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14798 Baker, James Addison Huntsville, Oakwood Cemetery, 9th Street between Avenue I and MLK Drive James Addison Baker was born to Jane Saxton and Elijah Adam Baker on March 3, 1821 near Huntsville, Alabama. He was admitted to the Bar in 1843 and ... 8427 Ball, The Rev. Thomas H. New corner area of Oakwood Cemetery (corner of 9th St. and Ave. I); Huntsville. Thomas Henry Ball was born in Northumberland County, Virginia, in 1819, the son of The Rev. David Thomas and Hannah Henry (Gaskins) Ball. Following ... 15450 Bath Cemetery Possum Walk Road (FM 1374), south of Bath Road, east side of the road behind Union Hill Church Bath Cemetery, near Union Hill Church, was established in the 1870s. The earliest recorded burial is that of William Arnold (d. 1877). The burial ... 8428 Besser, General John Slater Near Sam Houston grave memorial in Oakwood Cemetery (corner of 9th Street and Ave. I); Huntsville. A native of Pennsylvania, John Slater Besser was a brigadier general, legislator, and judge in Missouri before moving his family to Texas in 1842. ... 8429 Bethea Creek From the intersection of SH 19 and FM 980 (Riverside) take FM 980 SE approximately 1.8 miles. A tributary of the Trinity River, Bethea Creek (pronounced Buh-thay) is named for John and Elizabeth Bethea, pioneer settlers of the area. John settled ... 20117 Bishop Ward Normal and Collegiate Institute NW corner Old Madisonville Rd. and Pleasant St. Following the end of slavery, African American communities established education institutions for freed African Americans. After the end of Reconstruction, ... 8430 Black Jack Methodist Church and Cemetery Take U.S. Highway 705 S approximately 6.5 mi. to FM 2296; then N on FM 2296 approximately 3.7 miles to Black Jack Cemetery Road; then NE on Cemetery Rd. approximately .7 mi. Settlement of this area began in the 1830s. Black Jack Methodist Church was organized in 1871 and a sanctuary was built about four miles west of ... 8431 Boettcher House 2020 Ave. N 1/2; Huntsville. Edward ("Mr. Ed") Boettcher moved to Huntsville in 1928 to begin new logging operations in the nearby pine forests. His Boettcher Mill supplied the ... 8432 Boswell Baptist Church Boswell Baptist Church, SE corner Four Notch and Hardy Bottom roads. On Nov. 26, 1881, nine residents of the rural Boswell community met in a log schoolhouse (.25 mi. S) to organize this Baptist church. The Rev. T.E. ... 18180 Broyles Chapel Missionary Baptist Church 42 Lake Road Following the Civil War, many African Americans sought refuge, identity and spirituality through the organization of churches. According to oral ... 17520 Buck Foster Cemetery 33 Morgan Road Buck Foster Cemetery, also known as Foster or Loma Cemetery, is located about twelve miles west of Huntsville in the eastern part of the Loma Community. ... 22398 Burials of Enslaved People in McAdams Cemetery McAdams Cemetery. Marker reported stolen Oct. 2023. Replacement in progress. marker pending.

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13707 Camp Huntsville, World War II Prisoner of War Camp approx. 8 miles northeast of Huntsville on SH 19 Camp Huntsville, completed here in 1942, was one of the first prisoner of war (POW) camps built in the U.S. during World War II. Designed to house ... 13155 Capt. Benjamin I. Harper FM 980 W, FM 3478 N, 5 mi. E on FM 230, N 1 mi. on Chalk Cemetery Rd. Marker is in Chalk Cemetery. Benjamin Ingram Harper (b. 1809) came to Texas from Virginia, and in 1833, he worked as a schoolmaster in Liberty County. He wed Evelina Vocum in ... 17689 Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery near 366 Bowers Blvd one block west of Sycamore Street Located a few blocks from the first prison in Texas, the 1848 Huntsville Penitentiary, the Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery is the final resting place for ... 8435 Chalk Cemetery FM 980 W, FM 3478 N, FM 230 E 4.5 mi to Chalk Cemetery Rd, 1.1 mi. N to short driveway to cemetery. Replacement marker for 1988 marker. Founded in the 1870s on land owned by Lacy Harrington, this cemetery takes its name from the geologic features of the area. The earliest documented ... 8445 Christopher C. Edinburg From Huntsville take FM 247 N approx. 13 miles to FM 2989; then W on FM 2989 approx. 1 mile to Falba Cemetery (marker is in cemetery). Came to Texas 1824. Fought at San Jacinto. Died in 1864 8437 Clapp Cemetery From the intersection of FM 3478 and FM 230 in far north Walker County. Take FM 230 E approx. 4.5 mi. to Chalk Cemetery Rd., then N on Chalk Cemetery Rd. approx. .5 mi. to (T) in the road; go SE (right) at (T) approx. .5 mi. to Clapp Cemetery. According to local tradition this cemetery was established by deed in 1853 to prevent people of mixed Native American and pioneer American heritage ... 8439 Cook Springs Baptist Church From the intersection of SH 75 and IH 45 (Huntsville), take SH 75 NW approx. 5 mi. to Cooks Springs Baptist Church (near gazebo). Baptists organized here in 1901 and held services at the Guinea Glade School (about 2 mi. NW). Brother Elisha E. Day (1848-1936), pastor of the Woodville ... 8441 Cunningham, Minnie Fisher From New Waverly take U.S. Hwy. 75 N approx. 2.6 mi. to R-O-W. (March 19, 1882-December 9, 1964) A native of Walker County, Minnie Fisher earned a pharmacy degree at the University of Texas Medical Branch in ...

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13088 East Sandy Community 6 mi. W on FM 1374 The Sandel and Powell families moved to this area from Mississippi in the 1850s, helping establish a community church and school in this vicinity. ... 8443 Eastham-Thomason House NW corner Avenue M and 9th Street. Marker is affixed to the house on private property. Constructed between 1859 and 1862 by James H. Thomason, this is one of the oldest homes in Walker County. Byrd Eastham acquired the house in 1869, ... 8444 Ebenezer Baptist Church From the intersection of SH 30 and IH 45 (Huntsville) take SH 30 W approx. 3 mi. to FM 1791; then SW FM 1791 approx. 9.1 mi. to the intersection of FM 1791 and FM 3179. This congregation was organized in 1854 by The Rev. J. W. D. Creath, pastor of the Huntsville Baptist Church, and The Rev. Richard Pace, the pioneer ... 13971 Ebenezer Cemetery 4400 block SH 30, 8 mi. W of Huntsville and 0.8 mi. east of FM 2550, N side of the road Along with Ebenezer Baptist Church, this cemetery organized in 1854 on land donated by Jonathan and Sarah McGary along a stagecoach road from Huntsville ... 8438 Elijah Collard Gourd Creek Cemetery, NE side Gourd Creek Cemetery Road 0.2 mi. NW of FM 1375. Map dot approximate. (November 9, 1778 - March 13, 1847) Born in Virginia, Elijah Collard later settled on the frontier in Kentucky and in Missouri, where he fought in ... 8446 Emancipation Park 302 Ave. F (Martin Luther King Drive); Huntsville. Celebrations of "Juneteenth"--the anniversary of the June 19, 1865 emancipation of Texas slaves--were first held in homes and churches. Later, festivities ...

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8448 Farris Chapel Methodist Church From the intersection of SH 30 and IH-45 (Huntsville), take SH 30 W approximately 3 miles to FM 1791; then SW on FM 1791 approximately 10.5 miles, east side of the road between Burnett Rd. and West Sandy Creek. Marker reported missing March 2020. Farris Chapel Methodist Church, built 1880 for congregation founded by Hezekiah Farris in 1841. Used by other faiths. First area schoolhouse. Recorded ... 8450 First Baptist Church of Huntsville 1229 Avenue J; Huntsville. One of the earliest Baptist congregations in Texas, this church was organized in 1844 by The Rev. Z. N. Morrell, who served as first pastor. The ... 8449 First Christian Church of Huntsville Corner of 19th Street and Avenue R; Huntsville. Joseph Addison Clark, who with his brother, Randolph Clark, later founded Texas Christian University, started this congregation in January 1854. ... 16906 First Missionary Baptist Church corner of 10th and Ave. P IN 1867, HUNTSVILLE METHODISTS AND BAPTISTS SHARED THE UNION CHURCH. TWO YEARS LATER, THE BAPTISTS BUILT A SEPARATE CHURCH IN THE ROGERSVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD ... 8451 First Presbyterian Church of Huntsville 1801 19th Street; Huntsville. Organized by the Presbytery of the Brazos in June 1848, the First Presbyterian Church of Huntsville began with one elder and ten members. Early worship ... 8452 First United Methodist Church of Huntsville 1016 Sam Houston Avenue; Huntsville. Before 1842 Methodists in Huntsville were probably served by itinerant preachers on the Montgomery County circuit. The Texas Methodist Conference ... 8453 Forrest Lodge No. 19, A.F. & A.M. 12th St., N side between University Ave. and Avenue J One of 25 lodges started during the Republic of Texas, Forrest Lodge No. 19, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, was chartered on Jan. 11, 1844. It ... 8458 Founding of Huntsville and of Historic Indian Post (north side of Walker County Courthouse Square) Marker reported missing April 2012. Located here about 1830, this Indian post was established by Pleasant Gray, adventurer and pioneer from Alabama. Friendly Indians of East Texas had ...

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12279 Harmony Cemetery SH 75, 12 mi. N of Huntsville According to oral history, the first person buried here was Vincent Herlock, who appeared in the 1850 census of Walker County with his wife and four ... 16308 Harmony Grove Missionary Baptist Church 127 John Kay Road, off of FM 247 North Harmony Grove Missionary Baptist Church was founded in 1871 when local businessman William Koehl donated one acre north of Huntsville for the establishment ... 8483 Henderson Yoakum Oakwood Cemetery. Near the corner of 9th Street and Avenue I and the Sam Houston Memorial gravesite. (September 6, 1810 - November 30, 1856) A graduate of the United States Military Academy (1832), Henderson Yoakum saw duty on frontiers and in the ... 18421 Henderson Yoakum Homesite South on State Highway 75 to FM 2296. Left on FM 2296 to the intersection of FM 2929 and Four Notch Road. Right on Four Notch Road. Cross railroad tracks. Site is immediately on the right. Soldier and politician Henderson Yoakum (1810-1856) arrived in Texas in oct. 1845 from Tennessee. In Dec. 1847, he purchased 640 acres from J.H. ... 8456 Henry Opera House SE corner of 12th Street and University Ave. (courthouse square area); Huntsville. Built in 1880 as lodge hall. First floor soon became a dry goods and grocery store, and second was made into a fine theater by owner, John Henry ... 8447 Hezekiah Faris From the intersection of SH 30 and IH 45 (Huntsville), take SH 30 W approx. 3 mi. to FM 1791; then SW on FM 1791 approx. 11.3 mi. to Faris Cemetery (marker located in central area of cemetery). A soldier who participated in Texans' victory at San Jacinto. Born in Virginia, brought up in Tennessee, Faris came to Texas to fight for colony's ... 8440 Hillary Mercer Crabb From the intersection of SH 75 and IH 45, take SH 75 NW approx. 2 miles; Huntsville. Georgia native Hillary Mercer Crabb, a veteran of the militia in his home state, moved his family to the Mexican state of Texas in 1830. While awaiting ... 14506 Houston, Margaret Moffette Lea 1836 Sam Houston Ave. (April 11, 1819 - December 3, 1867)Margaret Moffette Lea was born on her family's farm in Pleasant Valley, near Marion, Alabama. She graduated from ... 12577 Huntsville "Walls" Unit Avenue I and 12th St., Huntsville (Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville) The Republic of Texas Congress passed a law to establish a prison system in 1842, but it wasn't until 1848, ... 17923 Huntsville Branch Railway, "Tilley's Tap" The marker will be placed at the western terminus of the former railroad right of way The Huntsville Branch Railway was a “Tap” rail line which was chartered as the Huntsville Branch Railway Company in 1871. Support of a railroad through ... 11780 Huntsville Item 1409 10th St. English native George Robinson (1820-1888), formerly of the Galveston News, moved to Huntsville by 1846 and began printing the Huntsville Item on ... 8459 Huntsville Springs In Founders Park near the intersection of 10th Street and University Ave.; Huntsville. Kentucky native Pleasant Gray and his wife Hannah (Holshouser) left Tennessee with their two children in 1834 and in 1835 settled here on land granted ...

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8480 James and Rhoda Creel Beall Winters from New Waverly, east on SH 150 to FM 2693, about 4.6 mi. NE to cemetery Winters Park, Set Aside to Honor Family of James and Rhoda Creel Beall Winters. Pioneers who led their large family here in 1834 from Tennessee. ... 8460 Jardine-Brown House From the intersection of FM 1374 and IH-45 take FM 1374 SW approximately 5.3 miles. Robert and Jane Jardine Browne built east cabin of hewn pine logs on walnut posts, 1849. Site was part of James Jardine (or Jordan) League--1835 ... 18194 Jasper Missionary Baptist Church In 1870, shortly after the end of the Civil War, Jasper Missionary Baptist Church, one of the first African American churches in Walker County, was founded. The original founders were Billy and Eliza Spriggs, Addie fisher, Umpt Patrick, Jim Perry, Annie Reece, James Utley and Mariah Walker. The first place of worship was under a brush arbor. Prior to this time, church services were held in homes and, because of slavery laws, many marriages were not official. With the advent of the church, numerous marriages were performed within the first few years. Seeing the need for an adequate church building, members of the church hauled logs and built their first church under Reverend David Fischer. Members eventually built a frame church on an acre of land donated by Billy Spriggs. A school soon followed and became the educational facility for the youth of the community for many years. Students walked miles to achieve up to a seventh-grade education. On May 2, 1909, the first cornerstone for the new church was laid by J.J. Johnson who served on the Deacon Board for 22 years. It is still visible to anyone entering the church today. Committed to the youth, the church congregation gave its first scholarship in 1978, renaming it the Mabel Williams Scholarship Fund in 1986. The church has continued to award scholarships to deserving youth every year since. The current church was completed in 1994, under the leadership of Pastor L. R. Harrison. Jasper Missionary Baptist Church has continued to encourage fellowship, education and a sense of community in New Waverly for well over a century. In 1870, shortly after the end of the Civil War, Jasper Missionary Baptist Church, one of the first African American churches in Walker County, was ... 8468 Jesse Parker Near Ave. F and 9th Street entrance to Oakwood Cemetery (in cemetery). In 1822 Jesse Parker moved to the Mexican state of Texas. A veteran of the War of 1812, he represented the Sabine District at the Convention of 1832 ... 8481 John Frelan Winters From New Waverly take SH 150 E approx. 5 miles to FM 2693; take FM 2693 NE approx. 4.6 miles to Winters Memorial Park Cemetery (James and Rhoda Creel Beall Winters). A San Jacinto Veteran; born in Tennessee, July 13, 1814; died January 16, 1864. 18635 John William Thomason Jr. Oakwood Cemetery, 9th Street at Avenue I, section 29 Huntsville native John William Thomason Jr. was born on February 28, 1893, as the eldest of nine children of Dr. John Williams and Sue Hayes (Goree) ... 16519 Josey Boy Scout Lodge Josey Park, southwest corner of intersection of Sam Houston Avenue (Highway 75) and 22nd Street Oilman and Huntsville native Robert A. Josey donated funding for the construction of this log structure in 1933. Additional funding was obtained ... 12367 Joshua Houston in Oakwood Cemetery, Ave. I and 9th streets, Huntsville (c. 1822-January 8, 1902) Born a slave and reared on the Alabama plantation of the Lea family, Joshua Houston was brought to Texas in 1840 by Margaret ...

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13422 Sallie E. Gibbs 1220 12th Street Successful businesswoman Sallie E. Gibbs was born Sarah Elizabeth Smith in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on October 18, 1844 to Mary Washington (Ledbetter) ... 8457 Sam Houston Oakwood Cemetery. At Ave. I entrance. Born March 2, 1793, in Rockbridge County, Va.; son of Samuel and Elizabeth Houston. Moved to Tennessee in 1807 with widowed mother and her family. ... 13238 Sam Houston Industrial and Training School 5 mi. W on SH 30 at intersection of Williams Road Legislated after the close of the Civil War, the Texas Constitution of 1866 provided for a public school system supported by funds derived from property ... 8434 Samuel Calhoun Cemetery Samuel Calhoun Cemetery, off Lost Indian Camp Road on private property. Established by Samuel Calhoun (1788-1871), native of Abbeville, S.C.; Captain of Cavalry, State of Georgia, during War of 1812. He came to Texas ... 8425 Site of Andrew Female College 100 ft. E on 8th St. from the intersection of 8th St. and University Ave.; Huntsville. Site of Andrew Female College; Established and chartered in 1853; An influential early Texas college for women founded by the Methodist Church; Named ... 12831 Site of Andrew Female College 828 Eighth Street Site of Andrew Female College Andrew Female College was founded in 1852 and chartered in early 1853. It was named for Bishop James Osgood Andrew ... 13439 Site of Boettcher's Mill Avenue B at Boettcher Mill Road, off US 190E German immigrant Baldwin Boettcher established a sawmill at Westfield, north of Houston, in 1898, along the International & Great Northern rail line. ... 8436 Site of Cincinnati off FM 3478 on private property Important shipping point in Trinity River navigation. Founded in 1838 by James C. De Witt. Abandoned after yellow fever scourge in 1853. Erected ... 12742 Site of Cumberland Presbyterian Church 1006 11th St. Site of Cumberland Presbyterian Church On this site once stood the first church building erected In Huntsville. In 1849, Cumberland Presbyterian ... 8484 Site of the Home of Henderson Yoakum Huntsville Site of the home of Henderson Yoakum and birthplace of his "History of Texas," published in 1855, a story of the sacrifices, the glory and the great ... 8476 Site of Thomas Plantation and Steamboat Landing From the intersection of FM 980 and FM 3454 (Thomas Lake Rd.) E Riverside; take FM 3454 N approx. 2 miles to Sterling Island near the intersection of ? John Richard Thomas (1820-63) of Alabama came to Texas in 1854. Developing a 1060-acre plantation, he built wharves here on the Trinity for shipping ... 20077 Southend Cemetery Southend Cemetery, Montgomery Road, E side between Bowers Blvd and Sam Houston Ave. A predominantly African American neighborhood called the Flat once numbered dozens of homes in an area southeast of the original boundaries of Sam ... 8471 St. James United Methodist Church of Huntsville Corner of 14th Street and Avenue M; Huntsville. This congregation was organized shortly after the Civil War to serve the newly freed slaves of the Huntsville area. The earliest worship services ... 8472 St. Joseph's Catholic Church corner of Elmore and Walker streets The Rev. Felix Orzechowski, who came to Texas in 1866 to answer an appeal for Polish missionaries, organized St. Joseph's Parish in 1869. The first ... 8473 State Penitentiary C.S.A. 12th Street, S side between Avenues H and I Inmates, slaves, free men worked in the penitentiary textile factory, main source of cloth goods for Confederate Southwest. Here "king cotton" and ... 8474 Steamboat House Sam Houston Memorial Museum Built in 1858 by Dr. Rufus Bailey, 1858-62 president of Austin College, as a wedding gift for son. Unusual house caused such joking, however, the ...

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8477 Walker County Created from Montgomery County in 1846, shortly after Texas became a state, Walker County was named for U.S. Senator Robert J. Walker (1801-1869) of Mississippi, a major advocate of Texas annexation. Because of Walker's Union sympathies in the Civil War, the honor was withdrawn in 1863 and the county was renamed for Captain Samuel H. Walker (1817-1847), a noted Texas Ranger who was killed in action during the Mexican War. Huntsville has always served as Walker County seat. Parts of Madison and San Jacinto counties were carved from Walker County. Created from Montgomery County in 1846, shortly after Texas became a state, Walker County was named for U.S. Senator Robert J. Walker (1801-1869) ... 8478 Walker County N side of Walker County courthouse square; Huntsville. Created, 1846, from Montgomery County. First named for Robert J. Walker, U.S. Senator; in Civil War, Samuel H. Walker, Texas Ranger and Mexican War ... 12282 Walker County County Courthouse The earliest known inhabitants of this area were the Cenis and Bidai (Bedias) Indians. Spanish explorers began to arrive in 1542, followed by the ... 16106 Walker County 1.4 mi. NW of Huntsville, US Hwy 75 Walker County, formed from Montgomery County, created April 6, 1846, organized July 13, 1846. Named in honor of Robert James Walker, 1801-1869, a ... 8479 Waverly Cemetery Old Waverly Cemetery, N side Old Waverly Cemetery Road 500 feet E of Winters Ranch Road. Marker faces road in SE section of cemetery. This cemetery is situated on the land originally purchased in 1853 by Mary M. Lewis, James E. Scott, Laura A. Scott, and Milly D. Scott. The first ... 17705 Western Grove Baptist Church 590 Longstreet Road Following emancipation, many African Americans sought a place to gather and worship, and they formed churches. The Western Grove Baptist church was ... 19958 William Luther Dean Oakwood Cemetery, about 200 feet W of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and 100 feet N of 9th Street, Row 36-37, Plot 49-3 (April 13, 1866 - July 14, 1933) A Texas senator, William Luther Dean participated actively in Texas politics in the late nineteenth and early ... 8482 Woodland, Home of Sam Houston On the Sam Houston Memorial Museum and Education Center grounds (in front of Sam Houston home); Huntsville. General of the army which won the war for Texas Independence, 1836, and first President of the Republic, 1836-1838, Sam Houston was one of the most ... 14377 Wynne House 1428 11th St. Gustavus Adair Wynne and Samuella Gibbs, who became civic and business leaders in Huntsville, married in 1883 and moved into this house, which they ...