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11355 Alabama-Coushattas of Texas Alabama Coushatta Indian Village, 6 miles SW of Woodville on Old Alabama Trail, International Paper Company land Two tribes, welded into one in their wanderings. Visited Texas briefly in 1816, at Peach Tree Village, Tyler County, before swinging back into Louisiana. ...

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11357 Beech Creek Baptist Church FM 1013 on CR 4540, Beech Creek Georgia native James G. Collier moved his extended family to this area in 1852. Collier settled in the Beech Creek community and established the ... 11359 Burch-Cauble House N of Chester via US 287 E to FM 2097 N 5 mi to Peach Tree Village Burch-Cauble House, built 1835 by Peter Cauble, early settler. Enlarged by son-in-law Valentine Burch, veteran of battle of San Jacinto. Recorded ...

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15459 Colmesneil, W.T., House 106 S. Pitzer Willaim Taylor Colmesneil, the man for whom the town was named, built this house in 1883. He was one of the first conductors on the Texas and New ... 11361 Colmesneil-Mount Zion Cemetery Off US 69 on Zion Cemetery Rd According to local oral tradition, African American residents of Colmesneil began using this land for burial purposes as early as the 1850s. The ... 11362 Cooper-Reid Home 702 W. Bluff Built 1850. Home of Congressman Samuel B. Cooper (1850-1918). Bought 1903 by S. H. Reid; lived in continuously by Reids. Recorded Texas Historic ...

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11365 David Curlee Enloe House FM 1745 4.5 mi W of Colmesneil (east of CR 2836) David Curlee Enloe built this house, 1852; brought his bride here April 4, 1853. Enloe was a teacher and trustee of Woodville College. Elected sheriff ... 22404 Davis Cemetery CR 3840 16033 Doucette Union Church 3 miles north of Woodville off of Hwy 69 on county road 3050. Turn right, 1 block to church on right front corner, marker reported damaged, repair in process 10/2021 In 1902, William McCready set aside property for use as a church building. Doucette residents soon established a church and by 1908, Baptist and ...

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11364 Early Law Office Structure has been torn down Built 1884 at Wheat and Magnolia, in heart of city. Office of Hon. Stephen West (1850-1902), District Judge, host to East Texas leaders - - U. S. ... 11366 Enloe Mill FM 1745 4 mi W of Colmesneil (east of CR 2836) Site of One of Earliest Tyler County Landmarks Enloe Mill (1 mi. south) A major contributor to county and state history. Built about 1840 on Billums ...

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19973 Fellowship Cemetery From Hwy 69/287 in Warren, travel west on CR1943 for 3.6 miles, turn left or south on CR1600 for .8 miles to cemetery on the west side of the road. Preacher John Dryden (1802–1878) founded the fellowship primitive Baptist Church in 1869 and in the years following, a rural farming, livestock–raising ... 18471 Ferrell Cemetery 200 County Rd 3770 Also known as the Holly Fork Cemetery, Ferrell Cemetery is located near the rural community of Holly Fork, near the Neches River. As early as the ... 11367 Fort Teran Park Not able to access without 4 X 4 Named a historical site by the Texas Centennial Committee, 1936--101 years after closing of fort. Park was donated in 1966 to Tyler County Historical ... 11368 Fort Teran, Site of This marker is only accessible w/4 wheel drive but has been reported as in good shape and is located on TDOT map. 11 mi NE of Chester FM 1745 Site of Fort Teran, first white settlement in Tyler County. Established by the Mexican government in 1830 to prevent further Anglo-American colonization ...

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16467 Hart Mill Cemetery Woodville area. From 69/287 go 0.3 miles W/SW on CR1040. Turn right at CR1050 and go 3.4 miles to the cemetery. (At 1.3 miles stay right at fork; at 2.4 miles continue to rear of house, staying to left. Road is barely visible.) THIS CEMETERY IS NAMED FOR A MILL THAT OPERATED ON NEARBY SUTTON LAKE, ALONG MAGNUS BRANCH. THE MILL WAS RUN FIRST BY ORIGINAL PATENTEE L.G. McGAUGHEY ... 11460 Home of James Edward Wheat 107 W. Wheat St. Located on a 2,952.2-acre tract of Republic of Texas land awarded in 1838 to Dr. Josiah Wheat, an early settler of Tyler County, and donor in 1847 ...

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11356 James Barclay Place, 1842 Off CR 1150 on private property. RTHL medallion 1962, inscription plate added 1965. Hand-hewn pine. Oldest home in county. Built by area's first Indian agent, an appointee of President Sam Houston. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark ... 11369 John Henry Kirby and Education in Woodville N Charlton St in school parking lot-Woodville John Henry Kirby, son of John T. and Sarah Payne Kirby, was born in the village of Peachtree in North Tyler County, Texas, in 1860. A promising young ... 11461 John Wheat Mt. Pisgah Cemetery on US 69, 3 mi. south of Woodville (August 7, 1813 - April 24, 1889) A native of Lawrence County, Ala. Migrating to Texas in 1835, Wheat located his headright and bounty lands here, ...

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11370 Lindsey Cemetery From Warren, 3.8 mi. W on FM 1943, 2.1 mi. NW on CR 1450 (Lindsey Cemetery Rd.), 0.2 mi. N to cemetery on private property. Map dot approximate. When W. C. Lindsey knew he was dying of tuberculosis, he asked to be buried on his family's land. After his death in 1898, this family cemetery was ... 11464 Lt. Col. Philip A. Work Juc. of US 69 & US 190 on US 190-Woodville-Courthouse Came to Texas, 1838, represented Tyler County, Texas secession convention, 1861. Raised and was Captain, Co. F. 1st Regt., Hood's Texas brigade. ...

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11371 Moss Hill Community Cemetery 3 mi E of Woodville via US 190 then N 4/10 mi on Moss Hill Cemetery Rd To help recognize its African American heritage, Tyler County resident John Cruse donated two acres here in 1906 to the Moss Hill community for church ... 11450 Mount Hope Lodge No. 121, A. F. & A. M. US 287 Oldest Masonic Lodge in Tyler County in continuous existence under original charter; founded at a site (2 mi. N) on oldest land grant in county, ... 18374 Mount Hope Methodist Church From Chester on US 287, go 2.3 miles on FM 1745E. Turn left on CR2600. Go .1 mile. Turn right on CR2615. Go .2 mile to end of the road, Mount Hope Church. Mount Hope was near Russell’s Creek, two miles north of present-day Chester. At Mount Hope, the road from El Orcoquisac to Nacogdoches intersected ...

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11358 Original Site of Bethel Baptist Church Attached to entry way of 1st Bapist Church Auditorium, First church in county. Organized by Thomas Rock, Milton McQueen, Mrs. Mary Parsons. First pastor was the Rev. J.B. Masterson. Courthouse was used ...

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11452 Pedigo Family Cemetery on Pedigo Cemetery Rd off FM 92, N of Town Bluff Abram (Abel) B. and Julia Pedigo came to Texas in 1857. With their eleven children, they established a plantation near this site in the 1880s. In ... 16586 Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church and School 0.14 mile N on CR 2778 from the intersection of CR 2778 and FM 1632 Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church was formed by African American residents of the Dies community during the late 1800s. The church was originally ...

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13734 Site of Henry T. Scott School 704 Live Oak Street Early African American citizens of Woodville educated their children in local churches and Masonic halls well into the twentieth century. Efforts ... 11451 Site of Old Peach Tree Village FM 2097 2.5 mi N of US 287 In the early 19th century, the Alabama Indians -- then a large tribe -- made their headquarters on this site, and called their village "Ta-Ku-La," ... 11363 Squire Cruse Cruse Cemetery, gate and road in 8600 block of US 190, north side of the highway between CR 4065 and CR 4070, about 8 mi E of Woodville. Cemetery is about 0.2 mi. N of US 190. Soldier in the Texas War for Independence. Served in Bexar Campaign, 1835. 11454 Sturrock Cemetery Marker Missing - or Never Placed This family cemetery, characteristic of southern folk burial customs, is the final resting place for members of the extended Sturrock family and ... 11455 Sunny Dell Missionary Baptist Church 4 mi. W of Colmesneil, FM 1745 to CR 2834 This church was organized on April 22, 1882, by pioneer settlers of the Sunny Dell community, a prosperous farming settlement of early Tyler County. ...

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11453 Texas Statesman Allan Shivers Corner of Dogwood & Charlton St. One of Texas' strongest governors, a progressive, colorful, dynamic leader. Administration (1949-1957) -- longest in state's history -- was marked ... 11466 The Rev. Acton Young N Nellius St. Woodville in S. Side of Magnolia cemetery (January 16, 1823-April 16, 1873) Born in Tennessee. Settling in East Texas, he married Margaret McMahan, daughter of founder of chapel called earliest ... 11465 The Yale Summer Forestry Camp and Gifford Pinchot National Park Service Fire Management, W side CR 1040 (Mimosa Ln.) 0.4 mi. SW of US 287 In 1909 at Mooney's Lake, now known as Twin Lakes (2 mi. WSW), senior students from the Yale University (New Haven, Ct.) School of Forestry met for ... 11456 Tolar Kitchen Located 1.5 mi. W of Woodville at Heritage Museum Built as home south of town 1866 by Robert Tolar. Logs cut, squared and notched on site. Has "mud cat" chimney, roof of hand-rived shakes. Converted ... 11457 Town Bluff FM 92 County seat of Menard County which was created in 1842. Original seat of government for Tyler County created in 1846. A ferry has been operated at ... 11458 Tyler County junction of US 69 and US 190 (Crossroads to East Texas) Home ground of civilized tribes of Indians. Visited 1756 by Spanish explorers, who were trying to keep French trading ... 12432 Tyler County Courthouse 100 W. Bluff St. After the creation of Tyler County in 1846 and the subsequent selection of Woodville as county seat, this block was set aside for use as the courthouse ...

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11360 Valentine Burch Cauble Family Cemetery (Burch-Cauble Cemetery). Off FM 2097 on private property. Map dot approximate. Detailed to guard the camp near Harrisburg, April 21, 1836. Born in Kentucky in 1814; died in 1895. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

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11462 Woodville Academy and Woodville College junction of US 69 / 190, Courthouse Organized in 1849 in the new county courthouse (formerly at this site), the Woodville Academy offered advanced courses of study. Some of the subjects ... 11463 Woodville Magnolia Cemetery N. Nellius St. In 1855 M. Priest deeded one acre of land, containing several graves, for use as a public burial ground. Another acre was donated by Jane Bean in ...

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11467 Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church Hwy 69 in Colmesneil Zion Hill Missionary Baptist church is one of the earliest churches to serve this area's African American community. In the early 1880s, a Freedmen's ...