Historical Markers of Texas

8306 100th Anniversary Brenham "Banner-Press" Stringer Road, S side between Becker Drive and S. Chappell Hill Street (1866-1966) Founded Jan. 1, 1866, as weekly "Southern Banner", by Dan McGary and John C. Rankin, Confederate veterans. For his independent policies, ...

8288 African American Catholic Community From Brenham, take SH 105 about 12 miles NE to Sweed Rd. (CR 100), go W about 1.8 miles (veer left on Conner Road - follow around) to church and marker. Believed to be the oldest African American Catholic community in Texas, this settlement traces its history to the late 1840s. The Spann families ... 16820 Allcorn-Kokemoor Farmstead 4625 Old Independence Road, Brenham ELIJAH ALLCORN IMMIGRATED TO TEXAS IN LATE 1821 WITH HIS WIFE, NANCY (HODGE), AND THEIR SIX CHILDREN AS “OLD 300” SETTLERS IN STEPHEN F. AUSTIN’S ... 15637 Allcorn-McNeese Cemetery Brenham 14682 Amos Gates Graball Cemetery Amos Gates, a member of Austin's first colony. Born January 11, 1799. Died May 26, 1883. His son William C. Gates, who served in the Confederate ... 8381 Andrew Robinson Sr. In front of Star of the Republic Museum in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park, Washington. First settler of Stephen F. Austin's "Old 300" colonists to arrive in Texas. Came November 1821 with his wife Nancy and 2 children. In 1824 he received ... 8295 Anson Jones Barrington Home At the Barrington Living History Farm, SE of The Star of the Republic Museum in Washington on the Brazos State Park, Washington. -- 15324 Anson Jones Home (Barrington Farm, Washington-on-the-Brazos) 8289 Applewhite House SW corner Church St. and Chestnut St. (FM 2447) Built 1852 by minister, lawyer and teacher, Isaac Applewhite, whose hobby was carpentry. Hand-hewn native cedar construction. Typical Victorian architecture. ... 8410 Asa Brigham Extreme SW corner of Washington Cemetery, from Washington take FM 1115 N about 1 mi. to Washington Cemetery Rd., go W about 1/2 mi. to cemetery. Alcalde of Brazoria municipality, 1835; signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; auditor of the Republic, 1836; treasurer of the Republic ... 8292 Atkinson Cemetery From FM 1371 W of FM 1155 in Chappell Hill, take Chadwick-Hogan Road SW about 1.2 miles to cemetery. Name honors 1857 mayor of Chappell Hill, Jethro Atkinson, whose plantation was nearby. In 1844, date of earliest marked grave, site was owned by ...

8296 Barrington Plantation 8.3 mi. N of Chappell Hill on FM 1155, 1.2 mi. N on Dillard Rd., then about 1.65 mi. E on Whitman Rd. Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas, bought 1,107 acres here from M. Austin Bryan in 1844. This site, named "Barrington" for ... 8297 Bassett and Bassett Banking House 222 E. Main, Brenham Benjamin H. and Thomas J. Bassett opened their newly-created bank and located their law office in this building soon after its completion in 1873. ... 8301 Baylor University for Boys FM 50, .4 mi. S of FM 390, Independence. On this site stood one of the early buildings of Baylor University erected for boys in 1851, and torn down in 1934; The institution was incorporated ... 13680 Baylor University on Windmill Hill Baylor Park, Sam Houston Road In 1845, the Republic of Texas chartered Baylor University at Independence, and it began on the west side of town on Academy Hill. Shortly, work ... 16115 Baylor University State Park Independence Baylor University State Park. Here at old Independence, Baylor University like Texas freedom had its birth. Baylor was chartered by the Republic ... 8302 Bethlehem Cemetery From Brenham, take FM 389 about 5.5 miles SW to CR 19 (Boehnemann Rd.), (to NW about 1 mile to cemetery). Located on land granted to Josiah Lester by the Mexican government prior to Texas independence, this cemetery began in the 1850s after subsequent ... 12285 Birthplace of Hedwig T. Kniker St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 8201 Old Gay Hill Road, Brenham (November 13, 1891 - October 12, 1985) Born in Gay Hill, Hedwig Thusnelda Kniker was the child of the second minister of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. ... 8303 Blinn College Blinn College-Brenham Campus, Old Main Building (BNMN), College Ave., N side between High and Green streets. RTHL medallion and text plate at southwest entrance to the building. RTHL medallion 1962, text plate added 1965. Founded as "Mission Institute", March 28, 1883. Methodist affiliated. 1887 gift of Rev. Christian Blinn of New York built main hall. Name was changed ... 13541 Blue Bell Creameries 1101 S. Blue Bell Road In August 1907, the Brenham Creamery Company formed to purchase excess dairy products from farmers and produce butter local sales. In 1911, the creamery ... 8304 Brenham NE corner of the intersection of Business 290 at US 290, SE limits of Brenham. Founded 1843. Named for Richard Fox Brenham (1810-1843), Republic of Texas patriot. Railhead and supply center in Civil War. Blinn Memorial College ... 8307 Brenham Fire Department 101 Chappell Hill Road, Brenham Two volunteer organizations, Brenham Hook and Ladder Co. and the Fire Protection Co., were started May 28, 1867, ostensibly to fight fires. In reality ... 18327 Brenham Normal and Industrial College Mt. Olive District Campus Brenham’s African American and Anglo community leaders first discussed the Brenham Normal and Industrial College (BNIC) in a public meeting in March ... 8310 Brenham Presbyterian Church 900 S. Jackson St., Brenham This fellowship was founded in 1877 by The Rev. Warner B. Riggs and a small group of charter members. Within three years there were more than fifty ... 8311 Brenham Public Library Nancy Carol Roberts Memorial Library, N side facing parking lot, near flagpole. First in county. Founded 1901 and still maintained by Fortnightly Literary Club, with county and city support. All housing has been donated. First ... 18124 Brown's Prairie School and Building 20301 FM 1155E In 1888, a church and school building was erected in a central location at newly-divided Brown's Prairie, with the Reverend David Buchmueller as ... 8314 Burton Cafe Washington St. near intersection with Main, Burton. Built in 1937 by Edward Whitener and Quintus Zwernemann, this cafe has been a popular feature of downtown Burton through the years. Serving as both ... 8315 Burton Community Main and Washington Sts. in front of Burton State Bank and post office, Burton. John M. Burton (1806-77) of Georgia came to Texas in the 1820s, and to this area in 1834. When the Houston & Texas Central Railroad was being built ... 8316 Burton Depot Railroad St. (at Washington), Burton Burton began as a terminal on the Houston & Texas Central Railroad in 1870. A depot, built that year, burned in 1898 and was replaced by this structure. ... 8317 Burton Farmers Gin On Main St. near intersection with Mulberry, Burton. In December 1913 a group of local farmers met to organize the Burton Farmers Gin Association. This two-story corrugated metal-clad gin building was ... 17597 Burton High School Main Street at FM 390 Burton Public Schools opened in 1874, and by 1926 nine grades were offered. In 1938, construction on Burton’s first high school began. Funded through ... 8318 Burton State Bank Washington and Railroad Streets, Burton. Chartered in 1906, the Burton State Bank was founded by C. W. Homeyer (1855-1932), who also served as first bank president. Members of the first ...

18640 Camp Felder 6.5 miles north of intersection of Hwy 290 and FM 1155 17617 Camptown Cemetery S side of Mangrum St. E of Kerr St. This burial ground is the oldest predominantly African American cemetery in Brenham. It dates from the 1860s and historically has been associated ... 17831 Cedar Creek Community 10357 Old Chappell Hill Road CEDAR CREEK COMMUNITY Located halfway between San Felipe de Austin and the town of Washington, Cedar Creek existed from the mid-1830s to the early ... 22781 Cegielski Cemetery Enter through the Catholic Cemetery; in the left corner as you enter. 8319 Chappell Hill At the intersection of US 290 and FM 1155, NE corner, Chappell Hill. Founded 1847. Named for Robert Chappell, an 1841 settler. Early education center, with Chappell Hill Male and Female Institute, 1852, and Soule University, ... 8321 Chappell Hill Female College Bell Church St. in front of Public School, Chappell Hill. Chappell Hill Male and Female Institute (founded 1850) pioneered in higher learning in Texas. Under Methodist Church after 1854. Women's branch was ... 8322 Chappell Hill Masonic Cemetery Off FM 2447 on Cemetery Road, 3/4 mile NW of Chappell Hill. Opened as Masonic burial ground, 1853. Jacob Haller, founder of Chappell Hill, was first interment. Final resting place of pioneers, soldiers, statesmen, ... 8324 Christian Church Cemetery From Burton, take FM 2780 about 2 miles NW to Christian Cemetery Rd., go E about 1/2 mile to marker on S side of road. This burial ground originally served the early residents of McClellan's Settlement, named for William B. McClellan who operated a store and gin here. ... 8305 City of Brenham S. Market at E. Stone St. in traffic triangle, Brenham. Established in 1844; named in honor of Dr. Richard Fox Brenham; 1810-1843, surgeon in the army of the Republic of Texas; member of the Mier Expedition; ... 8299 Columns of a Building of Old Baylor University 3 blocks W of FM 50/FM 390 intersection, on FM 390, Independence. Outgrowth of efforts of Judge R. E. B. Baylor and others; chartered by Republic of Texas on Feb. 1, 1845; opened 1846--Baylor is the oldest university ...

8328 Davis Family 3 blocks W of intersection FM 50/FM 390 on FM 390, Independence. Renowned educators; family of The Rev. Abner Davis, founder (1827) of Shurtleff College, Alton, Ill. A daughter, Martha (d. 1896), joined the Baylor ... 17031 Dr. Asa Hoxey Home Asa Hoxie Rd., E side, NW of FM 390 RTHL medallion only 8325 Dr. Horace G. Clark 3 blocks W of FM 50/FM 390 intersection, on FM 390, Independence. Born in Massachusetts. Coming to Texas (1850) with wife, Martha Davis Clark, he was principal and second president of Baylor Female College. Mrs. ...

8329 Early Texas River Steamers About 11 miles E of Brenham on US 290 just W of Brazos River and just S of US 290 on Malinowski Road. River-shipping efforts in pioneer Texas by steamboat were centered primarily on the Brazos (about 2 mi. E.), and Washington-on-the-Brazos (about ... 8330 Eben-Ezer Evangelical Lutheran Church From Brenham, take US 290 W about 3 1/2 miles to Berlin Road, go S about 3/10 mile to church on W side of road. Spiritual center of the Berlin community, which was settled by Germans in 1847. On a missionary visit, Dec. 24, 1854, The Rev. Johann Ebinger (1828-1908) ... 8331 Evangelical Lutheran Colleges of Texas Pecan at Market St., Brenham The first Evangelical Lutheran Synod in Texas was organized in 1851 by eight pastors who would gather fellow-immigrants from Europe in congregations. ...

16205 Farmers State Bank and Reinstein Store 802 Main Street Chappell Hill began as an agricultural community in 1847 but had no bank until a population boom in the early 1900s brought wealth and economic prosperity. ... 22556 Farquhar Cemetery 7331 Lone Star Rd. 8415 Female Department of Baylor University 3 blocks W of intersection of FM 50/FM 390, on FM 390, Independence. On this site stood the Female Department of Baylor University incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Texas, February 1, 1845; Henry L. Graves, ... 8332 First Baptist Church 304 N. Market St., Brenham Organized Dec. 20, 1846, as New Year's Creek Church, at a school house in Allcorn area. Founders were Judge R. E. B. Baylor, W. W. Buster, and Hosea ... 8333 First Christian Church of Brenham 306 Cottonwood, Brenham Organized with 18 members in 1877, this congregation grew out of the early missionary efforts of A. J. Bush and W. J. Jones. Many prominent Washington ... 8334 First Methodist Church 408 N. Baylor St., Brenham Brenham's first church; was established year Brenham founded, 1844. Early member R. B. Wells wrote and published "Christian Advocate", church magazine ... 8335 First Public High School in Brenham 606 E. Alamo, Brenham. Marker missing. Established in Independent School District No. 1, in 1875. First free public high school in Texas to be set up under landmark school law of 1875. ... 8338 Former Bank Building of Giddings & Giddings 116 S. Park St. (corner of S. Park and E. Alamo), Brenham. A private firm; Brenham's first bank, founded 1866 by lawyer-brothers J. D. and D. C. Giddings. This building was erected 1872 for bank, with Brenham ... 18642 Friedens Church of Washington UCC Cemetery 20301 FM 1155E 17883 Friedens Church of Washington, UCC 20301 FM 1155 East Organized in 1890, the Friedens Church served the German immigrant community of Washington County. Following the Civil War an influx of German settlers ... 18028 Fritz Paul and Emma Schroeder House 1 mile east of Sandy Hill Church on Palestine Road - property north of road. SCHROEDER HOUSE Built in 1914, the Fritz Paul and Emma Schroeder house is a 1-1/2-story dwelling, an example of 20th century vernacular architecture. ...

8414 Gen. James Willie In Independence Cem. From Old Baylor Park (3 blocks W of FM 50/FM 390 intersection) take CR 60 1.2 mi. NW to cemetery, Independence. Born in Georgia Jan. 5, 1822; died in Houston, Texas 1863; Attorney General of Texas 1856-7; officer in the Confederate army. 8421 General Sam Houston FM 50, south of intersection with Sam Houston Rd. One and one-half miles south General Sam Houston was baptized by Rufus C. Burleson, Baptist minister and president of Baylor University, November ... 8323 George Campbell Childress Statue In front of Star of the Republic Museum, in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park, Washington. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, January 8, 1804. Died in Galveston, Texas, October 6, 1841. Before coming to Texas in December 1835, he assisted in ... 14253 George Clark Red Homestead Gay Hill 8412 George Washington Petty Prairie Lea Cemetery, Prairie Lea and 6th Sts., grave is halfway down 8th St. from entrance to the left, Brenham. A San Jacinto veteran; Born in Tennessee; April 7, 1812; Died July 27, 1901 8337 Germania Mutual Aid Association 507 E. US 290 (on W bound side) in front of Germania Insurance, Brenham. In 1894 Bartlett, Texas, merchant L. A. Niebuhr presented Waco attorney E. W. Hander with a plan to establish a farm mutual aid association to provide ... 8339 Giddings-Stone House Just off E. Stone St., at the corner of Century Circle and Heritage Drive, Brenham. This house was completed in 1870 for prominent Brenham banker, lawyer, and landowner Jabez Giddings (1814-1878) (for whom Giddings, Texas, is named) ... 8340 Giddings-Wilkin House 805 Crockett St., Brenham Jabez Deming Giddings (1814-1878) of Pennsylvania bought this land in 1837. A lawyer, businessman, and civic leader, he built this residence of hand-hewn ... 8363 Gideon Lincecum FM 390, NW side, 270 feet SW of Longpoint Rd. There is also a 1997 subject marker titled Gideon Lincecum (Atlas entry 5477012283) on private property nearby. (1793 - 1874) As a boy Gideon Lincecum moved with his father to various frontier sites in his native Georgia and in Mississippi. It was during this ... 12283 Gideon Lincecum Off Glenblythe Rd. on private property (1793-1874) As a boy Gideon Lincecum moved with his family to various frontier sites in his native Georgia and in Mississippi. It was during this ... 8341 Glenblythe Plantation, Home of Thomas Affleck From Brenham, take SH 36 about 8 miles N to intersection with FM 390, go W about 1 mile to marker on N side of road (marker is on FM 390). In the 19th century, one of the world's foremost researcher-writers on agriculture and horticulture lived 1858-1868 on his 3,500-acre plantation ... 8343 Greenvine Baptist Church 5010 FM 2502 Ebenezer German Baptist Church was organized in 1861 following a revival preached by Frank Kiefer (1833-1909), a German immigrant and convert to ... 8342 Greenvine Gas Discovery FM 2502 at CR 2 (Wickel Rd.), northwest of Greenvine Baptist Church. (2 mi. Northwest) Apparently the first use in Texas of natural gas for fuel occurred in 1879 near here. William Seidel, a farmer, grist mill and ... 8344 Greenvine Schools FM 2502, west side, 0.1 mi. SE of CR 2 (Wickel Rd.) Public education in the rural community of Greenvine began in 1880, when the Greenvine School was established near this site. The students, predominantly ...

18280 Harmon School School Road 11702, Burton, Texas 77835 In 1908, the Harmon Schoolhouse was built here through local donations. The first teacher at the school was J. Koehler. It continued to be a one-teacher ... 8346 Hasskarl House-"Far View" 1804 S. Park St., Brenham Impressive views led Dr. Walter F. Hasskarl (1885-1965) to buy this site. Noted Houston architect Alfred C. Finn designed and local contractor J. ... 15309 Hatfield Plantation Off FM 912 Built of brick, white pine and cedar by slave labor in 1853, for Basil M. Hatfield, a San Jacinto soldier whose steamboat plied the Brazos River. ... 8380 Henry V. and Rebecca Robertson Homestead From Brenham, take SH 105 NE to FM 50, go N on FM 50 to FM 2621, go E to Randerman Rd., go E to Kuykendall Rd., go S 2/10 mi. to home on W side of road. Tennessee native Henry Villars Robertson (1803-1856) first came to Texas in 1826 with his cousin, the Empresario Sterling Clack Robertson. He returned ... 14045 Hogan Funeral Home 1002 W. Alamo St. In 1914, noted Texas educator Columbus H. Hogan became a founding partner in the Washington County Undertaking Co. on South Park Street in Brenham. ... 8422 Holly Oaks From Independence, take FM 390 W about 7 mi. to marker on N side of rd. by rock house at 2505. Home of Dr. Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor (1791-1873). Here he resided for many years and here he died. Baylor University bears his name 8418 Home Built in 1845 by General Jerome B. Robertson N side Lueckemeyer Road, E of FM 50 Home built in 1845 by General Jerome B. Robertson (1815-1891). A captain in the army of the Republic of Texas 1836. A captain in the Somervell Expedition ... 8423 Home of Dr. Asa Hoxey Asa Hoxie Rd., E side., N. of FM 390 Home of Dr. Asa Hoxey 1800-1863. Built in 1833 * Headquarters of many famous people during the early days of Texas Erected by the State of Texas ... 8420 Home of John Hoblett Seward N side FM 390 W of Seward Plantation Road on private property. Home of John Hoblett Seward 1822-1892 and Laura Jane Roberts Seward 1838-1920. Built in 1855 of hand-sawed cedar. Erected by the State of Texas ... 8353 Houston-Lea Family Cemetery At the intersection of FM 50 and FM 390, NE corner, Independence. When the widow of Sam Houston died of yellow fever during the epidemic of 1867, the danger of contagion made it impossible to carry her to Huntsville ...

12284 Independence FM 390 E. (La Bahia Trail), 200 feet E. of McKnight Rd., 150 feet N. of FM 390 E. at town square in front of Independence School Local legend tells of Dr. Asa Hoxey who, celebrating the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836, moved to change the name of Coles Settlement ... 8359 Independence Postal Service 1 block E of the intersection of FM 50 and FM 390, on FM 390, Independence. Until 1840, mail was carried by private conveyance--neighbors paying expenses of young man to travel by horse to Houston and bring mail for all; ...

8345 Jacob Haller House N. Main St. (2 blocks N of Chesnut), Chappell Hill. Victorian architecture, with fine wood details. Hand-hewn local cedar was used in framing. Clapboard siding is of cypress. Built 1853 by Chappell ... 23695 Jaeger-Witte Cemetery 5810 Jaeger Rd. A well-preserved example of a family cemetery founded by German immigrants to Texas, the Jaeger-Witte Cemetery begins with two related families, ... 8349 James Holt, Texas Ranger From Burton, take Boehnemann Rd. SE to Willow Springs Rd., go S 2/10 mi. - cemetery is on private property (marker is Holt Family Cemetery). Texas pioneer. Born in Georgia, he came to Texas about 1836. Was issued this 1,280-acre grant on Mill Creek by Republic of Texas Oct. 4, 1838. Was ... 16819 James Walker Log House 3 mi. E of Blue Bell Road on Chappell Hill Road THIS IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST SURVIVING LOG HOUSES IN TEXAS. IT WAS HOME TO JAMES AND CATHERINE (MILLER) WALKER AND THEIR DESCENDANTS FROM 1824 TO ... 8368 John McNeese Graveyard From Independence, take US 390 W about 5 mi. to Wind Hill Farm, marker is on main road into farm - private property. Land here on La Bahia Road was in 1831 grant to brother-in-law and sister of Stephen F. Austin. It was bought by John McNeese (1789-1853), an 1835 ... 8326 John Prince Coles 3 blocks W of intersection of FM 50 and FM 390, on FM 390, Independence. A native of North Carolina, John Prince Coles brought his family to Texas in 1821 with Stephen F. Austin's "Old Three Hundred" colonists. Arriving ... 8397 John Sterling Smith House On Chesnut St. near intersection with Church St., Chappell Hill. Originally built in 1855 as a one-story dog-trot structure, this house was purchased in 1873 by John Sterling and Claytonia Smith. Their son, John ... 8413 John William Smith Extreme SW corner of Washington Cemetery, take FM 1115 N from Washington about 1 mi. to Washington Cemetery Rd., go about 1/2 mi. to cemetery. Soldier in the army of the Republic. Member of Congress. First mayor of San Antonio. Born in Virginia, 1792. Died in Washington Texas, January 13, ... 8409 Julius Yanch Home N. Main St. (2 blocks N of Chesnut), Chappell Hill. Prime example of pioneer Texas architecture. Built for Yanch in 1854 by M. P. Munyan, contractor for many early Chappell Hill structures. Cedar construction ...

24317 Krueger Cemetery marker pending marker pending

8361 La Bahia Road At the intersection of SH 36 and FM 390, 7 mi. N of Brenham. One of the first overland routes used by European explorers of Texas, La Bahia Road was originally an east-west Indian trail in southeastern Texas ... 8369 Leander H. McNelly In Mt. Zion Cemetery, 3 mi. NE of Burton at the intersection of SH 390 and FM 1948. Born in Virginia; was valiant Confederate soldier. In 1870, appointed one of four State Police captains by Gov. E. J. Davis. Then with Texas Rangers, ... 8411 Lewis Kraatz 2 blocks E of FM 390/FM 50 intersection on N side of FM 390 on Fieldstone Farm Property, Independence. A San Jacinto veteran; born in Germany; died in 1857 12996 Liberty Baptist Church 10655 FM 50 This church has historic ties to Independence Baptist church. In 1871, following Emancipation, former slaves established their own congregation, ... 13241 Liberty Community Cemetery northwest of Independence; from intersection of McCrocklin and Coles roads, travel approx 0.4 mi. W on Coles Rd, then turn rt. on unmarked road Tradition holds the first burials here were for enslaved Africans before the close of the Civil War in 1865; the first marked graves date to the ... 8365 Live Oak Female Seminary 9 mi. N of Brenham on SH 36, then 2.6 mi. E on FM 390, then 0.5 mi. N on CR 58 (Mayfair Ln.). Founded in 1853 by Presbyterian minister James W. Miller (1815-1888), Live Oak Female Seminary provided educational opportunities to female boarding ... 8366 Lockhart Plantation FM 1371, N side, 0.5 mi. E of St. Joseph St. Home built 1850 by Dr. John W. Lockhart, Chappell Hill physician and frequent host of Sam Houston. House is of cedar and black walnut hand-cut on ... 14297 Louis Lehmann House 2470 S. Berlin Rd. This pioneer Berlin community home dates from the 1870s. German native Louis Lehmann, Sr. built the house for his wife Friederike (Clausmeier) and ... 14372 Ludwig Lehmann Family Cemetery 2025 South Berlin Rd Ludwig and Carolyn (Zeye) Lehmann sailed from Hamburg, Germany for Galveston in 1849 with their four sons and Ludwig's mother, Maria Theresa. The ...

8355 Major William Edward Howth Masonic Cemetery, off 2447 on Cemetery Rd., 3/4 mi. NW of Chappell Hill. Participated in the capture of San Antonio, 1835 and was a major in the Army of Texas, 1836; born in New York City Jan. 14, 1810; died Nov. 1, 1 ... 8352 Margaret Lea Houston Home 1 block E of FM 50/FM 390 intersection, on S side of FM 390. Marker reported in storage during house restoration Apr. 2017. Gen. Sam Houston's widow, lived here with their 8 children, 1863-1867. House built in 1830s. 8354 Margaret M. Lea Houston Intersection with FM 50 and FM 390, NE corner, Independence. Margaret Moffette Lea wife of Gen Sam Houston; April 11, 1819 - Dec. 3, 1867; and her mother Nancy Moffette Lea; May 1, 1780 - Feb. 7, 1864; women ... 17267 Mayer Cemetery From 290, take Century Farms Rd.; right on Fuchs; left on Wickel Rd.; right on Mayer Cemetery Rd. for 2.6 miles The Mayer Cemetery is a testimony of the strong men and women who settled the Winedale area, most of German descent. This area of Texas was originally ... 18291 Mercy Seat Baptist Church CR 112, off FM 2726 Reverend J. L. Lawson and community members organized the Mercy Seat Baptist Church in 1894. Located in what was then called Graball, the original ... 8370 Methodist Church On Church St. by Public School, Chappell Hill. Organized prior to 1847. First pastor, Robert Alexander, had been a missionary in Texas since 1837. Original church built in 1853; was destroyed ... 8377 Milas Roberson "Burney" Parker Prairie Lea Cemetery, Prairie Lea and 6th Sts., marker in SW corner of cemetery, Brenham. A native Texan and the grandson of a pioneer Nueces County sheriff, Milas Roberson "Burney" Parker grew up in Lee and Washington counties. He served ... 15148 Mill Creek Farm 7 mi W on US 290 (H. G. Nelms home) 18005 Milroy's Garden and Orchard 10 feet from the corner of Milroy Drive and Scott Street Born in Liverpool of Scots parents, Alexander Douglas Milroy immigrated to Houston in 1877 to work in a cotton exporting business. After amassing ... 8313 Moses Austin Bryan Independence Cemetery, from Old Baylor State Park (3 blocks W of FM 50/FM 390 intersection) take CR 60 1.2 mile NW to cemetery, Independence. Grandson of Moses Austin, whose 1821 contract with Mexico opened Texas to Anglo-Americans. Moses Austin Bryan came to Texas in 1831; worked with ... 8294 Moses Baine Prairie Lea Cemetery, Prairie Lea and 6th Sts., grave is halfway down 8th St. from entrance (to the left), Brenham. A native of Ireland, Moses Baine came to the United States in 1819. In 1830 Baine and his wife, Cecilia (Inglesby), joined Stephen F. Austin's colony ... 22516 Motley-Cummings Cemetery 7145 Gibbs Creek Rd. 22624 Mount Olive District Missionary Baptist Association marker pending marker pending 17618 Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church 204 Kerr Street This historic church, the oldest African American Baptist congregation in Brenham and one of the first in Washington County, has its origins in secret ... 8371 Mount Vernon From Brenham, take US 290 about 2 1/2 mi. W to FM 2679, go NW about 1 mi. to CR 48 (Mount Vernon Rd.). Go NE about 2 mi. to marker on S side of road (5759 Mt. Vernon Rd.). The rural settlement of Mount Vernon, named for the Virginia home of President George Washington, served as county seat of Washington County from ... 15054 Mt. Calvary Cemetery Gay Hill This burial ground served residents of the Mt. Calvary community. The Mt. Calvary settlement dates to the early years of the 20th century, when J.S. ... 8372 Mt. Zion Baptist Church On FM 1948 at the intersection with FM 390, 3 mi. NE of Burton. Pioneer area settlers organized the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in 1852 on land donated by James R. Hines. Early ministers included notable Baptist leaders ... 8373 Mt. Zion Cemetery Off FM 1948, 400 feet NW and 200 feet NE of FM 390 (La Bahia Trail), next to historic Mt. Zion Baptist Church. 1975 historical marker and 2008 HTC medallion. Map dot approximate. This 5-acre cemetery is located on the league of land granted to Robert Clokey, of Stephen F. Austin's Second Colony, in 1831. First grave here was ... 17367 Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Corner of West First Street and High Street After emancipation in 1865, African American families settled on the west-side of Brenham and established Watersville. In 1877, Reverend J.R. Smith ...

8374 Oak Hill Cemetery Navasota and Pecan Streets, Burton. In 1869, founders of the town of Burton designated 5.8 acres at this site for a burial tract. Mrs. John M. Burton, wife of the previous owner of ... 8375 Oak Rest Cemetery and Site of Prospect Presbyterian Church 9 mi. N of Brenham on SH 36, then 2.6 mi. E on FM 390, then 0.9 mi. N on CR 58 (Mayfair Ln.). The Rev. Hugh Wilson (1794-1868) organized Prospect Presbyterian Church at this site in February 1839. Located on land included in a Mexican land ... 8417 Old Baptist Church At the intersection of FM 50 and FM 390, N.W. Independence. Organized in 1839. Here Sam Houston was converted and baptised in Rocky Creek in 1854. The present building was erected in 1872 8298 Old Baylor Park 3 blocks W of FM 50/FM 390 intersection, on FM 390, Independence. Under a charter issued in 1845 by the Republic of Texas, Baylor University was established on this site and operated here until its removal to Waco ... 23827 Old Dippel House marker pending marker pending 8358 Old Independence Cemetery From Old Baylor Park (3 blocks W of FM 50/FM 390), take CR 60 1.2 mi. NW to cemetery, Independence. A very old graveyard of Anglo-Texas. Started about 1823 on league of Judge J. P. Cole, one of the "Old 300" in the Austin Colony. A daughter, Madora ... 8383 Old Rock Store At Main and Cedar Streets (W side of road), Chappell Hill. Town's early masonry store, built 1869 by merchant John E. Glass. Has thick sandstone walls, massive hand-hewn and pegged pine timbers, doors and ...

8376 Pampell-Day Homestead 409 W. Alamo St., Brenham Built 1844. Native pine and sand brick. Hudson River style front wing added in 1875 by T. J. Pampell, Civil War veteran, owner of store and mule-drawn ... 8347 Permelia Haynie Home N. Main St. (2 blocks N of Chesnut St.), Chappell Hill. Victorian house built on land deeded Permelia Haynie (Mrs. John Haynie) by sister and her husband. Framework is of hand-hewn cedar with square nails ... 24081 Pickard High School Home Economics Building and Gym marker pending marker pending 18339 Pleasant Hill School Pleasant Hill Road, NW side 0.5 mi. SW of SH 36. Map dot approximate. Originally the town of Krug, the community of Pleasant Hill is located in southernmost Washington County. As more settlers moved to the area, the ... 13902 Prairie Lea Cemetery Prairie Lea Cemetery, SW corner Prairie Lea and W. 5th streets. Marker is near flagpole, 300 feet W of Prairie Lea Street entrance. Graves in this historic cemetery date from the 1840s, although trustees of the Brenham Cemetery Association did not formally set aside the property ... 8378 Providence Baptist Church At Main and Providence Sts. (E side of road), Chappell Hill. Founded May, 1842. Original site 2 1/2 mi. NW of Chappell Hill. Arm of church opened here in 1853. First building destroyed by storm. All of the ...

12991 Reue-Eickenhorst House Brenham, FM 2621, 0.5 mi. E of SH 50 Reue-Eickenhorst House Wilhelm Reue grew up in the Sandy Hill area and married Alma Muegge from the William Penn Community in 1914. A year later, ... 13679 Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor (1793-1873) Baylor Park on Windmill Hill, Lueckemeyer Road R.E.B. Baylor, for whom Baylor University is named, was a prominent leader in diverse arenas of public service: military, judicial, political, educational, ... 8290 Robert Starke Armistead SH 36, NE side of the road between Kessel Ln. and Jungle Ln., about 6.1 mi. NW of Brenham. See also 1990 marker placed at Robert Starke Armistead's grave about 350 feet NE (Atlas record 5507015329). (November 5, 1800 - June 14, 1866) A native of North Carolina, Robert Starke Armistead moved with his family to Alabama in 1818. He married Ann Sylvesta ... 15329 Robert Starke Armistead Armistead Cemetery, off SH 36 on private property. See also 1990 marker for Robert Starke Armistead placed on SH 36 right-of-way about 350 feet SW (Atlas record 5477008290). (November 5, 1800 - June 14, 1866) Robert Starke Armistead and his wife Ann came to Texas from Alabama in 1835. He served in the Republic of Texas ... 8382 Rocky Hill School From Independence, take FM 390 W 2.5 mi. to Rocky Hill School Rd., go S about 7/10 mi. to marker on E side of road. A private school operated by the Methodist Church provided education for the children of the Rocky Hill community as early as 1867. A petition from ... 17987 Rosedale Nursery 2400 block E. Rosedale Drive, near intersection with FM 577 Established around 1860 by English immigrant William H. Watson as the state's first commercial nursery, Rosedale grew from three acres in Brenham ... 8384 Ross-Carroll House 515 E. Main, Brenham About 1899, Mary (Dwyer) Ross built this house on land she inherited from her father, Thomas Dwyer. Built of cypress, the Queen Anne style house ...

12286 Sacred Heart Catholic Church 12 mi. SW of Brenham on FM 389 to Latium; .9 mi. E on Sacred Heart Road The first Czechs in this area arrived about 1860. Father Joseph Chromcik became the first Catholic priest to organize worship services in Latium ... 8391 Salem Lutheran Church From Brenham, take FM 389 0.7 mi. W (from US 290) to FM 332, go S on 332 about 1.1 mi. to FM 3456, go SE on 3456 about 1.2 mi. to church. This church was organized in the Salem community on Nov. 22, 1856, by The Rev. Johann G. Ebinger and 17 charter members. Worship services were first ... 18641 Salem School District No. 4 Salem Road, NW side 0.1 mi. SW of FM 3456 Early schools of Salem were created through the organization of Salem Lutheran Church is 1865. Two acres of land was given to the Salem church ... 8392 Schmid Bros. Building 103 W. Commerce, Brenham Swiss immigrant Josef Schmid began a mercantile business in Brenham in 1880. He was joined by his brothers Benjamin and Sigmund to form Schmid Bros. ... 8393 Schuerenberg House 503 W. Alamo St., Brenham Local blacksmith and hardware merchant Frederick William Schuerenberg, II, and his wife, Bertha Reichardt, lived in this house with their family. ... 8394 Seelhorst-Lehrmann House Seelhorst St., S side between Dark and S. Chappell Hill streets on private property. Marker reported missing Sep. 2022. Handsome Victorian residence with 18' x 18' ground floor rooms; 13" plastered brick walls; and a copper roof from which rain is piped to cistern ... 8320 Site of Chappell Hill College On Church St. in front of Public School, Chappell Hill. Established in 1852 by the Methodist Church as Chappel Hill Male and Female Institute. After Soule University for Boys was established in 1856, Chappel ... 8360 Site of Independence School Independence Public Square Park, FM 390 East (La Bahia Trail), N side E of McKnight Road. Although private schools were in operation in Independence as early as 1835, tax-supported public schools were not established until the 1870s. In ... 8367 Site of Masonic Academy Crockett St., S side between Gay Hill and Independence streets Replaced Hickory Grove School, organized 1840. Land was given to Graham Lodge No. 20, A.F. & A.M.; lodge built Masonic Academy in 1849, only school ... 5739 Site of Mound Hill School 7 mi. N of Brenham on SH 36; 2.2 mi. E on FM 390 to Cedar Hill Road In 1889 residents of the Mound area formed their first school at a nearby Baptist church. By 1891 the Mound School District was organized and forty ... 8350 Site of Mustering of a Unit of Hood's Texas Brigade, C.S.A. Independence Public Square Park, FM 390 East (La Bahia Trail), N side E of McKnight Road. Co. I, Fifth Texas Infantry Regt., Army of Northern Virginia, was raised here Aug. 1861, as "The Texas Aides" by Capt. J.B. Robertson. Unit ... 8385 Site of Old St. Anthony Hotel NE corner of E. Main and S. Market Sts. (facing Main), Brenham. Center of Brenham hospitality for 122 years. Originally a two-story log stage depot adjoined by a log cabin complex called the Washington County ... 8379 Site of Rees Sanitarium SE corner S. Austin and Houston streets Brenham's first hospital. Dr. H. Clay Rees (1864-1914), president of a Waco medical and surgical clinic, built (1897) a 2-story sanitarium on this ... 8419 Site of Soule University for Boys At the intersection of US 290 and FM 1155, NW corner, Chappell Hill. Established in 1855 and chartered in 1856 to replace Rutersville and Wesleyan Colleges. Closed during the Civil War and later by yellow fever. Succeeded ... 8351 Site of the Home of General Sam Houston and Family 0.3 mi. W of FM 50, on S side of FM 390 (La Bahia Trail) Site of the home of General Sam Houston and family; Original house built in 1837 by Thomas Barron; first occupied by the Houstons in 1854; torn down ... 12287 Site of Wesley School FM 2502, near intersection with FM 332 Czech immigrants came to this area in 1859 and renamed it Wesley community. Professor Josef Masik tutored children in his home. The Bohemian Slovakian ... 14930 Southern Pacific Freight Depot 306 S. Market St. In the early 1860s, local residents built a county rail line to connect to the Houston & Texas Central Railway, which bought the line in 1869. Brenham ... 8386 St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church 516 Colorado St., Burton. This congregation was organized by The Rev. William Vollbrecht and 24 charter members at the home of local merchant Herman Knittel in 1894. That ... 16948 St. John's United Church of Christ Cemetery 1 mi. E of Burton on US 290, .1 mi. S of US 290 on Old Mill Creek Road IN JUNE 1894, A CHRISTIAN CONGREGATION CALLED EVANGELICAL ST. JOHN’S CHURCH OF BURTON ORGANIZED. IN OCTOBER 1899, A LONG-FELT NEED FOR A CEMETERY ... 8388 St. Paul-Rehburg School At the intersection of FM 1948 and Rehburg Rd., 6 mi. NE of Burton. Although the earliest written records of the St. Paul and Rehburg Schools date to 1880 and 1883 respectively, local tradition suggests they originated ... 8387 St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church 305 W. Third St., Brenham. German immigrants began settling in Washington County in the 1840s. The first German Lutheran congregation began in 1855 in the community of Berlin. ... 8389 St. Peter's Episcopal Church At the corner of Hillcrest and Airline Roads, Brenham. (Replica?) Founded among Austin colony settlers. Parish, fourth oldest in Texas, organized May 2, 1848, by missionary Bishop Geo. W. Freeman, of Arkansas. Rebuilt. ... 8390 St. Peter's Lutheran Church From Brenham, take SH 36 7 mi. N to Waul's Legion Rd., go W about 1/2 mi. to intersection with Old Gay Hill Road. This congregation was founded by German immigrants who came to the Gay Hill community in the 1880s. In 1884, they purchased land at this site and ... 8398 Steiner & Dallmeyer Building Corner of Main & Washington Sts., Burton. Built by 1875, this commercial structure first housed the Burton Farmers Co-op. In 1903, German immigrants William Dallmeyer and Joe Steiner opened ...

8327 Texas Confederate County Commissioners Court Courthouse Square, E. Alamo between Park and Baylor Streets, Brenham. Composed of a chief justice (now county judge) and four county commissioners, these elected governing boards directed vital Civil War programs. Provided ... 8308 The Brenham Maifest Washington County Courthouse grounds, SW corner at the NE intersection of E. Alamo and S. Park streets near the gazebo The Brenham Maifest has evolved from the German Volksfest, a spring festival carried to this area by German Texans who settled near Brenham. When ... 14398 The Brown-Woodlief Log House 3.5 mi. SW via Hwy 90 and FM 1155, then 1.2 mi on local road 8336 The Gantt-Jones House Off FM 2780 on private property. Map dot approximate. One of the homes in the early Union Hill settlement, this Greek Revival residence was built about 1860 for Dr. William Henry Gantt (d. 1867), a ... 17032 The Hunt-Hardy House off FM 390 15404 The Hutchinson-Korth Home NE of Chappell Hill, 9.6 mi on FM 1155, then 1.2 mi on local road 8362 The Nancy Lea Bell Bell is at the intersection of FM 50 and FM 390, NW corner; marker is inside Baptist Historical Center, Independence. Given to Independence Baptist Church in 1856 by Mrs. Nancy Moffette Lea, in thanks for conversion of her son-in-law, Sam Houston, first president ... 8407 The Witte-Williams House Off Jaeger Road on private property. Victor Witte (1820-1900), who came from Hanover, Germany, to Latium in 1848 built a 3-room frame house here for son Armin in 1872; later added log ... 8408 The Wood-Hughes House 614 S. Austin St., Brenham W. A. Wood (1851-1909) and his wife Fannie (Wheeler) built this house in 1897. A lumber yard owner, Wood used fine materials--oak, heart pine, Louisiana ... 8287 Thomas Affleck From Brenham, take SH 36 about 5 miles N to Waul's Legion Rd., go W about 8/10 mile to marker on S side of road. Born and educated in Scotland, Thomas Affleck (1812-1868) emigrated in 1832 to the United States, where he became one of the most well-known agriculturalists ... 13589 Thomas Deye Owings Brenham Masonic Cemetery, Old Masonic Rd north of intersection with Loop 283 Thomas Deye Owings was born to John Cockey and Colegate Dye Owings on March 7, 1776 at Cockeysville, a suburb of Baltimore, Maryland. The family ...

8396 Union Hill 2 mi. N of Burton on FM 2780. The Hugh and Lucy Kerr family from Tennessee started the Kerr settlement in this area in 1831. W. B. McClellan (1804-80) from North Carolina bought ...

8312 W. W. Browning House 1/2 mile S of US 290 via private drive, Chappell Hill. A native of South Carolina, William Westcoat Browning (1808-1871) moved to Texas in the 1850s with his wife, Elizabeth (Gilmer), and their children. ... 8399 Washington County In front of Visitor Services Complex in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park, Washington. To the memory of those courageous souls, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention held here March 1-17, 1836 who declared Texas free, organized ... 8401 Washington County Courthouse 105 E. Main between S. Park and Baylor Sts., Brenham. Built in 1940 with funds granted by the Public Works Administration. This is the fourth courthouse to serve Washington County since its formation ... 8402 Washington County State Bank In storage at Brenham Heritage Museum. Was installed at 200 W. Vulcan St. in 1985 (then a bank, now city hall). James S. Giddings (1849-1940) was the principal organizer of this financial institution, which was established as the result of the creation of a ... 20000 Washington County Veterans of WWI Brenham 8400 Washington County, C.S.A. Washington County Courthouse grounds Washington County was the most populous in the state during the Civil War. It served as a center for production, warehousing, transportation and ... 18911 Washington Methodist Church 100 yards south of the main entrance to the Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park on the west side of FM 1155 8404 Washington-on-the-Brazos In Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park, Washington. This village -- site of the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence and first capital of the Republic of Texas -- began in 1822 as a ferry ... 8403 Waul's Texas Legion Campsite 7 mi. NW on SH 36 N, 2 mi. SW on Waul's Legion Rd. Reported damaged Nov. 2006. In the spring of 1862 Thomas N. Waul (1813-1903) recruited men from Washington and the surrounding counties to form a legion for Confederate service. ... 8395 Waverly On FM 2447, E of downtown Chappell Hill. (1850) Antebellum home built by William Leigh Tunstall, a practicing physician 1850-54. Also home of Col. William M. Sledge 1854-60. Sledge built ... 17540 Whiting Cemetery 10251 Lone Star Rd Stories of white slave owners siring children with their slaves abound. This historic cemetery is the final resting place of Godfrey whiting (1824-1897) ... 18125 William H. Watson Corner of Scott Drive and Milroy Drive 700 (next to Milroy Marker) One of the most influential horticulturists in Texas, William H. Watson was born in Ireland in 1837. He migrated to America in 1853 and moved to ... 8348 William Jones E. Heard Masonic Cemetery, off FM 2447 on Cemetery Rd., 3/4 mi. NW of Chappell Hill. Born in Tennessee in 1803; died at Chappell Hill August 8, 1874; captain of Company F, 1st Regiment of Texas; volunteer at San Jacinto. Erected by ... 8406 Wittbecker-Weiss House 600 W. Third St., Brenham Home builder and lumber company owner Frank Wood built this house in 1895 and later that year sold it to bakery owners H. G. and Annie Wittbecker. ...