrose Baptist Church Cemetery), off SH 21 and CR 331. Marker reported damaged Dec. 2017. (1832 - 1913) Born in Virginia. Came with parents to Texas 1842. Married Angelina Thomas; had 9 children. Drilled the first oil well in Texas, 1866. ... 12104 Pioneering Higher Education in East Texas SFASU campus between Austin & Rusk buildings The absence of an institution of higher learning to train teachers in East Texas became obvious in the early 20th century. "Normal institutes" or ... 9303 Presidio Nuestra Senora de Los Dolores from Douglass, 5.2 mi. S to SE corner of FM 225 and CR 789 (Goodman Rd.) Built by Capt. Domingo Ramon 1716 Repaired and enlarged by Marquis of San Miguel de Aguayo 1721 Abandoned about 1730 Built by the Spanish government ... 17931 Presidio Nuestra Senora de los Dolores de los Tejas Douglass Pavilion, southwest corner of SH 21 and FM 225. On April 25, 1716, Captain Domingo Ramón embarked on an expedition to establish a permanent settlement in the Spanish province of Texas, which resulted ...

23349 Rancho El Salto Near Immaculate Conception Catholic Church off CR 724 and CR 721 Developed in the 1750s or 1760s, Rancho El Salto was a successful extension of the Spanish Misión Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de los Nacogdoches ... 23582 Robert Bruce Blake 101 W. Main St. Born in Moscow (Polk Co.), Texas, to Robert Bruce Blake Sr. and Sarah Elizabeth (Pratt) Blake, Robert Bruce Blake Jr. (1877-1955) was an important ... 15877 Rock Springs Cemetery INTERSECTION OF FM 698 AND CR 819 This burial ground is on land deeded for cemetery use in 1853, though there may have been interments dating to the 1840s. The property was under ... 12106 Rusk Building 1936 North St., SFASU campus Built on the homestead lands of warrior statesman Thomas Jefferson Rusk, Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College (SFA) was swollen with success ...

15904 Sam Houston's First Home in Texas Nacogdoches City Hall, SE corner E. Pilar and S. Pecan streets Sam Houston made his first home in Texas in this historic town of Nacogdoches. A former Tennessee governor and U.S. Congressman, Houston left Washington, ... 9352 Sam P. Smith Place about 4 mi. E of Nacogdoches on S side of SH 21 A good example of an East Texas farm home, this house originally had five rooms, four porches, and an enclosed dog trot. It was built in 1880 for ... 17684 San Patricio Rancho Douglass Pavilion, southwest corner of SH 21 and FM 225. William Barr and Samuel Davenport arrived in Nacogdoches by 1797 and settled on nine leagues of land called Presidio Viejo where the old Presidio ... 9350 Shay Locomotive No. 2005 Nacogdoches Railroad Depot. Marker is N of depot at NW corner of the parking lot. The locomotive was moved to Michigan in 2021 for repairs, renovation and display by the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society. Vertical-piston drive and direct-gear design was patented, 1880, by Ephraim Shay. This 36-ton engine was built by Lima Locomotive and Machine Co., ... 9272 Site of "El Atascoso" SH 21, south side, 1.5 mi. E of FM 226, between Atascoso Creek and CR 404. Just west of Atascocita Ridge neighborhood. In 1782, local Spanish official Antonio Gil Y'Barbo granted a league of land "at the place named El Atascoso for a ranch and cultivation" to Nacogdoches ... 9351 Site of "Old Soledad" 407 E. Main Famous throughout East Texas prior to 1800 as the headquarters of William Barr and Samuel Davenport, Indian traders Erected by the State of Texas ... 9253 Site of Bivouac and Banquet for The New Orleans' Greys Pilar & S. Lanana St. Led by Adolphus Sterne, citizens of Nacogdoches helped outfit a volunteer force, the New Orleans' Greys, to fight in the Texas War for Independence. ... 9278 Site of First Home in Texas Owned by General Sam Houston Nacogdoches City Hall, SE corner E. Pilar and S. Pecan streets Erected in 1836 by John Forbes, Commissary General of the Army at San Jacinto. Purchased by General Houston April 10, 1839. Marked by the State of ... 9301 Site of Old North Church N of Nacogdoches via Bus. 59 to Old North Church Road, 4 mi. First known as Union Church as several denominations joined here to worship as early as 1836. Organized in 1838. A small log church was completed ... 13946 Site of Pattonia CR 555 (Marion Ferry Rd), 5 mi. from FM 2259 Nearby was the site of the riverport community of Pattonia (also called Patton's Landing), founded by Robert S. and Moses L. Patton in 1844. Pattonia ... 9248 Site of the Home of Antonio Gil y Barbo 215 E. Main St. Site of the Home of ANTONIO GIL Y BARBO 1729 ... 1809 Founder of modern Nacogdoches in 1779. This Spanish frontiersman matched wits with Spanish ... 9399 Site of the Home of Charles S. Taylor North St. at Mimms Ave. (1808-1865) Citizen of Nacogdoches, 1830-1865 A signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence Land commissioner and Chief Justice of Nacogdoches ... 9268 Site of the Home of James Dill East Hospital Street, east of intersection with North Street Born in Pennsylvania in 1770. Pioneer Indian trader. Recognized by the King of Spain as a public- spirited citizen. First alcalde of Nacogdoches ... 9347 Site of the Home of John S. Roberts historic Municipal Building and Fire Station 1796-1871 A native of Virginia, came to Texas in 1826. An active participant in the struggle for Texas independence. One of the leaders in Battle ... 9302 Site of the Home of Juan Antonio Padilla Westminster Presbyterian Church A native of Nacogdoches Land commissioner, 1829 Vice-governor of the State of Coahuila and Texas Active in the Texas Revolution Died in Houston in ... 9349 Site of the Home of Thomas J. Rusk northwest corner of North and Rusk streets 1803 1857 Soldier-Statesman of the Republic of Texas. A hero of San Jacinto. Commander in Chief of the Army 1836. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ... 9265 Site of the Home of William Clark, Jr. North and Main Streets Born in Redford County, Virginia. Came to Texas in 1829 and to Nacogdoches in 1840. Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, member of the ... 15572 Site of the Mission Nuestra de la Purisima Concepcion Off FM 225 on private property Established by Franciscan missionaries in 1716 with the hope of civilizing and Christianizing the Indians of the region * Abandoned temporarily ... 9286 Site of the Mission Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe North and Mullen St. A Spanish outpost founded in 1716 by the pioneer Franciscan Antonio Margil de Jesus as a means of civilizing and christianizing the Nacogdoches ... 9287 Site of the Mission Nuestra Senora de la Purisma Conception about 7 mi. S of Douglass via FM 225, then S on CR 798, take left before Goodman Bridge and continue for one mile. Established by Franciscan missionaries in 1716 with the hope of civilizing and christianizing the Indians of the region. Abandoned temporarily due ... 16619 Site of the Mission San Jose de Los Nazonis 2.5 mi. N of Cushing Established by Franciscan missionaries in 1716 with the hope of civilizing and Christianizing the Nazoni and Nadaco Indians - abandoned temporarily ... 14428 Site of the Town of Mount Sterling CR 789 (Goodman Rd.) 0.1 mi. SE of FM 1911 and the Angelina River. Map dot approximate. Established by John Durst in 1837. Near the ruins of the Mission La Purisima Concepcion de Maria he built a saw and grist mill; in the town, a large ... 12107 Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College During World War II Raguet St., SFASU campus between Business & Education buildings Immediately following the United States' entry into World War II after the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Stephen F. Austin State ... 9246 Stephen Fuller Austin SFA Campus, end of Vista Dr. (November 3, 1793 - December 37, 1836) Republics often point to one person whose vision and leadership led to their creation. For the Republic of ... 14842 Stone Fort Museum 1936 North Street Opening in 1936, the Stone Fort Museum has interpreted the history of East Texas and of the Old Stone Fort while also elevating the local historic ...

9400 Texas Stagecoaches, C.S.A. 215 E. Main St. At this site on the historic King's Highway, used since 1691, passengers boarded stagecoaches during the Civil War, 1861-65. Besides this stand, ... 17345 The Daily Sentinel Parking lot on west side of N. Fredonia St., between E. Hospital and Commerce streets The first newspapers in Texas, beginning in 1813, all had direct links to Nacogdoches. The leading family in the newspaper business was that of Col. ... 17219 The Homesite of Raphael D'Ortolan 1.08 miles north of intersection of CR 755 and FM225; west side of road in northeastern end of Lot 24 Don Bernardo D’Ortolan (1750-1821), a French native and captain in the Spanish militia, lived near Nacogdoches as a farmer with his two sons and ... 23357 The Mansola Road of Nacogdoches 6617 W. SH 7 El Salto Road, later known as the Mansola Road, acted as a conduit between the 1716 Spanish mission Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Nacogdoches and ... 9285 The Millard - Lee House N of Nacogdoches on Bus. 59 at Millard's Crossing Built about 1837 by Nacogdoches merchant-deputy postmaster - road overseer Robert F. Millard (1803-47) as family home that sometimes was also a boardinghouse. ... 9280 The Roland Jones House 141 N. Church St. Late Victorian residence built 1896-97 by architect D. A. G. Rulfs for Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Matthews and daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Roland ... 9353 The Sparks House on FM 2863, 3 mi. S of Loop 224, Nacogdoches The typical East Texas pioneer home stands on the Pedro Esparza Grant, affirmed by Spain about 1810. It was the residence of Dr. John Marion Sparks ... 12108 The University Tradition in Nacogdoches SFASU campusbetween Austin & Rusk buildings The Spanish friars who built the Mission of Our Lady of Nacogdoches passed to the townspeople a sense of scholarship and educational responsibility. ... 12105 Thomas Jefferson Rusk in front of Rusk Building, SFASU campus (1803-1857) Born in South Carolina, Thomas Jefferson Rusk showed an early aptitude for the law, passing the bar at age twenty-one. He began to practice ... 9255 Thomas Young Buford Oak Grove Cemetery A San Jacinto Veteran Born in South Carolina August 5, 1814 Died August 23, 1839 Erected by the State of Texas 1936 9249 Tol Barret House Nacogdoches This farmhouse was first owned by T. J. Johnson, founder of Melrose (11 mi. E), and his wife Amanda. In 1848 it became the home of Amanda's sister ... 18626 Town of Douglass Douglass Pavilion, southwest corner of SH 21 and FM 225. Located on the Old San Antonio Road four miles east of the Angelina River and fourteen miles west of Nacogdoches, the town of Douglass sits on the ...

20017 United States Occupation of Nacogdoches 403 Weaver Street

9401 Washington Square next to Old Nacogdoches University building First Home of Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College Washington Square, a historic Nacogdoches center from the inception of the old Nacogdoches ... 12109 Washington Square north side of Arnold Street, between N. Fredonia and N. Mound streets When Nacogdoches University was chartered by the Republic of Texas in 1845, three early settlers --Haden Edwards, Charles S. Taylor, and J. R. Arnold ... 15980 Westminster Presbyterian Church 903 North St. Presbyterians have long played an important role in Nacogdoches; the earliest Presbyterian influence here dates to the 1830s, with several churches ... 9275 William ("Bill") Goyens Moved from gravesite to Nacogdoches County Courthouse grounds. Born a slave in South Carolina, 1794; escaped to Texas in 1821. Rendered valuable assistance to the Army of Texas, 1836. Interpreter for the Houston-Forbes ... 9264 William Clark, Jr. Oak Grove Cemetery A signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Born in Virginia, April 14, 1798 Died January 3, 1871 His wife MARTHA B. WALL CLARK Born May 16, ... 18480 Wisely Hall Aikman Drive at the corner of College Street, NE of the Austin Building. After Stephen F. Austin State University moved to the northern edge of Nacogdoches in the spring of 1924, it became evident to President Alton W. ... 9402 Women's Army Corps School 1936 North St., SFA State University Founded in 1942 in response to the overwhelming need for volunteers for service in World War II, the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) became a ...

12110 Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery Park St. at F. E. Abernethy Lanana Creek Trail The Rev. Lawson Reed came to Nacogdoches in 1878 to find no organized Baptist church serving the black community. For a time, he attended the Union ... 9403 Zion Hill First Baptist Church Corner of Boisdarc and Lanana streets. Marker reported missing Dec. 2017. The Rev. Lawson Reed organized this black Baptist congregation in 1879 and led the first worship services under a brush arbor. This structure, erected ...