Nash in Ellis County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Thomas Alexander Williams

Photographed by James Hulse, December 14, 2022

1. Thomas Alexander Williams Marker

Inscription. A Civil War veteran who served in the Confederate Cavalry brought his family from Greene County, Alabama, and settled on this spot in 1874. He gave this acre of his farm as the building site for the first Garden Valley school, erected about 1875. A town grew up around the school that was later called Nash, Texas.

Erected 1978 by His Descendants.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.

Location. 32° 15.965′ N, 96° 48.74′ W. Marker is in Nash, Texas, in Ellis County. It is at the intersection of Nash-Howard Road and Farm to Market Road 55, on the left when traveling east on Nash-Howard Road. The marker is located on the east side of the community center grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1704 Nash-Howard Road, Waxahachie TX 75165, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western

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Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Nash Public School (here, next to this marker); Chambers' Creek (approx. 3.8 miles away); Avalon Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 4.3 miles away); Richardson Cemetery (approx. 5½ miles away); Bethel Cemetery (approx. 6.3 miles away); Bethel Methodist Church (approx. 6.3 miles away); Jefferson Dunaway Home (approx. 6½ miles away); Cotton Industry in Ellis County (approx. 6.6 miles away).

More about this marker. The stone marker has a Texas Historical Commission marker mounted above it.

Also see . . . Nash, TX (Ellis County). Texas State Historical Association (Submitted on December 22, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The Thomas Alexander Williams Marker is the bottom marker of the two markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, December 14, 2022

2. The Thomas Alexander Williams Marker is the bottom marker of the two markers

The front entrance to the old school image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, December 14, 2022

3. The front entrance to the old school

The view of the Thomas Alexander Williams Marker along the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, December 14, 2022

4. The view of the Thomas Alexander Williams Marker along the street

Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 22, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 210 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 22, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.