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12271 C. T. Beck Ranch Salem Rd., 2.9 mi. NE of Loop 463 (Zac Lentz Pkwy). Marker reported missing Dec. 2021. Born in 1846, Charles Theodore (C. T.) Beck migrated with his parents from their native Germany to the United States in 1851. The family landed at ... 635 Callender Home 404 W. Guadalupe St., Victoria Built by Dr. Stephen Cocke as hunting lodge on Green Lake; of hand-hewn pine lumber bought in New York. In 1854 lodge was torn down, boards numbered; ... 12275 Camp Henry E. McCullouch US 87, SW side, 350 feet SE of Kerh Blvd. At the suggestion of Confederate Col. Henry McCullouch, an area near this site north of Victoria, known as Nuner's Mott, was selected for the establishment ... 12948 Camp Victoria Spring Creek Rd. (Spring Creek Dr.), N side 150 feet E. of US 87 Although the town of Victoria had been established in 1824, it was all but abandoned during the Texas Revolution in 1836, as settlers fled east during ... 6553 Captain James P. January Evergreen Cemetery, N. Vine and W. Red River Sts. (Section 21, Lot 1, grave 6; first section north of main entrance) Texas War for Independence Veteran Assistant Surgeon and Surgeon for the Republic of Texas. Erected by the State of Texas, 1962. 12274 Carlos de la Garza 21 mi. S of Victoria on US 77; W on FM 445 to San Antonio River Rd; S on San Antonio River Road to de la Garza Cemetery A fourth-generation Tejano rancher, Carlos de la Garza was born into a family that was prominent among the colonies in Refugio, Goliad and Victoria. ... 12272 Coletoville Cemetery 2533 Coletoville Road East When an epidemic of diphtheria hit the German settlement of Steinerville, established in 1849, two of August and Thekla Spitzer's children died. ... 15818 Crescent Valley Cemetery 6679 State Hwy 185

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15723 F.W. Gross High School 1104 South Depot St. Education of Victoria’s African American schoolchildren began during reconstruction; a freedman’s school on East Convent Street is referenced in ... 6540 Felix De Leon Evergreen Cemetery, Vine St. and Red River Sts., Victoria (1806-1850) Born in Texas; third son of the Empresario Don Martin de Leon, founder of De Leon Colony and City of Victoria. Felix de Leon was held ... 6541 Fernando De Leon Evergreen Cemtery, N. Vine St. & W. Red River St., Victoria. (1798-1853) Eldest son of empresario Martin de Leon. Came with parents from interior of Mexico to Texas, the northermost province, about 1800. Worked ... 13868 First Baptist Church of Victoria 300 N Moody St On May 15, 1852, eight men and women, including a slave, joined together to organize the First Baptist Church of Victoria. That evening they elected ... 17590 First English Evangelical Lutheran Church 516 N. Main Street As early as 1846, German residents of Victoria met in private homes to read scripture and worship. A Lutheran congregation was organized on December ... 1849 First Presbyterian Church of Victoria 2408 North Navarro St. One of the oldest church congregations in Victoria, the First Presbyterian Church was organized on October 2, 1841, by the Rev. William C. Blair ... 1897 First United Methodist Church of Victoria 407 N. Bridge Street When Victoria was settled in 1824, Texas was part of Mexico and there were no Protestant churches. Itinerant Methodist ministers began to visit this ... 6258 Fleming-Welder House 607 N. Craig Local rancher and postmaster Edward R. Fleming and his wife Lillian (Mueller) hired B. F. Williams to build this house about 1911. Charles and Wilhemina ... 2020 Fort St. Louis SW Corner of intersection of FM 444 & US 59,Inez. Thirteen miles southeast of Inez is located the site of Fort St. Louis. First French settlement in Texas attempted by Rene Robert Cavelier Sieur ... 6547 Fossati's Delicatessen 302 Main St., Victoria In 1882, Italian immigrant Fraschio ("Frank") N. Fossati (1852-1939) opened his first delicatesssen in Victoria at Juan Linn and Main streets. He ... 14652 Foster Army Air Field Victoria Regional Airport, Officers Club building gardens Prior to World War II, in an effort to match the powerful air armadas of the Axis nations, the U.S. Army Air Corps (later U.S. Army Air Forces) rapidly ... 15994 Friedrech and Margaretha Hiller House 3003 N. Vine

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16919 J. Meredith Tatton House Corner of North Street at Victoria J. Meredith Tatton (1901-1970), conservationist, composer, cattleman, and writer, was born in Leek, Staffordshire, England. In 1930, Tatton came ... 6548 Jacob Fox House 708 W. Power, Victoria This home was constructed in the early 1890s for Jacob Fox (1841-1914), a native of Alsace who earlier had built a cottin gin and grist mill on this ... 6554 James A. McFaddin Home 207 W. Commercial St. Built 1890 of Florida pine and cypress; typical Victorian style. Home of James A. McFaddin (1840-1916), loyal citizen of Texas Republic and pioneer ... 13496 Joe F. and Amelia Jecker House 104 N. Liberty Street After Republic of Texas President Sam Houston granted the original land to the town of Victoria in December 1841, the Rev. William C. Blair bought ... 6582 John Howland Wood No. 1 Catholic Cemetery, Moody & Red River St., Victoria Born in New York, John Howland Wood came to Texas in 1836 and fought in the Texas Revolution. After serving as quartermaster with the Texas Army ... 6101 John J. Linn Evergreen Cemetery, N. Vine and W. Red River Streets (north side of main entrance, Lot 14 & 15 on Ave. #2, Section 24) John J. Linn, one of De Leon's colonists, merchant, alcalde, mayor, member of the Congress of the Republic of Texas. Born in Ireland June 19, 1798. ... 6574 John Van Bibber Evergreen Cemetery, Red River & N. Vine Sts., Victoria; Sect. 4, Lot 29 Served in the Texas War for Independence; escaped the Goliad Massacre, 1836. Erected by the State of Texas, 1962

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3290 McFaddin Mercantile FM 445, McFaddin The St. Louis, Brownsville,and Mexico Railroad built a line thorugh the McFaddin Ranch about 1900. The ranch settlement, temporarily renamed Marianna ... 3291 McFaddin Post Office FM 445, (20 mi S. of Victoria on US 77) The McFaddin Ranch settlement was renamed Marianna in 1906 by the St. Louis, Brownsville, & Mexico Railroad. A post office, opened in the Marberry ... 3306 McNamara House 502 N. Liberty, Victoria Built 1870's by W.J. McNamara, town council member and dealer in cotton, wool, hides. Rural Victorian Gothic architecture. Donated by McNamara- O'Connor ... 3327 Memorial Square 400 block of N. De Leon Once the oldest public burial ground in Victoria, this square was laid in 1824 when Martin de Leon founded the town, then located in the Mexican ... 15996 Memorial Square Cemetery 402 North DeLeon 12276 Mission Espiritu Santo Cattle Ranch 3377 Lower Mission Valley Road Traditionally recognized as the first great cattle ranch in Texas, Espiritu Santo Ranch traces its history to the Spanish Mission of Nuestra Senora ... 14399 Mission Nuestra S. Del E. Santo De Zuniga Victoria 3424 Mitchell School 306 E. Commercial The citizens of Victoria voted to establish an Independent School District in an 1898 election. Immediate plans called for the building of eight ... 3497 Mount Salem American Baptist Church 609 E. North St., Victoria In 1872 this church was organized in Indianola by 25 charter members as the Mount Salem American Baptist Free Mission Church. Two major hurricanes ... 3534 Mundt Place Continental Hotel / VFW 4146 Constructed 1871 as the Continental Hotel which operated until 1897. Bought by Prof. O.E. H. Mundt. Served as classroom building for his school, ... 3539 Murphy Home US 87, Nursery Built 1897 combining southern plantation and New England Saltbox styles of architecture. Home of prominent Nursery citizens R. S. Fowler, John M. ... 15995 Murphy Ranch 389 Lower Mission Valley Road

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3916 Palestine Missionary Baptist Church 608 E. Convent Street Twenty-one former slaves gathered together at the corner of Convent and Depot streets on June 27, 1868, and formally organized the First Colored ... 12277 Pela House 309 E. Santa Rosa Conservatively Greek Revival in its distinct bays, its center passage, pedimented windows, and columns, the Pela House was erected in 1884. Then-modern ... 4122 Peter Underhay Pridham Memorial Square, 400 block of N. De Leon (1812-July 3, 1853) Born on the Isle of Guernsey, Great Britain; moved to London at an early age. After marriage,he emigrated to Montreal, Canada, ... 14102 Phillips-Sale House N. Craig St., W side between W. Nueces and W. North streets. New York native Alexander Hamilton Phillips (1804-1880) moved to Texas in 1837. He served in both the Congress of the Republic of Texas and the Legislature ... 13867 Power Home 307 S. William Built in 1894 for Edward Power, significant for its columns, wide porches, wood trim. Given in 1960 by Mrs. James Power, to the Daughters of the ... 4129 Proctor House 507 N. Glass Street A native of Victoria County, Venable Bland Proctor (1862-1936) joined his father's law firm in nearby DeWitt County in 1887. Proctor moved to Victoria ... 14659 Proctor-Vandenberge House N. Craig St., east side between W. North St. and W. Stayton Ave. Designated RTHL in 1971 as Early Victoria Home. Landmark of famous 1840 Indian raid, when Hamilton Ledbetter, builder of first part of house, fought Comanches, and his family escaped death by flight. ...

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6564 Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery St. Joseph Cemetery Rd., Inez; .25 mi S of US 59 off FM 444 A Catholic church and cemetery were established after 1873 at Gazeta (then 1.5 mi. W) on one acre of land deeded by parishioner Frank Garvel (1837-1921). ... 6565 Saint Joseph Catholic Church FM 444 (Church St.), Inez; .03 mi S. of US 59. A group of Polish immigrants from Upper Silesia (Prussian-occupied Poland) moved to this area in 1858, after a brief settlement in Karnes County. ... 15381 Salem NW of Inez, FM 444 between Salem Rd. and Furhman Rd. The community of Salem (“Peace” in Hebrew) developed in northeast Victoria county in the early 20th century. In 1910, Higginson Colonization Company ... 14422 Sengele Home 210 E. Forest St. 4678 Shillerville Cemetery From Victoria, take US 59 east about 4 mi to FM 1680. Go south/SE then SW on FM 1686 about 10.2 mi. Take CR West/ N about 1 mi to Cem. The community of Shillerville began when several Czechosovakian families came to this area in 1894. Among the first settlers was Jan Shiller, for ... 6579 Sidney Roper Weisiger Evergreen Cemetery, Vine & Red River Sts., Victoria (November 29, 1906-May 23, 1975) Born to a pioneer Victoria County family, Sidney R. Weisiger grew up with stories of the area's early history. After ... 6544 Silvestre De Leon Evergreen Cemetery, N. Vine St. and W. Red River, Victoria (1802-1842) Son of the Empresario Martin de Leon, founder of the De Leon Colony and City of Victoria. Silverstre de Leon was active in the Catholic ... 6556 Site of Mission Nuestra Senora del Espiritu Santo de Zuniga Off Lower Mission Valley Rd. on private property. Map dot approximate. First established at Garcitas Creek by the Marques de Aguayo and Father Fray Agustin Patron, O.F.M. in 1722. Moved to Mission Valley in 1726. Maintained ... 6563 Site of Round Top House SW Corner of S. Main and Juan Linn, Victoria The Citadel of Victoria. Built before the year 1836 by Placido Benavides, son-in-law of Martin De Leon. The house served as a place of refuge for ... 6568 Site of Southern Pacific Railroad Depot 900 E. Santa Rosa, Victoria The coming of the railroad to Victoria was an important part of the town's economic and social history. Although the first line reached Victoria ... 6577 Site of Victoria's First Church Market Square, Main St., Victoria Erected by Martin De Leon, founder of Victoria, soon after his arrival in October, 1824. Priests serving there were Rev. Fathers Jose Miguel Muro, ... 6566 St. Mary's Catholic Church 100 W. Church St., Victoria Present church built 1903-1904. Third building used by this congregation as a church since the colonization of Victoria in 1824 by Don Martin de ...

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6562 Victor M. Rose Courthouse Square, 101 N. Bridge St., Victoria (1842-1893) Son of Victoria County judge. From boyhood wrote stories and poems. Left college to join Confederate Army in the Civil War. Fought in ... 6561 Victor Marion Rose Evergreen Cemetery, N. Vine & W. Red River Sts., Victoria Victor Marion Rose, poet, editor, historian and soldier. From the founders of Victoria he gathered the fragments of the past and wove them into the ... 13869 Victoria US 77 Founded 1824 by Martin de Leon as center of his colony, Mexico's buffer against Comanches. Active in 1836 in support of Texas War for Independence, ... 16105 Victoria Advocate 311 E. Constitution St. Second oldest existing newspaper in Texas. Established May 8, 1846 by Thomas Sterne --- John D. Logan. Among its editors have been John Henry Brown, ... 5649 Victoria County South entrance of historic county courthouse, facing W. Constitution St. In this county the first European setlement in Texas, Fort St. Louis, was built by the French explorer La Salle in 1685. Between 1722 and 1726 a ... 5651 Victoria County Memorial Square, 400 block East Power Ave, between N. De Leon and N. Wheeler Center front: 1528 Cabeza de Vaca 1685 Cavelier de la Salle Under the Mexican Government Victoria was a district in 1832, a Municipality in 1835. ... 13870 Victoria County 12 mi. E in rest area Inhabited briefly by adventurer Cabeza de Vaca in 1530's and French explorer La Salle in 1680's. Site of 1720 Mission Espiritu Santo de Zuniga. Mission ... 5650 Victoria County Honor Roll Courthouse Grounds, Bridge St., Victoria Country's Defenders from Victoria County who made the supreme sacrifice in the World War erected by the citizens of Victoria County dedicated by ... 5652 Victoria County, C.S.A. South entrance of historic county courthouse, facing W. Constitution St. Transportation, military and supply center in the Civil War. On one branch of the cotton road, which moved crop to Mexico for exchange on foreign ... 16922 Victoria Pumping Station 1201 W. Stayton Avenue VICTORIA PUMPING STATION IN THE 1880s, ENGLISH-BORN WILLIAM WHEELER (1861-1931) CAME TO TEXAS WITH THE C. E. GRAY CONSTRUCTION CO. TO INSTALL WATER ... 6578 Viola Case Main Library, Main St., Victoria (inside main entrance) Born in Virginia in 1821, Viola Case moved in 1848 to Victoria, where she taught at the Victoria Female Academy founded by her husband, the Rev. ...