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13848 Coldspring Methodist Church Coldspring United Methodist Church Built to north, on land given, 1848, by Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Rankin, from an Austin Colony grant. Moved 1917 to new site. Bell over 100 years old. ...

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7655 Evergreen United Methodist Church SH 150 about .5 mile east of the intersection of FM 945 Organized about 1862, seven years before the formation of San Jacinto County, this church was originally known as Hickory Grove Methodist Church. ...

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12179 First Baptist Church of Coldspring First Baptist Church, SE corner E. Pine Ave. and Butler St. Formally organized in 1848 in the small community known as "Fireman's Hill" (formerly "Coonskin"), Laurel Hill Baptist Church began with four members ...

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7654 General James Davis Laurel Hill Cemetery, FM 1514, E side, 0.3 mi. S of Thompson Rd. Born Va., July 17, 1790. As U.S. Army officer in War of 1812, was in Battle of New Orleans. Married Anne Eliza Hill, of N.C. Had 7 children. Came ... 18303 George Tyler Wood Robinson Cemetery, SW of Robinson Way, 0.3 mi. SE of Gov. Wood Dr. Granite obelisk at gravesite. Map dot approximate. See also historical markers for Governor Wood in San Jacinto County from 1936 (5507016088), 1970 (5407007674) and 1976 (5407007675). Born March 12, 1795, at Cuthbert, Randolph County Georgia. Died September 3, 1858. Was a member of the Congress of the Republic of Texas in 1841-2, ... 7675 Governor George Tyler Wood San Jacinto County Courthouse grounds, W side facing SH 150 (Church St.). See also historical markers for Governor Wood in San Jacinto County from 1911 (5507018303), 1936 (5507016088) and 1970 (5407007674). (1795-1858) Born in Georgia and married there in 1837 to Martha Evans Gindrat (1809-63), a widow with 3 children, George T. Wood came to Texas with ...

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15874 Harrell Plantation Cemetery from Point Blank, south on Hwy. 156 four mi. then turn east on Harrell Cemetery Road. Cemetery is at end of road.

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7657 Isaac Jones Isaac Jones Cemetery at Jones Bluff just west off US 190, about 4 mi. east of Point Blank (October 4, 1793 - May 27, 1878) Individualistic pioneer of Texas. Born in Mississippi; moved here 1834, receiving Mexican land grant on west bank ...

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7656 J. M. Hansbro's Law Office across from Courthouse at SH 150 and FM 1514 Built 1870. First structure moved to new Coldsprings after fire destroyed first courthouse, 1915. A new town site was selected. The San Jacinto County ...

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16618 Laurel Hill Cemetery Laurel Hill Cemetery, FM 1514, E side, 0.3 mi. S of Thompson Rd. Site given 1848. Named for laurel trees that grew around baptismal pool of Laurel Hill Baptist Church. Site was given by Gen. James B. Davis (1790-1859), ...

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7659 McClanahan-Trapp House Hill Avenue, between Church and Butler St. Built in the 1880s, this home was purchased by local businessman and merchant Robert Hugh McClanahan, Jr., in 1913. He served as county tax collector ... 7660 Mount Capers Cemetery take US 190 E about 3 mi. to FM 980, go north on FM 980 2.5 mi. to Old Staley Rd., go west about 2 mi. to Mount Capers Cemetery Rd., go south to cemetery Sarah Washington Ricks Durdin Chrznowski (1819-94) donated land for this cemetery from estate of her late husband, James. T. Durdin (d. 1859), probably ... 7661 Mount Moriah Lodge No. 37, A. F. & A. M. Byrd and Butler St. Chartered by the Grand Lodge of Texas on January 15, 1848, this lodge first convened in the Mount Pleasant settlement. Early meetings were held at ... 7662 Mount Zion Cemetery south of SH 156, 3 mi. SE of Point Blank John R. Johnson, whose 1849 land grant included this property, gave 4.25 acres in 1850 to Mount Zion Methodist Church. Churchyard burials may have ...

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7674 Near Burial Place of Governor George Tyler Wood Robinson Cemetery entrance, Robinson Way W side 0.2 mi. SE of Gov. Wood. Dr. See also historical markers for Governor Wood in San Jacinto County from 1911 (5507018303), 1936 (5507016088) and 1976 (5407007675). (1795-1858) Born in Georgia, where he fought in Indian wars, was a merchant, and member of State Legislature. In 1839, he moved with family to Texas, ... 7653 Near Site of Coushatta Indian Village FM 223 about 2 mi. east of Shepherd. Marker reported missing May 2016. Inhabited from about 1835 to 1900 by members of the Coushatta tribe. Most of the Indians had small farms, but also worked for wages after crops were ...

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7663 Oakhurst Center Hill Church and Cemetery from Oakhurst, east on US 190 about .9 mi., then south .1 mi. on dirt road In area settled by 1830s, five successive buildings -- the first a log cabin, Hibbetts Church -- have stood here as community worship centers. Since ... 7664 Oakwood Cemetery just east of SH 150/SH 156 split behind Coldspring Methodist Church Located within the original Robert Rankin league of land, Oakwood Cemetery traces its history to the mid-19th century. Although there may be older ... 7670 Old San Jacinto County Jail Old Jail Museum on Commerce Ave; from County Courthouse, take 150/Byrd east, turn left on Slade/Commerce Ave, building is on right before the 90' bend in the road. Near 1971 marker for San Jacinto County Jail. Approved by the commissioners court in 1886 and completed the following year, this structure served as the San Jacinto County Jail until 1980. Interior ... 7673 Old Waverly Old Waverly community, SE corner Jim Browder Rd. and Browders Loop West Early center of culture for this part of Texas. Settled 1835-1850's, mainly by people from Alabama. Community was named for the Waverley novels of ...

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7665 Pine Valley Cemetery and Missionary Baptist Church 16 mi. west of Coldspring off FM 2693 via SH 150 The organizational meeting for this church was held about 1868 in the smokehouse of David Pursley. The earliest sanctuary was a log building constructed ...

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7668 San Jacinto County SH 150, .5 mi. SE of Coldspring Eighteenth century Spanish explorers gave to the hyacinth-choked stream the name of Saint Hyacinth. Anglo-Americans settled here after 1820. Formed ... 12481 San Jacinto County Courthouse Byrd Ave. at SH 150 A fire in 1915 destroyed the San Jacinto County courthouse. Landowners donated land at this site and relocated the center of county government to ... 7669 San Jacinto County Jail Old Jail Museum. Near 1982 RTHL marker for Old San Jacinto County Jail. Noted for rare but never used hangman's trap. Second jail for San Jacinto County which was organized 1871, this structure was built in 1887 by L. ... 7671 Shepherd Methodist Church just north of SH 150 on FM 222 Organized in 1882 in town founded by railroad backers and named for landowner-banker B. A. Shepherd. site for church was given by Paul Bremond, rail ... 16089 Site of Council Hill 4 mi. SE Coldspring Site of Council Hill, home of Vernon B. Lea, brother of Mrs. Sam Houston. Here General Houston frequently met with delegations of Alabama Indian ... 7666 Site of Raven Hill 3 mi. SE on FM 946, 2 mi. off road Plantation home of General Sam Houston who was called "The Raven" by the Cherokee Indians. Built in 1844; sold before 1860. 16088 Site of the Home of George Thomas Wood Pinemont Way, E side between Robinson Way and Bending Bow, past brick gates for Forest Cove neighborhood. NOTE: Other sources give middle name as Tyler (not Thomas). See also historical markers for Governor Wood in San Jacinto County from 1911 (5507018303), 1970 (5407007674) and 1976 (5407007675). Colonel of a regiment in the Mexican War * Senator in the Congress of the Republic * Governor of Texas, 1847-1849 * Born in Georgia March 12, 1795 ...

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7651 The Big Thicket, C. S. A. 2 mi. SE of Coldspring on SH 150 in picnic area. Marker reported missing July 2015. In early Texas, a paradise for settlers liking solitude. During the Civil War, became notorious as hunt of army deserters or men avoiding conscript ... 7667 The Robert Tod Robinson House SH 156, W side, 0.1 mi. S of Wilderness Rd. on private property Adjacent to property of Governor George T. Wood, and on high ground near juncture of waterways and land trails important in early Texas, this was ... 7672 Town of Shepherd west of FM 222 on SH 150 Originated in vicinity of Old Drew's Landing, a Trinity River port for settlers bringing in goods and shipping cotton, tobacco, and other products ... 7652 Townsite of Coldspring Courthouse Lawn on SH 150 Before founding of town, this land lay in Mexican grant made to Col. Robt. Rankin, veteran of American Revolution. Post office here bore name "Coonskin" ...

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16940 William Rolfe Kelley and Dinah Rush NE corner of HWY 946 and FM 3018 William (Bill) Kelley and Dinah Rush raised a family in 19th century Texas despite state and federal laws which banned their union. Kelley was born ...