Historical Markers of Texas

11554 Abraham Winfree Winfree Cemetery #2, on Winfree Rd. 0.5 mi. W of SH 62/SH 73 (1801-1865) A native of Louisiana, Abraham Winfree first came to present Orange County in 1830. He purchased land by 1831, and in 1833 brought his ... 11486 Absalom Jett Jett Cemetery, W. Park Ave. (Business 90), S side 400 feet W of 41st Street. Marker and grave are in SW section of cemetery. Map dot approximate. Born in Louisiana in 1812. Arrived in Texas, 1824. Served in the Army of Texas 1836. Member of Captain Benjamin J. Harper's Company. Died 1878. His ... 11482 Alexander Gilmer Evergreen Cemetery, Border and Jackson St. A native of Ireland, Alexander "Sandy" Gilmer (Sept. 7, 1829 - July 30, 1906) came to the United States in 1846 at the age of seventeen. Settling ... 11468 Atakapan Indians of Orange County Front Ave. & the end of 4th St., Ochiltree, Riverwalk Park, Orange The Atakapan Indians, a tribe associated with southeastern U. S. bands, lived in this area for centuries. Studies have suggested their presence covered ...

11501 B. H. Norsworthy Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson & Border St., Orange (Nov. 26, 1838-Feb. 21, 1901) Alabama native B. H. Norsworthy migrated to Texas in 1860. During the Civil War he organized a Confederate unit known ... 11471 Black Education in Orange County Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church. A 2004 marker with the same title is at the northwest corner of Solomon Johnson Park, W. Turret Ave. at N. 2nd St. Schools for Orange County’s black children were held in churches and private homes as early as the 1870s. In 1887 a black school was opened in the ... 16630 Black Education in Orange County At the northwest corner of Solomon Johnson Park, W. Turret Ave. at N. 2nd St. A 1988 marker with the same title is at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 512 W. John Ave. As early as the 1870s, Orange County's African American children attended school in private homes and churches. The Orange County commissioners established ... 11472 Bland-Bazzano House 601 N. 12th St. John Horace Bland and his wife Edna built this home in 1902. In 1910 John Michael Dullahan bought it and lived here with his parents until 1917. ...

11490 Captain George M. Levingston Evergreen Cemetery, Border & Jackson St. (Feb 25, 1874-Oct. 27, 1971) A licensed river captain and the son of a pioneer area shipbuilder, George M. Levingston was a leader in the development ... 11515 Charles Holmes Saxon Evergreen Cemetery, Border & Jackson St. (About 1820-Jan. 26, 1919) A native of Mississippi, Charles Holmes Saxon migrated to Texas in 1842, settling in Jasper County. Following his service ... 24267 City of West Orange marker pending marker pending 11523 Claiborne West Claiborne West Park, near entrance at parking lot on Enchanted Lane (1800-1866) Born in Franklin County, Tennessee, Claiborne West moved as a young man to Louisiana. He married Anna Garner in 1824 and they had nine ... 15975 Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Turrent Road at Simmons Drive, Hollywood Cemetery Well-known for his expertise on the guitar and his multi-genre music, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown had a recording career that spanned more than 50 ... 16525 Cow Bayou Swing Bridge SH73/87, 1.13 mi. N.E. of jct. with FM 1442 THIS CENTER-BEARING SWING BRIDGE, COMPLETED IN 1940, IS ONE OF ONLY A FEW SUCH HIGHWAY BRIDGES REMAINING IN TEXAS. THE BRIDGE WAS THE LAST MAJOR ... 18169 Cox House 612 W. Orange Ave. The town of Orange began as a settlement in the late 1820s on a bend in the Sabine River. By the turn of the century, the town expanded north of ...

11555 David Robert Wingate Evergreen Cemetery, Border and Jackson St. (1819-1899) In 1852 wealthy Mississippi sawmill owner David Robert Wingate moved his family to a large cotton plantation in Newton County. During ... 11474 Dr. Samuel M. Brown Evergreen Cemetery, Border and Jackson St., Orange (1836-1887) South Carolina native Samuel M. Brown served with distinction as a surgeon in the Confederate army during the Civil War. He and his family ... 14044 Dr. William Hewson and Dr. David Caldwell Hewson First Street at W Front Street (Ochiltree Park) Two in a long line of physicians in their family, William and David Caldwell Hewson were significant figures in orange County. William was born in ...

11489 Emma George Latchem Evergreen Cemetery, Border & Jackson St. (July 15, 1854-March 27, 1929) Born in Quitman, Texas, Emma (George) Latchem came to Orange in 1871 after her husband died. Mrs. Latchem began teaching ... 14608 Emma Henderson Wallace Hollywood Community Cemetery, Curtis Ave. & Simmons Dr. A native of Waxahachie, Texas, Emma Smiley Henderson Wallace (1876-1968) attended school at Prairie View College before becoming a teacher in 1896. ... 12132 Evergreen Cemetery Jackson & Border streets Local lore places the first burial in this cemetery as early as 1840. When Robert Jackson purchased 35 acres of land including this site in 1853, ...

16949 First Baptist Church Two blocks on the left, below the intersection of TX US Hwy. 87 and West Roundbunch Road. In 1940, 28 charter members organized a Baptist church to meet the spiritual needs of the local community. Though worshippers had met for services ... 11479 First Baptist Church of Orange 602 W Green Ave In 1879 the Rev. Andrew Peddy helped organize this congregation with 18 charter members. They met in the frame Orange County courthouse and were ... 23893 First Baptist Church of West Orange 608 Dayton St. After a series of successful revivals held by the Reverend T.H. Feagin, 16 residents formed what would become First Baptist Church of West Orange ... 13579 First Christian Church of Orange 611 9th St The First Christian Church of Orange began in 1885 when a group of residents started meeting for worship services. Some of these charter members ... 11480 First National Bank of Orange Green Ave. at 16th St. Until the industrial revolution reached Orange in the late 1880s, most banking needs in the area were handled through Galveston.The growth of Orange ... 11481 First United Methodist Church of Orange 6th and Elm St. The first recorded Methodist activity in Orange was in 1859, when the Rev. Valerious C. Canon was sent here from the Woodville District. By 1871, ...

11508 George Alexander Pattillo Ochiltree Inman Park, Front & Third Streets A veteran of the War of 1812, Georgia native George Alexander Pattillo (1796-1871) migrated to this area in the early 1830s. He served on the local ...

11494 Henry Jacob Lutcher In possession of Stark family estate. Contact CHC for further information The son of German immigrants, Henry Jacob Lutcher (1836-1912) became a successful lumberman in his home state of Pennsylvania. Attracted by the vast ... 13021 Henry Jacob Lutcher Stark Stark Park On December 8, 1887, Henry Jacob Lutcher Stark was born in Orange to William H. and Miriam H. (Lutcher) Stark. His maternal grandfather, Henry J. ... 14583 Hollywood Community Cemetery Orange 11473 Homesite of Dr. Edgar William Brown at 8th St. Parkway Following the example of his father Dr. Samuel M. Brown, Georgia native Edgar William Brown (1859-1917) became a practicing physician in Orange. ... 11502 Hugh Ochiltree Ochiltree Park, Front St., Between 3rd & 4th, Orange (July 10, 1820-March 28, 1891) A native of North Carolina, Hugh Ochiltree migrated to Texas in 1840. Settling first in Nacogdoches, he studied law ...

11485 Jackson-Hustmyre House 611 N 7th St. Henry B. Jackson, a prominent local banker and businessman, built this home soon after he purchased the property in 1902. In 1909 he sold it to Frank ... 11521 Jerome Swinford Evergreen Cemetery, Border and Jackson St. (Nov. 3, 1839 - July 13, 1906) Missouri native Jerome Swinford came to Sabine Pass in 1859 to enter the steamboat business. After serving in the ... 11517 Jimmy Ochiltree Sims Home Heritage House Museum, SE corner W. Division and S. College streets Born in Orange, J.O. Sims (1874-1961) rose from clerk to board chairman during his long career with the First National Bank. He married Mary Alberta ... 11493 Joe and Annie Lucas House 812 W. Pine St. Prominent local jeweler Joe Lucas (1865-1944) and his wife Annie (1879-1978) built this home in 1907 as a modest 2-story vernacular structure. As ... 11476 John Cole Homestead 3 mi. west on FM 2802 from SH 62, west of Marshall Willey Road. Marker reported missing Jun. 2012. Pioneer settler John Cole (1805-75) migrated to Texas in 1828. An active resident of the Cow Bayou community, he served in the militia during the ... 11483 John Harmon First Street at W Front Street (Ochiltree Inman Park) Born in 1790 in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, John Harmon lived at Poste de Attakapas, a Spanish fortification at the present site of St. Martinville. ... 11518 John Thomas Stark Evergreen Cemetery, Border & Jackson St. Patriarch of the Orange County Stark family, John T. Stark was born in Pebble County, Ohio, in 1821 and moved to East Texas in 1840. He settled in ... 11487 Jorgensen House 1209 Pine St. This house stands on land purchased in 1900 by J. K. Jorgensen, a hardware store clerk. Construction began in 1907 when Jorgensen removed the front ...

11469 Leonard Frederick Benckenstein in possession of Stark Foundation. Marker reported damaged 9.24.2024. A millionaire by his early thirties, Leonard Frederick Benckenstein made his first fortune in Detroit, where he was involved in the insurance, stock, ... 14471 Levingston Shipbuilding Company and Edward T. Malloy Green Ave. at Simmons Dr. In 1859, three brothers, Samuel, David and John Levingston, arrived in Orange from Ireland and purchased an existing shipyard, where they built wooden ... 11492 Linscomb Cemetery On FM 1442 about 1 mi. N of IH-10, 9 mi west of Orange Joseph Linscomb (1798-1873) moved from Louisiana to Texas about 1835 and served in a volunteer militia unit during the Texas Revolution. He and his ... 15564 Linscomb, Joseph Orange 11495 Lutcher & Moore Lumber Company 1201 Childers Rd. H. J. Lutcher and G. B. Moore moved their lumber operations from Pennsylvania and established a headquarters here in 1877. Over the next several ... 11496 Lutcher Memorial Church Building 902 W Green Ave Founded in 1878, the First Presbyterian Church initially occupied a frame structure built in 1883 at Market and Polk Street. In 1912 the congregation ...

11497 Madison Lodge No. 126, A. F. & A. M. Madison Masonic Lodge, Masonic Dr., N side, 500 feet E. of 37th St. Marker is near entrance of building. Hugh Ochiltree (1820-91), George A. Pattillo (1796-1871), and other leading citizens organized this lodge on April 30, 1853. Col. Ochiltree had come ... 18242 Mauriceville Mauriceville Mauriceville was established in the wake of construction of two railroads: the Texarkana and Fort Smith Railroad in 1898 and the Orange and Northwestern ... 11475 Miss Laura Chandler's Private School 606 N. 7th St. James M. Chandler was a Confederate veteran who brought his family to Texas after the Civil War. About 1890 he built a residence and several outbuildings, ... 11498 Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church 512 W. John The earliest known Black congregation in Orange, Mount Zion Missionary Baptist church was started in 1871 as a result of the organizational efforts ...

14845 Office of the Supervisor of Shipbuilding and Consolidated Steel Corporation Green Ave. at Simmons Dr. Orange's location at a bend in the Sabine River, adjacent to the immense virgin pine forests of southeast Texas, made it an ideal site for shipbuilding. ... 15041 Old First Orange Baptist Church 7925 IH-10 East Old First Orange Baptist Church was organized on September 20, 1857, and is the earliest known religious establishment in Orange County. Charter ... 11500 Old Niblett's Bluff, C.S.A. Ochiltree Inman Park, S side W. Front Ave. opposite 2nd St. On high point SE, across the Sabine in Louisiana. Busiest east Texas port of entry in the Civil War. Target for enemy movements west across Louisiana ... 11503 Orange Chamber of Commerce 1012 W. Green Ave. The Orange Chamber of Commerce traces its history to an 1887 citizens' committee that was formed to promote the area's business potential. A reorganization ... 11505 Orange County 3 mi. W on U. S. 90 - - - 11506 Orange County and the Civil War Marker removed because of damage. Scheduled for replacement Shortly after the voters of Orange County and Texas approved secession in 1861, three military companies were raised in the county for Confederate ... 18198 Orange Dairy Company Northeast intersection of Division and 9th Streets, Orange, Texas Clyde Spears established the Orange Dairy Company at this site in 1941, where he pasteurized and bottled 800 gallons of milk every day. The Orange ... 20027 Orange Southern Pacific Depot Northwest corner of Green Ave. and 11th Street along the Southern Pacific Rail Lines 17214 Orangefield Driveway going to Cormier Orangefield Museum on west side of building THIS COMMUNITY HAS ITS ORIGINS IN THE FIRST WELL DRILLED IN THE ORANGE OIL FIELD. A SHALLOW WELL DRILLED IN 1903 YIELDED NO OIL. AFTER SUCCESSFUL ...

14012 Peyton Bland south side of I-10 one mile east of Hwy 1442 Born in 1815 in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, Peyton Bland became a vital figure in Orange County. He migrated to Texas as a young man and at Orange ... 11477 Putnam B. Curry Evergreen Cemetery, Border and Jackson Sr., Orange (Sept. 16, 1835 - May 15, 1910) A native of New York, Putnam B. Curry moved to Galveston in 1860. He enlisted in the Confederate army and saw action ...

11509 Rainbow Bridge West side of bridge on SH 87, 3 mi. S of Bridge City. Marker reported missing Dec. 2005. Map dot approximate. The rapid growth of the petrochemical industry in Orange and Jefferson counties in the early 20th century led to increased population in this area. ... 13970 Riverside Addition: World War II Housing in Orange Green Ave. at Simmons Dr. The second World War catapulted Orange into a period of unparalleled industrial growth. In 1940, as the nation prepared for possible entry into the ... 11510 Robert B. Russell Evergreen Cemetery Border & Jackson St. (April 1, 1817 - Nov. 29, 1880) Born in New Milford, Conn.; emigrated to San Augustine, Texas, 1835. Joined Texian Army and fought at San Jacinto. ...

11512 Saint Paul Christian Methodist Episcopal Church 1201 N 4th St. This African American congregation held informal worship services in homes and later in a nearby building before church trustees Josiah Hardin, William ... 12133 Salem United Methodist Church 402 W. John Six months after the news of emancipation reached Texas in 1865, the Louisiana-Texas-Mississippi Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church for ... 11491 Samuel H. Levingston Levingston Park, Levingston & Moss St. A native of northern Ireland, Samuel H. Levingston was born in 1832, the son of George and Margaret Levingston. At the age of fourteen he left Ireland ... 11516 Samuel Wallace Sholars, M.D. Evergreen Cemetery, Border & Jackson (Oct. 15, 1847 - May 13, 1926) A native of Talladega, Alabama, Samuel Sholars moved with his parents to Jasper County in 1858. A Confederate army ... 11478 Site of End of the Line Station Front Ave. at 23rdSt. The original charter for a rail line through the Orange area was granted to the Sabine and Galveston Railroad and Lumber Company in 1856. About the ... 11488 Site of The Kishi Colony from Vidor, 2 mi. E on IH-10, then 3 mi. S on FM 1135 (exit 864), past railroad tracks at Terry and near levee. Japanese native Kichimatsu Kishi (d. 1956), a veteran of the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-05, established an agricultural colony at this site in 1908. ... 11557 Site of World War II P. O. W. Camp 4 mi. west of Orange on US 90 ROW at Womack Rd. During World War II, over 50,000 German prisoners of war were interned in over 70 Texas P. O. W. camps. Base camps were established at military bases ... 11511 St. Mary's Catholic Church 905 W. Cherry The earliest recorded Catholic Mass in the area was conducted by the Rev. P. F. Parisot in 1853, five years before the city of Orange was incorporated. ... 11513 St. Paul's Episcopal Church 1401 W. Park Ave. This church was established in 1863 under the leadership of the Rev. Joseph Wood Dunn, an area missionary. The earliest services were conducted in ... 12523 St. Therese Catholic Church 1409 N. 6th St. With roots in the missionary work of the Roman Catholic society of St. Joseph, this parish first gathered for worship in 1924. In that year, Father ... 23892 Stephens Family in Orange 1008 Pine St. Arkansas-born Benjamin Anderson (Ben) Stephens (1850-1932) and Louisiana native Martha Eolean Eddleman (1866-1933) married in Cameron Parish, Louisiana ...

11504 The City of Orange 803 W. Green Ave. The first known settlers in what is now the city of Orange were John and Elizabeth Harmon, who arrived in 1828 with their three children. Known first ... 11470 The Emmett Beuhler House 701 W. Cypress Ave. Emmett Beuhler (1853-1943), a native of Alsace-Lorraine, came here in the 1880s, during the lumbering boom. With L. Miller, who came from Germany, ... 11484 The Howell-Linscomb Home 1212 W Pine St. Daniel Webster Howell (1855-1930), a carpenter and contractor, built this two-story galleried residence in 1900-03 for his wife Amanda (Sellers) ... 11499 The Neyland-Gilmer House 312 West Pine Albert Neyland (1854-1890), son of Orange pioneers, married Louisa Jett (1855-1914) in 1875 and built a small house at this site. In 1877 Alexander ... 11507 The Orange Leader 200 W. Front St. Tracing its origins to 1875, this newspaper has served Orange for over a century. It began as "The Orange Weekly Tribune" operated by A. P. Harris, ... 11514 The Sawmill Industry in Orange County Corner of 3rd and Front Streets, in Ochiltree Park Orange County's sawmill and timber industry began with hand-operated logging operations run by pioneer settlers in the 1820s. In 1835 Robert Boothe ... 12134 The Woman's Club of Orange Pine & 5th Street Cultural opportunities were rare for women in the Orange community at the end of the 19th century. On October 18, 1893, a small group of women met ...

11522 U. S. S. Aulick Front Ave. and 3rd St. On September 9, 1940, a federal contract worth $82 million was issued to the Consolidated Steel Company to construct 12 Fletcher class naval destroyers ... 15073 United States Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility Green Ave. & Simmons Dr. At the termination of World War II, the United States had the largest naval force of any country in history. Prudent military leaders decided against ...

11519 W. H. Stark House 611 W Green Ave Eastlake detailing decorates the porches and gables of this ornate Queen Anne style residence, built in 1893-94 for William Henry (1851-1936) and ... 15629 Weaver Shipbuilding Green Ave. & Simmons Dr. Joe Weaver established Joseph Weaver and Son Shipyard in Orange in 1897. George Levingston, later founder of Levingston Shipbuilding Company, acquired ... 18264 West End Park West side of 14th Street between Pine Avenue and Cypress Avenue West End Park, a baseball field with wooden grandstands, was an institution in Orange for nearly 80 years. The park was originally constructed to ... 11520 William Henry Stark Held by the Stark Family Estate, scheduled for placement. A native of San Augustine County, William Henry Stark (1851-1936) lived in Burkeville and Newton before moving to Orange in 1870. Here he worked ... 11553 William Williamson FM 105 / Aunt Sadie Dr., 8 mi. north of Vidor (1829-1900) This community egan in 1867 when Louisiana native William Williamson and his wife Joissine Desmarais bought squatters rights and a log ... 18230 Winfree Baptist Church east side of Highway 62 S 3.5 miles south of Interstate 10 in Orange County. The Winfree community originated in 1831 as a ranch of the early Texas settler Abraham Winfree. By 1914, the area had grown in population and the ...