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10866 A House of the William Becknell Family US 82, 0.2 mi. E of CR 2123, 1 mi. W of Clarksville William Becknell (1788-1856) of Missouri is renowned for opening the Santa Fe Trail from the United States into Spain's New World Empire in 1821. ... 24161 Albert Hamilton Latimer marker pending marker pending 10895 Andrew Thompson House 706 N. Walnut St. This Gothic revival home was built in 1874 for the family of Andrew Thompson. It was constructed by W. Otto Glossnop, a German cabinetmaker who came ... 10889 Arnold E. A. Roitsch Archeological Site FM 410 about 6.1 mi. NW of Blakeney In this vicinity archeologists have located a large village and ceremonial center occupied between A.D. 1000 and A.D. 1700 by ancestors of the Caddo ... 10864 Avery Methodist Church 390 Alabama The Douglas Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was organized in 1896. A one-room frame church building with a steeple and belfry was constructed, ...

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17132 Becknell Cemetery 6 miles west of Clarksville, the first branch bottom east of the road side park on Highway 82 BECKNELL CEMETERY THIS HISTORIC CEMETERY IS ALSO KNOWN AS ROBBINSVILLE CEMETERY AFTER THE COMMUNITY THAT ONCE THRIVED IN THIS AREA. NAMED FOR JOHN ... 14650 Bluff Cemetery CR 2127, 2.3 mi. NE of 2573 Benjamin Weatherly, a veteran of the U.S.-Mexico War and Civil War, donated approximately two acres here for a church and cemetery in the 1870s. ... 10867 Bogata Cemetery east side of N. Humphries St. William Humphries (1805-1880), an 1818 to mid-1820s pioneer in this area, returned in 1836 to settle permanently. In 1840 his 9-year-old daughter ...

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16080 City of Clarksville US 82 near Thomas St, west side of Clarksville City of Clarksville, incorporated December 29, 1837. Named in honor of James Clark, who settled near here in 1834. 10870 Clarksville Cemetery Washington St. This burial site was first used in the 1830s for the family of James Clark, the founder of Clarksville, who is interred here. The earliest grave ... 24020 Clarksville Cemetery 600 W. Washington St. CLARKSVILLE CEMETERY ESTABLISHED 1838 HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY – 2023 10874 Col. Charles DeMorse Home 115 E Comanche St. Built 1834; ante-bellum architecture. 18945 Cuthand Cemetery From Bogata, take FM 909 and proceed north 6.5 to FM 1487 by the Country Store. Turn right (south) on FM 1487 and go 3.7 miles until you see the Cuthand Cemetery sign. Turn right onto County Road 1412 and the cemetery is on the right.

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10868 David G. Burnet 1500 W. Main, grounds of Clarksville High School [center front] David Gouverneur Burnet - [left front] Born April 14 - 1788 - in Newark - New Jersey - Died in Galveston - Texas - December - 5 - ...

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17485 English Cemetery In English, at the intersection of FM 114 with CR 3300, turn southwest and go 5/10 mile to the cemetery which is on the left. In 1852, Oliver English, and his uncle, Simeon English, brought three families and 30 slaves from Missouri to establish plantations in the area. ...

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23327 Fairground Cemetery marker pending marker pending 10875 First Baptist Church of Clarksville First Baptist Church, W side US 82 Bypass (Capt. Henry Stout Highway), 0.5 mi. N of Business US 82. Kentucky minister W. M. Pickett and seven charter members organized this congregation in 1847. The devoted group of Baptists endured nearly impassable ... 10876 First Christian Church of Detroit 155 1st St NW This congregation was organized by the Rev. A. H. Darnell in 1901, soon after the town of Bennett Station became known as Detroit. Darnell then served ... 10877 First Presbyterian Church of Clarksville First Presbyterian Church, NW corner Pecan and Church streets. RTHL medallion and plate at entrance facing Pecan St. Organized at Old Shiloh, 1833; moved here 1858. This church built 1905. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966 15884 Five Signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence from Red River County Town square on US 82 On March 2, 1836, members of the Convention of 1836 signed the Texas Declaration of Independence at Washington-on-the-Brazos, declaring Texas independent ...

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13789 Garland Cemetery 2 mi. S of Annona Joseph and Martha Starks Wagley came to Red River County from Louisiana in 1833, settling in this area south of present-day Annona. The couple had ...

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16078 Home of Col. Charles DeMorse 115 E. Comanche Home of Col. Charles DeMorse (1816-1887), pioneer soldier, statesman and publisher. Founder and Editor of the Northern Standard, 1842-1887. First ...

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12559 J. D. Tippit SH 37, 6 mi SW of Clarksville, near intersection with CR 1280 Slain in the line of duty while on alert for President John F. Kennedy's assassin, J. D. Tippit (1924-1963) grew up on his family's farm near this ... 10869 James Cellum Gilliam Cemetery, CR 4405 (Gilliam Cemetery Rd) (Star and Wreath) Served in the Army of Texas, 1836. 16079 James Clark Clarksville Cemetery, W. Washington St. James Clark, founder of Clarksville. Born in Tennesee, 1789. Died in Clarksville, 1838 22501 James Titus_Andrew Jackson Titus Go south from Avery on FM 911 for 1 mile. Turn right on FM 1701 and go 4.7 miles. Turn left on CR 4405 and go .4 mile. Turn left under Savannah Cemetery sign and go .3 mile to cemetery gate. 10880 Jane Chandler Gill Sam Houston Park, Manchester vicinity, CR 2381, 0.2 mi SE of CR 2353. (January 1, 1782 - September 20, 1816) An Englishwoman who died soon after settling in Jonesboro. Her grave is one of Texas' oldest Caucasian bu ... 12166 Jesse B. Bowman Sam Houston Park, Manchester vicinity, CR 2381, 0.2 mi SE of CR 2353. Alamo defender Jesse B. Bowman was born in Tennessee about 1785. By 1811 he was living in Illinois where his son Joseph T. Bowman was born that year. ... 13701 John Nance Garner Near CR 1230, about 0.4 mi. W of FM 410, on private property. House reported gone and marker toppled Sep. 2006. In this house, John Nance Garner, Vice-President of the United States since 1933, was born November 22, 1869. Member Texas Legislature, 1898-1902. ... 10879 John Nance Garner Home 200 S. Main (1868-1967) As a young lawyer lived, 1889-92, in this house owned by his parents. He rose from Uvalde County Judge (1893-96), to Texas Legislature ... 10882 Jonesboro Sam Houston Park, Manchester vicinity, CR 2381, 0.2 mi SE of CR 2353. (About a half mile NW was 19th century town) One of first ports of entry into Texas for Anglo-Americans. Opened early as 1814; heavily used by 1817. ...

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24229 Lone Star Cemetery marker pending marker pending

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10883 McCrury Cemetery 5 mi. south of Bogata on SH 37, then 2 mi. west on FM 196 Wilson, John, and Sam McCrury and their two sisters arrived in this area from Missouri in 1835. A private family burial ground was begun on the land ... 10884 McKenzie College 3.5 mi. south of Clarksville off SH 37 Site of McKenzie College - An outstanding school of the Southwest before the Civil War - Established in 1841 by the Reverend John W. P. McKenzie ... 14685 McKenzie Home Clarksville Medallion Only 10871 Members of Confederate Congresses Town square on US 82 (Texas in the Civil War) During the 4 years, 4 months after secession, Texas sent 18 lawmakers to the Confederate capitols. Her delegates to the ...

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10890 Near Here at the Old Jonesboro Crossing Sam Houston Manchester vicinity, CR 2381, 0.2 mi SE of CR 2353. Near here at the Old Jonesboro Crossing, Sam Houston, an envoy of President Andrew Jackson first set foot on Texas soil, December 2, 1832. 10885 New Haven Cemetery 2 mi. west on FM 2120 via SH 37 about 8 mi. north of Clarksville Acreage for a community church, school, and graveyard was given in 1859 by George M. Sargeant. The first burial in the cemetery was for George W. ... 16213 New Shamrock Cemetery 4 mi. W of Clarksville, .25 mi. N of intersection of Why 82 & Mabry Rd. (CR 2123) New Shamrock Cemetery, established 1918. Historic Texas Cemetery-2001

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16214 Old Shamrock Cemetery from Clarksville, travel W on Hwy 82, then N on FM 2573 for 1 mi., cemetery is on the rt., approx. .2 mi. off FM 2573 Old Shamrock Cemetery, established 1860. Historic Texas Cemetery-2001 10887 Old W. L. Nunnely Home 507 Locust St. Built in 1868 by W. L. Nunnely. Hand-hewn oak logs over bois d'arc wood blocks are joined by wooden pegs and square nails. Spacious 22 x 20-foot ...

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10888 Red River County Jail Pecan and West Madison St. This building was completed in 1889 as the second jail for Red River County. Architects Maj. S. B. Haggart and Marshall Sanguinet designed the structure ... 10872 Red River Courthouse Walnut and Monroe Records date from 1836. Fifth courthouse for county. Built 1885. Italian Renaissance design. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966 12167 Ringo Ferry and Ringo Cemetery 5 mi. S of Bogata on SH 37; 3.5 mi. W on FM 196 Peter and Edy (Jones) Ringo came to Texas from Missouri with their nine children in 1840. The family established a ferry on the Sulphur River which ... 10881 Robert Hamilton Old Rowland Cemetery, Bryerly/Burks Ridge vicinity, Negley vicinity, near CR 3230, 3 mi E of FM 1159. Located on private land. In memory of Robert Hamilton - a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence - March 2, 1836 - Born in Blevard, Scotland - March 24, 1783 - Died ...

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15993 Salem Baptist Church Boxelder, 24 CR 4623 In 1856, the Rev. Thomas Wilson Anderson (1815-1890) organized Salem Baptist Church with twelve charter members. The first church building was located ... 22527 Savannah Cemetery Go south from Avery on FM 911 for 1 mile. Turn right on FM 1701 and go 4.7 miles. Turn left on CR 4405 and go .4 mile. Turn left under Savannah Cemetery sign and go .3 mile to cemetery gate. 10891 Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church In Shiloh Cemetery. Take FM 1159 north to Free Hope Cemetery Rd. (CR 3202) In this vicinity the Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church was organized in June 1833 by Rev. Milton Estill 16077 Site of McKenzie College CR 1287, McKenzie Cemetery Site of McKenzie College, an outstanding school of the southwest before the Civil War. Established in 1841 by the Reverend John W.P. McKenzie (1806-1877), ... 10892 St. Paul Methodist Church 203 W. Pierce St. Originally constructed in 1883 under leadership of the Rev. John Jackson. One of the first Negro church buildings in Red River County. Prior to this ... 10893 Stagecoach Stand, C. S. A. Town square on US 82 Across the street from this site, and facing the County Courthouse which was later (1885) torn down, the Donoho Hotel and stage stand operated during ... 13168 Stone's Chapel Cemetery Clarksville, FM 2283, 6 mi. NW Stone's Chapel Cemetery The first known burial at Stone's Chapel Cemetery is that of Parson Amos M. Stone (1813-1862). A New York native, Stone was ...

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10886 The Northern Standard 313 N. Locust St. On this site stood the home of The Northern Standard - A pioneer Texas newspaper edited and published from August 20, 1842 to October 25, 1887 by ... 10894 The Rev. William Stevenson Town Square on US 82, Main St. (October 4, 1768 - March 5, 1857) Frontier minister; friend of Stephen F. Austin, father of Texas. A circuit rider in Missouri Conference, Methodist ... 14230 Tuggle Springs Cemetery from Clarksville, Hwy 37, FM 2118, 4 mi. W on FM 2118 This burial ground was established by Andrew Jackson Tuggle (1815-1877) a farmer who moved here from Tennessee c. 1850 with his wife Elizabeth (1819-1895). ...

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13436 Warthan Cemetery 2.5 mi. E of Annona on US 82 just East of Garland Chapel Rd George Washington Warthan came to Texas from Tuscaloosa, Alabama with brothers Thomas I. And Robert J. in 1852. G.W. wed Amanda Johnson, and the ... 10865 William Becknell Near US 82, 0.3 mi E of CR 1290, 5 mi W of Clarksville. Located on private land. (Star and Wreath) Born in Virginia, 1797. Pioneered the Santa Fe Trail. Served in the Army of the Republic of Texas. Died 1865. Erected by the State ... 17151 William Becknell Six miles west of Clarksville on highway 82 first branch bottom east of the road side park on highway 82 and 150 yards north of the Becknell Cemetery WILLIAM BECKNELL WILLIAM BECKNELL, KNOWN AS THE “FATHER OF THE SANTA FE TRAIL,” WAS AN AMERICAN FRONTIER SOLDIER, TRADER, FARMER, RANCHER AND POLITICIAN. ...