Historical Markers of Texas

22707 Anadarco Slaves Legacy marker pending marker pending 18325 Anadarko Rosenwald School 13406 FM 1662 W In 1868, former slaves of Julien Devereaux's Monte Verdi plantation settled the surrounding community of Anadarko (Anadarco). Land for the church ... 15823 Antioch 6 miles on Hwy 43 to CR 266, marker will be placed in front of church A group of freedpersons established the Antioch Community when they organized Antioch Baptist Church in 1866. The congregation planted five other ... 12171 Arlam Baptist Church (Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church) Organized as Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church of Christ, this congregation began meeting in the Pine Flat schoolhouse in Nacogdoches County in ... 10959 Arnold Outhouse 514 N. High St. Prominent Henderson businessman and civic leader John R. Arnold moved his family to this property in 1908. He added a second story to the home (razed ...

14995 Baysinger Cemetery Cushing In 1839, not long after bringing his family to Texas from Tennessee, Martin Baysinger (1808-1904) received a 640-acre land grant near here. He established ... 16448 Bethel Cemetery From Henderson, south on FM 3310 (Old Nacogdoches Road) to CR 314, continue to cemetery at northwest corner of CR 314 and CR 376. This burial ground, named for the community that organized near Bethel Springs, was associated with a school and Methodist church. The earliest marked ... 10960 Birdwell House Henderson Built in early 1840s for Allen Birdwell, 1851 county commissioner; member Texas Legislature 1853-54 and 1863-64. House is excellent example of "saddle ... 16031 Blossom Hill United Methodist Church From the Star in Henderson go east 9.7 miles on Hwy 79N Blossom Hill United Methodist Church was established in 1879, when Mr. and Mrs. L.H. Patterson donated the first church property. The church was ... 13967 Brachfield 5 mi NE at FM 840 and FM 1798 This rural community has been known by many names. First called Gibsontown, it changed to Murval when a post office operated from 1853 to 1866. During ... 12172 Bridges Cemetery 1 mi. S of Chapman on FM 348E Eli and Eliza Buckner moved from Georgia to the Chapman community in 1851. Eliza died in 1857; when Eli died in 1861 he left a half-acre of land ... 16219 Buckner Cemetery 1 mi N at int of FM 1798 and CR 1335D John S. Buckner (1806-1870), his wife, Mariah T. (d. 1874), and their two sons, Arthur Washington (1828-1894) and Mumford Jackson (1831-1872), traveled ...

14971 Caledonia Methodist Church int of SH 84 and FM 1791 This church dates to the late 1860s and efforts by Methodists of the Caledonia community to organize formally. At that time, Dr. Lovick P. Garrison, ... 10973 Campground Cemetery about 2.8 mi. east of Mt. Enterprise on CR 3185 The Mt. Zion Baptist Association, composed of thirteen area Baptist churches, was organized on this property in 1857. The cemetery's name is derived ... 11059 Capt. Robert Smith SH 323 about 6 mi. W of Henderson in Pleasant Hill Cemetery Soldier in the Texas War for Independence at San Jacinto, 1836. 10974 Chalk Hill Community Church 6 mi. west of Tatum via FM 1797 to FM 1716 Worship services began about 1917 in the Chalk Hill schoolhouse until a church building was erected in 1921. Materials for the community church were ... 10975 Cherokee Indian Village US 79 (Edgar Ashby's farm) -- 10976 Church Hill United Methodist Church 8 mi. east of Henderson via SH 43, east on FM 1251 In 1839 this congregation was organized with the Rev. Claugh Waterfield as pastor. The first member was 14-year-old William F. Richards. The Rev. ... 10977 Clinton Lodge No. 23, A. F. & A. M. 401 W. Main Chartered on Jan. 16, 1845, this Masonic Lodge shared a two-story building with the First Methodist Church for a number of years. A lodge building ... 23978 Concord Rosenwald School marker pending marker pending 15423 Crim, Elias Fleming and Mattie Spharler, House Henderson 10979 Crim's Chapel Cemetery 6 mi. north, off SH 322, Henderson It is believed interments were made at this site prior to 1882, when Jo Anna (Armstrong) Crim, the wife of Abraham B. Crim, was buried here. Hers ...

10982 Dennard Home 5 mi. east of Mt. Enterprise via US 84 to FM 95 S .5 mi., then left on county road A native of Missouri, Augustus "Gus" Dennard (d. 1933) came to Texas with his parents in 1883. A leader in the Concord community, Dennard was a merchant, ...

15375 East Texas Musical Convention Depot Museum grounds Sacred harp (fasola) singing is based on a system of shaped notes, dispersed harmony and minor chords. In its origins it was rural, folk, religious ... 17222 Ebenezer Cemetery Highway 79 go South toFM 3310, turn South and go 2.25 miles to Ebenezer Church, turn left on road to cemetery. You can see cemetery behind church. EBENEZER CEMETERY IN THE MID 1800s, A COMMUNITY WAS FORMED ON WHAT IS NOW FM 3310. BY 1884, IT WAS CALLED THE MANSINGER NEIGHBORHOOD BUT WAS CHANGED ... 22454 Elderville Cemetery Cemetery is directly behind Centre Presbyterian Church, 8531 FM 2011, Longview, TX 75603

10983 First Baptist Church of Henderson W. Main at S. Van Buren St. Begun in 1845 by the Rev. Lemuel Herrin (d. 1852), pioneer missionary Baptist minister from Tennessee, this church was reorganized in 1850 by Elders ... 10995 First Methodist Church of Overton 213 E. Henderson St. This church dates to 1873 when many members of the nearby Jamestown church became pioneer members of this congregation. A small frame building was ... 10996 First United Methodist Church of Henderson 204 N. Marshall This congregation was organized by the Rev. Preston W. Hobbs in 1842, one year before Rusk County was created, as part of the Shawnee mission. That ... 10997 Forest Home Baptist Church Kilgore This congregation was organized in 1889 by the Rev. J. R. Goode and eight charter members: Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Mercer; Mr. & Mrs. George ...

23571 Gage Cemetery CR 437 GAGE CEMETERY ESTABLISHED 1885 HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY – 2008 10998 Gaston Public School Complex 6 mi. west of Henderson on SH 64 An oil boom here in the early 1930s prompted the formal organization of the Gaston Independent School District in 1931 to cope with the community's ... 11060 General James Smith Smith Memorial Park, corner of S. Main St. and Jacksonville Dr. Park named for General James Smith (Sept. 10, 1792-Dec. 25, 1855) On this hill, as he wished for burial in sight of courthouse is grave of General ... 10972 George W. Burton FM 13, Blackjack Cemetery, 5 mi. west of Henderson (May 17, 1848 - Jan. 26, 1933) A native of South Carolina and a Confederate veteran, George W. Burton migrated to Rusk County, Texas, about 1880. ... 10999 Glenfawn Cemetery 7 mi. west of Mt. Enterprise, off US 84 on FM 2753 Cemetery was begun after the death of Julien Sidney Devereux (1805-56), with the remains of his father, John W. Devereux (1769-1847), and an infant ...

11000 Hardeman-Griffin House 313 E. Main Constructed in 1884 for Mr. and Mrs. John S. Hardeman, this home was purchased in 1918 by H. L. and Nellie Griffin. Both Hardeman (1852-1925) and ... 11001 Harmony Hill Cemetery 4 mi. south of Tatum off SH 43 at entrance to Martin Creek Lake State Rec. Area The original two acres of land on which this cemetery is located were donated by John W. Kuykendall in 1852. At the time of the cemetery's founding ... 11003 Henderson SH 13 and US 79B Founded as the county seat for the newly created county of Rusk in 1843, Henderson was named for Republic of Texas pioneer and statesman James Pinckney ... 16937 Henderson City Cemetery Corner West Fordall and North Van Buren Streets, adjacent to Rusk County Courthouse THE OLD CITY CEMETERY, BELIEVED TO BE THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED IN HENDERSON IN THE MID-1840s, IS SITUATED ON LAND THAT ORIGINATES FROM THE 1845 W.F. ... 11004 Henderson Depot 514 N. High St. On June 1, 1877, the first train of the Henderson and Overton Branch Railroad arrived here. Only a freight-loading platform was built at that time. ... 17852 Hickory Grove Baptist Church 4239 CR 284 E Cross Roads Community, located in northern Rusk County and southern Gregg County, recognized a need for a cemetery and church in 1911. In 1912, five ... 15388 Holleman Cemetery Mount Enterprise 11005 Howard-Dickinson House S. Main and Howard St. First brick home in county. Built 1855 by brothers, David P. and Jas. Logan Howard, settlers from Richmond, Va. The Howards made bricks with mud ... 12497 Hunt Cemetery 8 miles east of Henderson on FM 840, then 0.5 mile north on CR 355 and 0.5 mile east on CR 356D Thomas Hunt, Sr. (c. 1787-c.1856), his wife, Louvisa (Lucy) and their family came to Rusk County from Blount County, Tennessee, in 1851. They set ...

11072 John Strong and Mary Ann (Whatley) Strong 7 mi. east of Henderson via US 79 and FM 3135 to S. CR 333, left on CR 334 to cemetery Georgia natives John (1806-1854) and Mary Strong (1809-1898) migrated to Texas about 1849 and were pioneer settlers of eastern Rusk County. They ... 11026 John T. C. Patrick Home 15 miles E of Henderson via FM 840 to northbound FM 1798, about 2 miles from FM 840. In 1854 John Campbell Patrick (1814-68), his wife, Eleanor Stephenson (Currence), and their five children came from South Carolina with Patrick's ... 10980 Joiner No. 3 Daisy Bradford SH 64 about 6 mi. west of Henderson East Texas Oil Field Discovery Well. Discovery genius was C. M. (Dad) Joiner, 70-year-old Oklahoman who for years believed there was oil in Rusk ... 11020 Joseph Charles Miszner Mt. Enterprise Professor of Music. (July 9, 1822 - September 11, 1918) Born in kingdom of Prussia. Known as a pupil of composer Franz Liszt and a graduate of Leipzig ... 11022 Judge William Wright Morris Old City Cemetery, corner of Fordall and Van Buren (1805-1883) Born in Halifax County, North Carolina, William Wright Morris moved with his family to Coosa County, Alabama, in 1840. He taught school, ...

18916 Lakewood Memorial Park Lakewood Memorial Park is on the northwest corner of the intersection of Hwy 64 and FM 323 (North Van Buren). Street address: aproximately 1039 W. Highway 323, Henderson, Texas 23559 Laneville Cemetery marker pending marker pending 11008 Leverett House Overton -- 12173 Liberty Missionary Baptist Church 12025 CR 397E Organized in the Sugar Hill community in 1866, the Liberty Missionary Baptist Church was accepted into the Mt. Zion Baptist Association in 1868. ... 15913 Lockridge Cemetery on CR 442D, .25 mi. NE of intersection of CR 401 & CR 442D Henry T. Lockridge settled in Rusk County, Texas during the 1850s. After serving in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, he purchased land ... 11009 London Baptist Church SH 42 at Phillips St. London Baptist Church traces its history to 1856. By 1857 church members shared meeting facilities with the Odd Fellows Lodge in a jointly owned ... 11010 Lou Della Crim No. 1 CR 1114 (Red Level Road), 0.2 mi. W of SH 42. (600 feet south) Following the discovery of oil in East Texas on October 3, 1930, J. Malcolm Crim of Kilgore believed there was more oil to be found ... 16449 Lyles-Sanders Cemetery From Mt. Enterprise, Tx, proceed West 4.9 miles turn Right on CR 3227, then go .4 miles on CR3206, then .9miles and turn Right on CR 3166 go .1 mile to Lyles-Sanders Cemetery on the left. ORIGINALLY SERVING THE LYLES AND SANDERS FAMILIES, THIS BURIAL GROUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1860, WHEN INFANT SUSAN LYLES WAS INTERRED HERE. BY 1899, ...

11006 M. Kangerga House [NOTE: Mile (later Michael) Kangerga was born in Otocac, Croatia] Built 1901 by Michael Kangerga (1873-1962), a native of Croatia, Austria-Hungary, who settled in Henderson in 1887 and with his brother Rade Kangerga ... 11011 Maple Grove Cemetery 1.5 mi. east of Minden off FM 95 and CR 3141 D This cemetery began with the interment of Paul and Martha Rettig's infant son, Joseph, in 1879 on Rettig family land. In 1883 two children of the ... 16818 Martin Cemetery From Tatum ,go west on hwy 43 to CR 3231. Cemetery is on CR 3231 about 1 mile from Hwy 43 MARTIN CEMETERY DANIEL MARTIN AND HIS FAMILY SETTLED AT THIS SITE CA. 1833, ADJACENT TO THE HISTORIC TRAMMEL’S TRACE. ALTHOUGH THE CEMETERY MAY HAVE ... 11012 Masonic Lodge Building 101 N. Main St. Constructed in 1884 by S. M. and J. H. Mims, this building was purchased in 1893 by Clinton Lodge No. 23, A. F. & A. M., which had been chartered ... 11075 Mattie Trammel Schoolhouse 600 N. High St. This house was built in 1892 by Charles M. Thompson and his wife, May Agatha Trammell, for May's mother, Martha (Mattie) Gibson Trammell, a certified ... 14499 Mays Cemetery 17 m. SW Henderson on CR 4221 This pioneer burial ground served the New Salem Community. In the 1850s, the settlement had a stagecoach stop, post office and the New Salem Academy. ... 17906 McCune Cemetery 2.5 mi. east on FM 1798 Located in the Chinquapin Community, McCune Cemetery dates to 1852. Pioneer James L. McCune (1788-c.1838) came to Texas as a member of David G. Burnet’s ... 11013 Merritt Building 100 E. Main One of the first lots occupied after the town of Henderson was founded in 1848, this site has been a cornerstone in the city's downtown development. ... 16817 Miles Cemetery Hwy 84 East from Mt. Enterprise. Left on 95 South. Approximately 1 mile on the left THE COMMUNITY OF LAWSONVILLE, LOCATED IN PRESENT DAY CONCORD, WAS NAMED AFTER HENRY M. LAWSON WHO INHERITED THE LAND FROM HIS FATHER, IRVIN LAWSON, ... 13267 Millville Cemetery 8 mi. NNE of Henderson on FM 782, then W on CR 252 In the 1840s, Jesse Walling, veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto, set aside four acres for a church, school, Masonic lodge and cemetery for Liberty ... 11014 Mission Springs Baptist Church 3 mi. east of Henderson on FM 840 Several members of Ebenezer Baptist Church, organized nearby in 1884, established Missionary Springs Baptist Church n 1894. The church is named for ... 11021 Monte Verdi Frontier version, southern Greek architecture. So placed that most of Rusk and much of Cherokee and Nacogdoches counties are visible from upstairs porch. Built on his 10,000 acre plantation by Julien Sidney Devereux (1805-56), justice of the peace, county commissioner, legislator. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1964 Frontier version, southern Greek architecture. So placed that most of Rusk and much of Cherokee and Nacogdoches counties are visible from upstairs ... 20165 Monte Verdi Family Slaves 11992 Co Rd 4233 Monte Verdi, the 10,700-acre antebellum plantation of Julien Sidney Devereux and Sarah (Landrum) Devereux Garrison, was one of the most economically ... 23861 Mt. Zion Baptist Church marker pending marker pending

11023 New London School Explosion SH 42, at base of arch New London School Explosion on March 18, 1937, a massive explosion destroyed the New London Junior-Senior High School, instantly killing an estimated ... 11024 New Prospect Baptist Church and Cemetery 8 miles NE of Henderson on SH 43 Located on part of the Hansel Wright Survey, this congregation and cemetery were established in the 1850s. Many early church members, including organizers ...

11053 Old House of Dr. Wm. M. Ross Home built in 1845 for the first sheriff of Rusk County, member of Texas Legislature, surveyor and later Confederate soldier, Dr. William Ross. Constructed of hand-planed wood, had no window glass until 1850. Most furniture came from a Mt. Enterprise factory. Family had brought melodeon from Tennessee, 1837. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1964 Home built in 1845 for the first sheriff of Rusk County, member of Texas Legislature, surveyor and later Confederate soldier, Dr. William Ross. Constructed ...

11025 Patrick Community 15 mi. east ofHenderson via FM 840 to northbound FM 1798, 2 mi. from FM 840 In 1854 the Patrick brothers, James Moore (1795-1867), John Thomas Campbell (1814-68), and Minor Leander (b. 1818), led Presbyterian families from ... 11027 Pine Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church 10 mi. E of Henderson via FM 840 to FM 2867, E until CR 364 S Pine Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church was organized about 1850, with the Rev. Archibald Watkins (d. 1880) playing an instrumental role in its ... 15729 Pine Hill Methodist Cemetery From Henderson, TX, 8 miles E on HWY 79, 4 1/2 miles S on CR 348 to FM 1798, southwest 3/4 miles to cemetery. (on FM 1798) 11028 Pleasant Grove Methodist Episcopal Church South Cemetery US 79 about 11 mi. SW of Henderson, north side 0.3 mi. SW of CR 4193D. Marker reported missing Mar. 2020. Replaced 2022. The East Texas farming community of Pleasant Grove, also known as "Shake Rag", was established during the 1850s by southern planters. Among the first ... 11047 Pleasant Hill Cemetery SH 323 6 mi. W of Henderson Located on land donated in 1845 by Captain Robert W. Smith (1814-1851), a veteran of the Texas Revolution, this cemetery first served the members ... 11048 Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church SH 323 6 mi. W of Henderson Captain Robert W. Smith (1814-51), a veteran of the Texas Revolution, donated land at this site in 1845 for use by a Cumberland Presbyterian Church. ...

11051 Redlands Church Junction of FM 1798/2496, 7 mi. NW of Mt. Enterprise - - - 10978 Rev. William Craig Henderson City Cemetery, N. Van Buren St. (1785-1865) A Methodist circuit rider, the Rev. William Craig was born in South Carolina and entered the ministry at age 18. He married Rebecca Hortense ... 10971 Richard Brown Henderson (November 16, 1808 - August 24, 1893) An 1836-37 Republic of Texas soldier who joined the 1842 Mier Expedition to punish Mexican invasions of Texas. ... 11052 Richardson-Lowe House Glenfawn Road off FM 225, 6 mi. SW of Laneville Constructed during the 1850s, this residence displays the classical facade and central hallway that are typical of the greek revival style. Handmade ... 17291 Rogers-Craig House S. Main St., E side 300 feet S. of College Avenue The Rogers-Craig house was built around 1890 on land that was formerly the site of the Fowler Institute. The house was originally a four-room, one ... 11055 Rusk County Agriculture Depot Museum, near agriculture barn displays In the early years of Texas statehood Rusk County was home to a number of large plantations. By the end of the Civil War many of the plantations ...

16838 Sardis Baptist Church CR 4187, N side, 1.2 mi. SW of US 79 In the 1850s, several families settled in an area that became Pleasant Grove, also known as Shake Rag. In 1911, the community organized a Baptist ... 11057 Shiloh Cemetery 6 mi N of Mt. Enterprise on SH 315 to CR 3131 This cemetery dates from the 1853 burial of Maranda Gilbreath. Four years later, the land was officially set aside by early settler Josiah Johnson ... 13732 Shiloh Cemetery SSE of FM 225 and US 84 intersection Shiloh Cemetery Established c. 1850s Historic Texas Cemetery - 2005 18302 Site of Bowles' Indian Village private property Here General Sam Houston and John Forbes signed a treaty on February 23, 1836 with Bowles, chief of the Cherokees, and his asso- ciated bands by ... 11058 Site of Shawnee Town .5 mi SW on US79 Henderson -- 14648 Smith, Captain Robert W. Henderson 14894 Smith, General James Henderson 11070 Smyrna Baptist Church FM 2496 in Oak Flats community about 5 mi. NW of Mt. Enterprise This congregation grew from the pioneer Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, which was organized in 1858. On August 16, 1873, following the earlier dissolution ... 11079 Strong Cemetery 7 mi. E of Henderson via US 79 then FM 3135 to S CR 333, then take left on CR 334 This cemetery originally served the family of Georgia native John Strong (1806-1854), a pioneer leader of the nearby Church Hill community. The earliest ... 13286 Sulphur Springs Missionary Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs community, W of Mount Enterprise; S of US 84 at CR 3227 While no church records predating 1895 exist today, tradition holds that Sulphur Springs Missionary Baptist Church dates to 1890, when area residents ...

11077 T. J. Walling Log Cabin 514 N. High St. In 1841 Thomas Jefferson Walling (1811-1902) and his wife Nancy (Price) erected this one-room log cabin. Typical of many pioneer farm homes in this ... 11073 Tatum Cemetery off SH 149 Begun as a burial ground for the family of pioneer settler Albert Tatum (1810-70), this land was the site of the rose garden near his plantation ... 17979 The 1860 Henderson Fire Heritage Square, at the intersection of North and South Main Streets with East and West Main Streets in the center of Henderson. The fire of August 5, 1860 in Henderson, Texas, marked the beginning of the end of the Union in Texas. As a successful agricultural and commercial ... 11050 The Railroad in Rusk County 514 N High St., Henderson Although plans for a rail line were made as early as 1852, railroad tracks were not laid in this area until after the end of the Civil War. Overton ... 11054 The Railroad in Rusk County 514 N High St., Henderson Although plans for a rail line were made as early as 1852, railroad tracks were not laid in this area until after the end of the Civil War. Overton ... 11056 Thomas J. Rusk (monument) 200 Blk of N Main, Henderson - - - 11074 Town of Tatum SH 149 in front of People's State Bank Wealthy Alabama native Albert Tatum (1810-1870) settled here at Trammel's Trace and Grand Bluff Road crossing in the 1840s. Slave labor built Tatum's ... 11076 Trammel's Trace 13 mi. east of Henderson via US 79 at FM 1798/3231 --

11078 Welch Cemetery 12 mi. east of Henderson off FM 840 The first gave at this site was that of Georgia native Anna Welch (1804-1877), who selected the hillside for her own burial. It was used as a family ... 10981 William C. Davis Davis Cemetery, south of Henderson about 4 mi. via Jacksonville Dr. to CR 401 S Came to Texas from North Carolina in 1835 and settled in this area, in what was then part of Nacogdoches County. He received a land grant in Lamar ... 11002 William C. Hays Maple Grove Cemetery on CR 3141 D (April 24, 1806 - December 20, 1893) Enlisted in cause of Texas independence in Kentucky, Dec. 18, 1835. Fought in victory at San Jacinto, April ... 11080 Wright's Cemetery Off SH 43 on CR about 6 mi. E of Henderson Hansel Wright (1773-1856) came to East Texas in 1836 and was granted land for service in the Republic of Texas Army. In 1846 he moved his family ...

11081 Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church & Cemetery 13 mi. E of Henderson via FM 840 to S bound CB 368. In 1867 Augustus Ferguson deeded 8.5 acres of land for a church and school. This congregation was formed in 1868, with the Rev. John Sparkman (1821-82) ...