Spring Hill in Navarro County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Spring Hill
Oldest Community in Navarro County
After serving as Republic of Texas Secretary of War under President Sam Houston, Dr. Hill returned here about 1843, reopened the trading post, built a home, and began practicing medicine. In Jan. 1847, his brother-in-law, Robert Harve Matthews (1814-94), settled here. A post office was established on Nov. 5, 1849, with Dr. Hill as postmaster. A building erected in 1850 served as both church and schoolhouse; by 1855, Matthews had opened a store. During the Civil War, a confederate training camp was located here.
At the height of its growth, in the 1870s, Spring Hill boasted general mercantile stores, blacksmith shops, saloons, a drugstore, hotel, masonic lodge, flour mill, cotton gin, and rock quarry. Decline began in 1881, when the community was bypassed by the cotton belt railroad. The post office closed on June 15, 1906. The cemetery and a few foundations bordering deserted streets remain to mark site of Spring Hill.
Erected 1974 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11638.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 15, 1906.
Location. 31° 56.483′ N, 96° 42.227′ W. Marker is in Spring Hill, Texas, in Navarro County. Marker is on County Highway 3150, 0.3 miles north of County Highway 3155, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located along the county road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1860 NW County Road 3155, Purdon TX 76679, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Braniff International Flight 352 (approx. 2.7 miles away); Britton Dawson Home (approx. 3 miles away); Town of Dawson (approx. 3.3 miles away); Evangelist Lester L. Roloff (approx. 3.3 miles away); Brushie Prairie Methodist Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); Younger Cemetery (approx. 3.7 miles away); Battle Creek Burial Ground (approx. 4.1 miles away); Battle Creek Massacre Memorial Monument (approx. 4.1 miles away).
Also see . . . Hill, George Washington (1814–1860). Texas State Historical Association (Submitted on January 17, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 103 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 17, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.