Hillsboro in Hill County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Bond's Alley

Photographed by Mansfieldphoto.com, January 12, 2025

1. Bond's Alley Marker

Inscription. Local site for politics, peddlers' shows, whittling, cockfights, fisticuffs. Named for Bond's Drug Store, located here since 1881, and sheltering in bad weather people who usually sunned in alley. Early neighbors varied from a Chinese laundry to an auto assembly shop. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1969

Erected 1969 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 449.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.

Location. 32° 0.637′ N, 97° 7.852′ W. Marker is in Hillsboro, Texas, in Hill County. It is on West Elm Street (State Highway 22 /171) near Bond's Alley, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hillsboro TX 76645, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western 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 walking distance of this marker: Pioneer Bank Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Old Lexington Village (within shouting distance of this marker); Courthouse History (within shouting distance of this marker); Hill County Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Hill County Courthouse (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hill County

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(about 300 feet away); Hillsboro Post Office Building (about 300 feet away); City of Hillsboro (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hillsboro.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 14, 2012

2. Bond's Alley Marker

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 14, 2012

3. Bond's Alley Marker

Bond's Alley Marker, along W Elm Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 14, 2012

4. Bond's Alley Marker, along W Elm Street

Bond's Alley and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 14, 2012

5. Bond's Alley and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,398 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 22, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 2, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.