On West Main Street (Illinois Route 15) east of School Road, on the right when traveling east.
Spoke in the oak grove of General William Pickering north of here in the presidential campaign of 1840. He was stumping southern Illinois as a Whig elector for General William Henry Harrison in the Tippecanoe and Tyler Too Campaign. In 1861 . . . — — Map (db m154578) HM
On 50 West Main Street (Illinois Route 15) at North 4th Street (Illinois Route 130), on the right when traveling east on 50 West Main Street.
To Morris Birkbeck
Who in 1817 with George Flower founded the English settlement in Edwards County This memorial is erected by the Department of Illinois Woman's Relief Corps Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic "In respect and gratitude . . . — — Map (db m154631) HM
On 850N east of County Road 315 E, on the right when traveling west.
The former village of Wanborough, Illinois, was established in August 1818 by English settler and entrepreneur Morris Birkbeck. A center of commerce for his fellow countrymen emigrating to the English settlement in Edwards County, Wanborough once . . . — — Map (db m177846) HM
A battle between U.S. troops and Plains Indians occurred near this area along the Santa Fe Trail in 1848 and inspired stories and legends for years to come. An army train of 60 wagons was traveling through Comanche and Apache hunting grounds on . . . — — Map (db m228350) HM
On U.S. 56 at Winchester Avenue, on the left when traveling east on U.S. 56.
This Church was built in 1884 in Wendel, Kansas. In 1917 the church was moved to Centerview, Kansas and moved to Kinsley, Kansas in September 1967.
The church was sold at public auction, bought by L.E. Brown, and later was donated to the Edwards . . . — — Map (db m55282) HM
On U.S. 50/56 just west of South Walnut Street, on the right when traveling west.
North of this point one mile, the Santa Fe Trail’s Dry Route ran southwest to merge with the Wet Route at the Caches, two miles west of present Dodge City. At a later date, the Dry Route ran one mile south of this point to merge with the Wet Route . . . — — Map (db m213913) HM
On Ranch to Market Road 335, 0.5 miles north of State Highway 55, on the right when traveling north.
Opened 1928. Named for E.K. Fawcett, President, Southwest Texas Council, Boy Scouts of America. That area - Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, and Zavala counties - merged in 1943 with the Concho Valley Council. Main Hall . . . — — Map (db m161476) HM
On State Highway 55 south of Market Street, on the right when traveling south.
Named for Camp Dixie, a Texas Ranger post near Military Road to Fort Inge (42 mi. SE). First civilian settler was Jerusha Sanchez, midwife for Nueces Canyon area, widowed by Indians in the 1870s. Next came Elizabeth Hill, whose eldest . . . — — Map (db m161485) HM
On State Highway 55 south of Market Street, on the right when traveling south.
Built by John L. Nix (1842-1915) to cut rawhide lumber, grind corn and wheat, and gin cotton. Upper floor housed gin; lower, grist mill. On east side was sawmill with wood furnace and boiler to furnish steam power. Furnace was fed cedar and oak . . . — — Map (db m161486) HM
On State Highway 55 south of Market Street, on the right when traveling south.
Indians attacked goat camp of Nick Coalson on June 1, 1877; son Arthur, 10, was killed; Johnny, 14, wounded. Coalson escaped after 3 hours of hard fighting. One year later he lost his wife Alice, a daughter Etta Elizabeth (twin of Arthur), and . . . — — Map (db m161487) HM
On West Main Street at North Well Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
Atop the Edwards Plateau, extending into the scenic Nueces Valley. Angora goat capital of the world. The economy is based on ranching. Wild game is abundant. Created in 1858 and organized 1883 from old Bexar district. Named for Haden Edwards . . . — — Map (db m122862) HM
Late Victorian structure of rusticated limestone, quarried in Southwest Texas. Contractors were Davey and Schott, of Kerrville, 1891. Roof was damaged by 1927 storm that killed 70 people. It was afterward restored.
Recorded Texas Historic . . . — — Map (db m122857) HM
On Uvalde Road (State Highway 55), on the right when traveling north.
In 1893, an early year in the community's history, a small group of seven organized the Missionary Baptist Church of Christ at Rocksprings. The church disbanded after a few years, but was reborn as Rocksprings Baptist Church in 1898. Seventeen . . . — — Map (db m161304) HM
On West Austin Street at North College Street, on the right when traveling west on West Austin Street.
This congregation traces its beginning to organized religious gatherings led by the Rev. D. O. McAllister in a schoolhouse located on property owned by Mary Buswell in 1893. Early worship services were also held in a public schoolhouse and in the . . . — — Map (db m122864) HM
On West Austin Street at North Sweeten Street, on the right when traveling west on West Austin Street.
Built in 1916 by Jesse Walter Gilmer (1883-1961), the two-story Gilmer Hotel was originally wooden, with an upper gallery on the east and south sides. It was frequented by traveling salesmen as well as local ranchers and other visitors. The dining . . . — — Map (db m201797) HM
On West Austin Street at North College Street, on the right when traveling east on West Austin Street.
Formed in Missouri, 1898. Moved to Texas, 1924; to Rocksprings, 1926. Houses complete records on Angora Goats registered in U.S. Pictures of breeders and champion goats on display. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965 — — Map (db m122866) HM
On Ranch to Market Road 674, 6 miles south of U.S. 377, on the left when traveling south.
In the realm of quarter horses there are many legends but only one king, King P-234. At the time of King’s registration into the American Quarter Horse Association (AGHA), King was assigned the number 234, with a “P” in front to designate “permanent . . . — — Map (db m234654) HM
On State Highway 55, 9.3 miles north of U.S. 377, on the right when traveling north.
When the U.S. Army built Forts Clark (70 mi. SW) and McKavett (90 mi. NE) in 1852, this frontier trail connected the posts. After Fort Concho was established in 1867, the trail was extended farther north, to present San Angelo. It was later named . . . — — Map (db m161473) HM
On North Well Street at East Austin Street, on the right when traveling north on North Well Street.
First stone store in town; built 1920-21 by G. M. Carson, merchant. His 1904 general store (on this site) was for years only establishment in county selling caskets. Present store withstood 1927 tornado that killed 72 here; is still owned by the . . . — — Map (db m122858) HM
The town of Rocksprings traces its beginnings to 1889, when J.R. Sweeten dug the first water well in the area to serve new settlers. Three years later, in 1892, Sweeten donated two acres of land to be used as a community cemetery.
There were . . . — — Map (db m143117) HM
On East Main Street at North Well Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
Local businessman Street Gilmer and D. H. Comparette of Kerrville built a long distance telephone line from Rocksprings to Kerrville in 1898. They installed the town's first telephone in Newton & Smart's store. The phone was later moved to Gilmer's . . . — — Map (db m122856) HM
On Ranch to Market Road 674, 25 miles south of U.S. 377, on the left when traveling south.
In 1882 Joe Thurman and sons Bill, Sam and Jess became first permanent settlers on the west prong of the Nueces River. By 1895 neighbors included the Barksdale, Chapman, Cox, Ellis, Haley, Justice, Parham, Silman, and Tabor families. A brush arbor . . . — — Map (db m234652) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 377) at Price Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
First school session in new town of Rocksprings was held in a frame house surrounded by a strong rock wall, in winter of 1891-92. Teachers were a Mr. Cole and a Mr. Vaughn (whose strong voice served instead of a bell to call "Books"). Pupils came . . . — — Map (db m161305) HM
On U.S. 377, 0.1 miles north of East Edwards Street, on the right when traveling south.
Known to early Texans as one inch flow of water out of rocks.
Site of a camp for travelers and freighters. Occupants of land around the spring included W. J. Greer, with a sheep camp, 1882; Francis Winans, with a cattle and sheep ranch, 1884; . . . — — Map (db m161474) HM
On West Main Street at North Well Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
July 4, 1986 in honor of all our citizens who have rendered service to Edwards County, Texas, created from Bexar District in 1858. Organized 1883. — — Map (db m122860) WM
On Ranch to Market Road 674, 25 miles south of U.S. 377, on the left when traveling south.
Joseph and Mary Jane (Dusenbury) Thurman came to this part of Edwards county in 1882. In 1885, Mary Jane was the first to be buried in what became the Thurman Family Cemetery. Grave markers record infant deaths and victims of typhoid and other . . . — — Map (db m234653) HM