On Cassidy Avenue at Shelby Street, on the right when traveling south on Cassidy Avenue.
Town founded 1835 as a voting precinct. Established between Princeton and Salem stage stops, it was first called Midway; name changed to Fredonia two years later. In 1887, the Ohio Valley Railroad ran one-half mile west of town. Kelsey was . . . — — Map (db m123802) HM
Near U.S. 641, 0.1 miles north of Mott City Road (State Road 70), on the right when traveling north.
Centreville Livingston Presbyterian Church cemetery. John Elder, Vet. of Rev. War, interred here 1799 on land given by Col. James Hawthorn. — — Map (db m244251) HM
On North Harrison Street at West Main Street, on the left when traveling south on North Harrison Street.
Here on December 1, 1906, began Black Patch War, which lasted to the end of 1908. “Night Riders” fought against non-cooperative farmers and businessmen who opposed the dark tobacco pool. — — Map (db m79151) HM WM
On East Washington Street west of Edwards Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Reported missing.
Saline, Eddy, and Varmint traces met at Big Spring (Princeton) and developed into today's roads. First forged by buffalo, later used by Indians and pioneers. A fork of Saline crossed Ohio River at Cave-in-Rock; another at Golconda, Ill. Eddy Trace . . . — — Map (db m124356) HM
On East Court Square at U.S. 62, on the left when traveling north on East Court Square.
For General John Caldwell.
Born Virginia; came Kentucky 1781.
Maj. Gen. in militia; Indian campaigns.
With George Rogers Clark, 1786.
Member Danville Conventions, 1787, 1788, which adopted petition “demanding admission into the . . . — — Map (db m79159) HM
On East Market Street (U.S. 62) at North Harrison Street (Kentucky Route 293), on the left when traveling west on East Market Street.
[front side] Gen. Hylan B. Lyon with 800 men invaded Ky., Dec. 1864, to enforce CSA draft law and divert USA from Nashville. In 23 days he burned seven courthouses used by Union forces. See map on reverse side. US troops fled Princeton as . . . — — Map (db m79180) HM
On U.S. 62 at West Main Street, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 62.
Site of college founded March, 1826, by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. First president was Rev. F. R. Cossitt. School opened with six students on some 500 acres of land bought for $6,000. A manual-labor school, students required to work 2 hours . . . — — Map (db m123805) HM
On North Plum Street at West Main Street, on the right when traveling south on North Plum Street.
Six educational institutions have flourished here since 1860. Local citizens gave $20,000 and Dr. T.L. McNary six acres to establish Princeton College, 1860-80. Youth also served by Princeton Collegiate Inst., 1880-1911; Princeton High, 1911-23; . . . — — Map (db m123800) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 62) east of South Cave Street, on the right when traveling east.
Congregation organized in 1818 as Methodist Episcopal Church at home of Richard Barnes, a tanner. First meeting house later built beside his home on S. Jefferson St. Became M.E. Church, South, 1845, when national church split over slavery. Renamed . . . — — Map (db m123845) HM
On South Jefferson Street (Kentucky Route 293) at Dogwood Lane, on the right on South Jefferson Street.
Bishop Asbury named two itinerant Methodist preachers to Kentucky in 1786. One, Rev. Benjamin Ogden, had dedicated himself to religion after the Revolution. He preached in what is now Ky. and Tenn. area. While inspiring countless pioneers, he . . . — — Map (db m123810) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 62) at North Cave Street, on the left when traveling east on West Main Street.
First Baptist Church, organized on March 30, 1850, under the leadership of the Rev. James Mansfield and a presbytery from Donaldson, Harmony, and New Bethel Baptist Churches, began with 11 members. The 1st church, built in 1851, stood on Vine . . . — — Map (db m123850) HM
On Hopkinsville Road (State Road 91) at Friendship Road, on the right when traveling south on Hopkinsville Road.
Confederate Gen. Adam R. Johnson with 1700 Partisan Rangers were in area seeking recruits and supplies. Learning of Union troops under Gen. E. H. Hobson camped at Grubb's Cross Roads, Johnson attacked. Aug. 21, 1864. In the skirmish that followed, . . . — — Map (db m158707) HM
On East Washington Street west of Edwards Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Shandy Hall, two-story stone home built on Bluff above Big Spring, built by William Prince on his 200-acre survey made in 1798. Prince, a Rev. War veteran from S.C., began town on waters of Eddy Creek. In 1817, Princetown became county seat of . . . — — Map (db m123817) HM
On East Main Street at North Franklin Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
Shandy Hall, two-story stone home built on Bluff above Big Spring, built by William Prince on his 200-acre survey made in 1798. Prince, a Rev. War veteran from S.C., began town on waters of Eddy Creek. In 1817, Princetown became county seat of . . . — — Map (db m123818) HM
On North Donnivan Street at Calvert Street, on the right when traveling north on North Donnivan Street.
In 1910, Princeton High School was the only high school in the vicinity for blacks. In 1920s name was changed to Dotson High School in honor of John Dotson, a prominent black businessman in Princeton. In 1938, Federal WPA officials approved . . . — — Map (db m166066) HM
On Hopkinsville Road (State Road 91) at Friendship Road, on the right when traveling south on Hopkinsville Road.
Most Caldwell County Confederates enlisted in Gen. Adam Johnson's Co. K, 10th Ky. Partisan Rangers. His purpose was to gather recruits and supplies, to secure state for
CSA. In August, 1864, he attacked a Union regiment here, was blinded . . . — — Map (db m158706) HM
On Kentucky Route 672 north of Cobb Spur Road, on the right when traveling north.
Dr. David Amoss, leader of Night Rider movement, was born in Cobb, Ky. on October 19, 1857. Moved by compassion for his people, this country doctor provided leadership for tobacco farmers in Ky. & Tenn. He led an organized society of dark tobacco . . . — — Map (db m166061) HM
On East Washington Street west of Edwards Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
At this point on the "Varmintrace" Road from Princeton toward Cumberland River the Cherokee Indians in 1838 camped on the 1200 mile "Trail of Tears." The enforced trek began in the Great Smoky Mountains and led westward to Indian Territory, costing . . . — — Map (db m123861) HM
On Hopkinsville Street (State Road 91) at University Drive, on the right when traveling south on Hopkinsville Street.
Established by Ky. legislature in 1924 as Western Ky. Sub-experiment Station of the Univ. of Kentucky College of Agriculture. Original 400 acres donated by Caldwell Co.
citizens. S. J. Lowry was supt., 1924-63. First office / service building was . . . — — Map (db m158710) HM
On East Market Street at Hopkinsville Street, on the left when traveling east on East Market Street.
A Revolutionary War patriot - He served as a captain in Colonel Benjamin Roxbury Spartan Regiment - S.C. Organized a group from 96th S.C. District migrated through Cumberland Gap. Settled on Red River in NW Tennessee. In 1798 he explored land on . . . — — Map (db m244271) HM
On North Franklin Street at East Market Street, on the right when traveling north on North Franklin Street.
William Prince
1752-1810
Born in Virginia, his family moved to Spartanburg Co., S.C. in 1768. During the Revolutionary War, he served as captain in Col. Benjamin Roebuck’s S.C. Spartan regiment. After completing his military duty, he . . . — — Map (db m123867) HM
On NE Hauns Mill Drive, 0.5 miles west of Catawba Road, on the left when traveling west. Reported missing.
In December 1835, Church member Jacob Haun acquired this tract of land and hired the construction of a gristmill. By 1838 an 18-foot square blacksmith shop had also been built and 10 to 15 families lived in the community. Cultural differences . . . — — Map (db m153436) HM
On 6th Street & Broadway, on the right when traveling east on 6th Street & Broadway.
Mill Stone believed to be from Haun's Mill (1836- ca. 1845)
This relic represents a tragic episode in American Religious history. A testament to an enduring need for greater understanding and tolerance between peoples of differing ideologies, . . . — — Map (db m22564) HM
On Davis Street (Missouri Route 13) south of School Street, on the right when traveling south.
Founded in 1855 and named for Alexander Hamilton and Joseph Hamilton. First incorporated in 1868. Ten miles southwest the Mormons in 1836 established the town of Far West, the county seat from 1836 to 1843. — — Map (db m66996) HM
On Davis Street (State Highway 13) at McGaughy Street, on the left when traveling south on Davis Street.
Hamilton was built around the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad, which was completed on Valentine's Day, 1859. In the fall of the same year, the Hamilton Depot was built. In 1885 a spur line to the Hamilton Coal Mine was added and later extended to . . . — — Map (db m156949) HM
On Davis Street (Missouri Route 13) at McGaughy Street, on the left when traveling north on Davis Street.
J.C. Penney 1875-1971 • 500th J.C. Penney Store opened in 1924 • Frank Clark's Mill 1867 • Sam McBrayer's Livery Stable 1898 • Caldwell County Courthouse in Kingston Built 1898 • J.C. Penney Farms • Far West Memorial • Hamilton Holiday Street . . . — — Map (db m66988) HM
On Davis Street at McGaughy Street, on the left when traveling north on Davis Street.
J. C. Penney's Boyhood Home
Zach Wheat · Baseball Hall of Fame
Home of Northwest Mo. Steam & Gas Engine Show
Missouri Star [symbol of the quilt company]
Penney [High School] Hornets — — Map (db m156954) HM
On Main Street east of Washington Street (State Highway 13), on the left when traveling east.
Caldwell County
Courthouse
Erected 1898
Caldwell County became a county
December 26, 1836
This building is on the National
Register of Historic Places . . . — — Map (db m157003) HM WM
On East Main Street just east of North Washington Street (Missouri Highway 13).
The fertile Shoal Creek Valley, Kingston was laid out in 1843 to replace Far West as seat of Caldwell County. Organized in 1836, the county was to be for Latter Day Saints (Mormons), ejected from Jackson County in 1833 and asked to leave Clay . . . — — Map (db m144715) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 13), on the left when traveling south.
[Front]
This memorial is erected on the farm of
Zachariah Wheat. His home on this farm was
completed in 1924. Zach left this farm in the
mid 1930's.
He was unanimously elected into the
Baseball Hall of Fame in 1959,
"The only player . . . — — Map (db m157006) HM
On College Avenue Southwest at Main Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on College Avenue Southwest.
For women; chartered 1859 by Methodist Episcopal Church, South; merged with Greensboro College, 1933. Two bldgs. stand 100 ft. S.W. — — Map (db m77566) HM
On Yadkin River Road (County Route 1560) at North Carolina Highway 268, on the right when traveling north on Yadkin River Road.
Home of William Lenoir, leader in Revolution & public affairs. Built 1788-92 and named for colonial fort on the site 4˝ miles east. — — Map (db m77550) HM
On North Main Street at West Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
A rich heritage of agriculture and music converged in Historic Downtown Lenoir in the large, open-air market called Hog Waller. In the early 1800s, before the formation of Lenoir and Caldwell County, the Hog Waller market attracted people from all . . . — — Map (db m208197) HM
On Yadkin River Road (County Route 1560) 0.3 miles north of North Carolina Highway 268, on the right when traveling north.
(preface)
On March 24, 1865, Union Gen. George Stoneman led 6,000 cavalrymen from Tennessee into southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina to disrupt the Confederate supply line by destroying sections of the Virginia and Tennessee . . . — — Map (db m168406) HM
On Harper Avenue Northwest at Main Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Harper Avenue Northwest.
(preface)
On March 24, 1865, Union Gen. George Stoneman led 6,000 cavalrymen from Tennessee into southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina to disrupt the Confederate supply line by destroying sections of the Virginia and Tennessee . . . — — Map (db m208798) HM
Near College Avenue Southwest at Main Street Southwest, on the left when traveling east.
St. James Episcopal Church Welcomes you to walk and pray our labyrinth What is a Labyrinth? The labyrinth is an ancient spiritual tool for meditative prayer. It has been used by humankind throughout the world in many cultural . . . — — Map (db m237879) HM
On Norwood Street Southwest at Pennton Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling south on Norwood Street Southwest.
On a raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. Cavalry passed through Lenoir, Mar. 28, and there again, Apr. 15-17, 1865. — — Map (db m20388) HM
On State Highway 268, on the right when traveling west.
On the 28th of May 1866, Laura Foster, a beautiful but frail girl, was decoyed from her fathers house at German Hill in Caldwell County to a place in Wilkes County and was murdered. Tom Dula (Tom Dooley) was later hanged for her murder. She was . . . — — Map (db m57259) HM
On Rosanky (State Highway 304) 0.4 miles south of Farm to Market Road 713, on the left when traveling south.
The earliest known permanent settlers in this area were Orrin L. and Susannah Winters and their extended family. By 1873, enough of a settlement existed to make application for a U.S. Post office. Postal officials rejected the first name selected . . . — — Map (db m180702) HM
On U.S. 183, 0.1 miles north of Hickory Street, on the right when traveling north.
Tennessee native Andrew Lee Brock (1830-1904) moved to Caldwell County in 1848, and he married Rebecca Montgomery Wayland. Two years later, Rebecca's father gave the couple a parcel of land on Boggy Creek as a wedding gift, and Brock built a log . . . — — Map (db m156052) HM
The harsh anti-Indian policies of President Mirabeau B. Lamar and Mexican efforts to weaken the Republic of Texas stirred Indian hostilities. Hatred increased after the Council House Fight in San Antonio, March 19, 1840, where 12 Comanche chiefs . . . — — Map (db m64063) HM
On S. Main Street at E. Market Street, on the right when traveling north on S. Main Street.
A part of De Witt’s Colony,
1825-1836. A part of Gonzales
County to 1848. First settlements
were on Plum Creek and the
San Marcos River
Created March 6, 1848
Organized August 7, 1848
Named in honor of
Mathew . . . — — Map (db m91552) HM
On S. Main Street at E. San Antonio Street, on the right when traveling north on S. Main Street.
(Northwest Face of Memorial)
In Memory of
Our Soldiers
(Southeast Face of Memorial)
Tell it as you may
It never can be told,
Sing it as you may
It never can be sung
The story of the glory
Of the men who wore . . . — — Map (db m91554) WM
On S. Main Street north of E. Market Street, on the right when traveling north.
The first Caldwell County courthouse was erected on this site in 1848, when the county was organized and named for Mathew Caldwell, a Texas Ranger and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. It was replaced in 1858 by a 2-story limestone . . . — — Map (db m91553) HM
On East Market Street at Brazos Street, on the left when traveling east on East Market Street.
Organized in 1848, Caldwell County lost its original log jail in an 1858 fire, then kept prisoners in the Courthouse basement until 1873, when outlaws' activities called for a strong stone prison. In 1908 Caldwell contains voted 725 to 311 . . . — — Map (db m216865) HM
On Farm to Market Road 713 at Old McMahan Trail (County Highway 208), on the right when traveling west on Highway 713.
As part of a group of settlers, William A. Clark moved with his wife, Nancy (Copenhaver), and children to Caldwell County from Alabama in 1850. Clark purchased land in this vicinity in 1854. Early community residents met in homes and out of doors . . . — — Map (db m180763) HM
On Clearfork Road, 0.2 miles west of County Highway 194, on the right when traveling south.
Oldest church in Caldwell County. Organized in 1848, with J. Isaac, pastor. Building erected in 1850; hand-hewn oak frame was morticed with pegs; lumber hauled from Port Lavaca. Land for church and adjoining cemetery was donated in 1857 by John H. . . . — — Map (db m204650) HM
On South Colorado Street at Rosewood Street, on the right when traveling south on South Colorado Street.
Pioneer Lockhart physician, from Alabama. Studied medicine, University of Pennsylvania.
Was Civil War surgeon, Texas Mounted Rifles and Cavalry, on Texas frontier and in Louisiana, Arkansas and Indian Territory.
Typical of Texas . . . — — Map (db m195675) HM
On West Prairie Lea Street at South Main Street, on the right when traveling west on West Prairie Lea Street.
Built in 1899 and dedicated on July 6, 1900, this library was financed with funds bequeathed by Dr. Clark, who was a prominent physician of Lockhart and San Antonio. A native of New Orleans, he was a graduate of Tulane Medical School and studied . . . — — Map (db m111182) HM
On North Church Street at West Walnut Street, on the right when traveling north on North Church Street.
Organized in 1853 by the Rev. Joseph Wood Dunn, this parish erected its own church building in 1855-56. Bishop G.W. Freeman, who dedicated the edifice in 1857, noted its fine acoustics. It was built of an early type of concrete fashioned from . . . — — Map (db m180767) HM
On West San Antonio Street (State Highway 142) at South Church Street, on the left when traveling west on West San Antonio Street.
Organized in 1852 with seven members, this congregation constructed its first sanctuary in 1858. Located across the street from this site, it soon became too small for the growing membership. In 1898, this Gothic Revival building was designed and . . . — — Map (db m180768) HM
On N. Commerce Street south of E. Walnut Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1849, Rev. N.P. Charlot appointed D.M. Morris and Col. John T. Storey as elders of First Presbyterian Church, which organized with ten members. Early services were held in members’ homes and the Masonic hall before church elders bought this site . . . — — Map (db m91555) HM
On Farm to Market Road 20, 1.2 miles west of Old Colony Line Road, on the right when traveling west.
Born in Georgia, Isham Jones Good (1813-1866) came to Texas in 1835 with a group of volunteers to join the Texian forces in their war for independence from Mexico. As a member of the Georgia battalion, Good went to the aid of Col. James W. Fannin, . . . — — Map (db m149162) HM
On Farm to Market Road 20, 1.2 miles west of Old Colony Line Road, on the right when traveling west.
Garland R. Lincecum, cousin of Alamo hero James Bowie, and his wife Emmaline left Mississippi and settled on land he had purchased here in 1847. Lincecum, who signed a petition with others to create Caldwell County in 1847, died in 1853 and was the . . . — — Map (db m149165) HM
On East Market Street at Carver Street, on the right when traveling east on East Market Street.
According to local tradition, materials salvaged from Ross Institute, a former school for Lockhart's caucasian children, were used in 1923 to build this school for African American students. The Rosenwald Foundation of Chicago, which funded many . . . — — Map (db m180765) HM
On Polonia Road (County Road 233) 0.4 miles west of Rolling Ridge Road (County Road 221), on the left when traveling west.
The three-acre tract of land that was the Polish settlement of Polonia was deeded to Bishop John Neraz of the Catholic Diocese of San Antonio in 1894 by Joseph and Veronica Dzierzanowski. The community was founded one year after the death of Simon . . . — — Map (db m149956) HM
On Chamberlin Road (County Road 167) 0.2 miles south of Dale Road (County Road 294), on the right when traveling south.
This community began in the early 1870s when a group of freedmen and their families, led by the Rev. John Henry Winn, relocated here from Webberville (approx. 20 mi. N). The original fourteen families purchased about 2,000 acres of land to establish . . . — — Map (db m149374) HM
On West San Antonio Street (State Highway 142) at South Blanco Street, on the right when traveling east on West San Antonio Street.
At this site once stood the home of Susanna Dickinson Hannig (1814-1883), who came to Texas from Tennessee in 1831 with her husband Almeron Dickinson. He died at the Battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836. Susanna, with her daughter Angelina, was . . . — — Map (db m195674) HM
Near South Laurel Avenue at South Magnolia Street (State Highway 80).
With cotton declining in the 1920s, Charles, who bought out Herman's share in 1922, shifted focus to the next wave of agricultural enterprises - livestock. With cattle, dairy, poultry and swine came a need for feed, so Charles and his sons Paul and . . . — — Map (db m204913) HM
On East Davis Street, 0.1 miles west of Laurel Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Founded when Galveston Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad line intersected a main wagon road from south Texas to Austin. Many families of the Atlanta community (3 mi. SE) relocated here. Plum Creek Post Office, opened nearby in 1848, also moved here . . . — — Map (db m204678) HM
On North Magnolia Avenue (U.S. 183) at East Austin Street, on the right when traveling north on North Magnolia Avenue.
One of the great benefactors of Texas. Born in Brockton, Mass. Had business careers in shoe manufacture and rubber planting. On retirement, came here and in wildcat operation brought in Luling oil field, 1922. By 1926 had 215 producing wells. Gave . . . — — Map (db m159725) HM
On East Davis Street at Laurel Avenue, on the left when traveling west on East Davis Street.
Emory Bellard grew up one of 3 children here in Luling while his father was a geologist during Luling's oil boom in the 1920's. His legendary career as a high school football coach started in 1952 and it was during his High School coaching days that . . . — — Map (db m204709) HM
On South Walnut Avenue, on the left when traveling south on South Walnut Avenue.
Luling's first church building. The Rt. Rev. Robert W.B. Elliott (1840-87), first bishop, Missionary District of Western Texas, enroute to his see city, held his original service in the district in a Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio railway . . . — — Map (db m204728) HM
On South Laurel Avenue at South Magnolia Street (State Highway 80), on the right when traveling south on South Laurel Avenue.
1922 brought the discovery of oil, drought and a boll weevil infestation. Cattle ranches, dairy farms, and oil derricks gradually replaced cotton fields and gins closed one by one, but not Zedler's Mill. It survived by milling a bit of everything - . . . — — Map (db m204794) HM
On North Magnolia Avenue at East Austin Street, on the right when traveling north on North Magnolia Avenue.
Seventeen Charter Members, with encouragement from the Rev. G.W. Lane, District Missionary, organized this congregation on Dec. 3, 1875. Worship services were held outdoors and in the Masonic Lodge Hall until spring of 1876, when the first church . . . — — Map (db m159727) HM
On East Crockett Street at South Oak Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Crockett Street.
Eula Nichols moved from a farm near Austin to Luling in 1891 to attend school. She persuaded the Rev. A.J. Bush to hold a revival service here in 1892. As a result, First Christian Church was organized with the Rev. G.S. Kimberly serving as . . . — — Map (db m204742) HM
On South Pecan Street at East Crockett Street, on the left when traveling south on South Pecan Street.
After surveying Luling townsite in 1874, the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad deeded land for several church sites. In 1877 the Rev. Philip H. Hensley led 14 persons in organizing the Luling Presbyterian Church. Built in 1882, during the . . . — — Map (db m204727) HM
On South Pecan Street at East Bowie Street, on the right when traveling south on South Pecan Street.
Doctor Sidney Joseph Francis (1867-1935) settled in Luling in 1889 after earning a medical degree from Tulane University. He purchased this site which included four town lots in October 1895. One month later he married Annie Davis Gregg, . . . — — Map (db m205533) HM
On South Laurel Avenue at South Magnolia Street (State Highway 80), on the right when traveling south on South Laurel Avenue.
Cotton farmers brought in 1500 - 1800-pound wagon loads of cotton along with dirt and seeds. The cotton was sucked up into the mill where vacuums, a conveyer belt, gin stands, belts, shafts and a baler carried, cleaned and compressed the lint into . . . — — Map (db m204801) HM
Near South Laurel Avenue at South Magnolia Street (State Highway 80).
Gears, shafts, wheels and belts captured and carried the force of the turbine's spinning shaft to power the millstones, gin stands, baler, elevators, augers and other moving parts of the mill.
Captions
Lower Left: In 1885 . . . — — Map (db m205210) HM
Near South Laurel Avenue at South Magnolia Street (State Highway 80).
Do you know the history of your home town? Chances are that a grist mill played a key role. Ancient Rome valued bread so highly that bakers were freemen; all other craftsmen were slaves. Much has changed since then, but bread remains a staple in . . . — — Map (db m205208) HM
On Tenney Creek Road (County Highway 141) 0.1 miles west of Hall Road, on the right when traveling west.
The Hall Community in this area was named for pioneer settlers John and Sarah Hall, who moved here about 1860 from Mississippi. A rural settlement gradually built up in the area, and in 1882 landowner J.R. Bishop deeded two acres to the community . . . — — Map (db m204636) HM
On East Davis Street at Laurel Avenue, on the left when traveling west on East Davis Street.
"Biz" Mackey played and coached semi-pro baseball and professional baseball for nearly 34 years from 1916-1950. The 18 year old Luling native began playing baseball in 1916 for the Prairie League's Luling Oilers, and started his pro career two years . . . — — Map (db m204722) HM
On East Pierce Street (U.S. 90) at South Magnolia Street (State Highway 80), on the right when traveling west on East Pierce Street.
Once known as the "toughest town in Texas," Luling was established in 1874. Since it was originally founded as a railroad town as well as a rowdy center for cattle drivers along the paths of Chisholm Trail, Luling was not highly recognized until a . . . — — Map (db m204723) HM
On Farm to Market Road 1322 at McNeil Road (County Highway 332), on the right when traveling south on Highway 1322.
Led by the Rev. B.F. Dixon of the San Marcos Baptist Association, members of the McNeil Creek community met on June 30, 1888, to organize a local congregation. The name chosen was McNeil Creek Baptist Church, and the congregation began to hold . . . — — Map (db m204652) HM
On McNeil Road (County Highway 302) 0.3 miles west of Farm to Market Road 1322, on the left when traveling west.
This cemetery was founded on land deeded to the Soda Springs Methodist Church about 1867 by early settler Margret Hinds. The first recorded burial was that of Henrietta Gant in 1868. The cemetery was first known as Soda Springs Methodist Cemetery . . . — — Map (db m204664) HM
Near South Laurel Avenue at South Magnolia Street (State Highway 80).
In the late 1920s Charles Zedler and his sons built this mill to make feed for beef and dairy cattle, swine and poultry. Although exact locations are not known for all parts of the mill, storage bins and a milling separator were on the 2nd floor, . . . — — Map (db m204903) HM
Near South Laurel Avenue at South Magnolia Street (State Highway 80).
With an ever-increasing demand for cotton clothes in the late 19th century, textile mills from America to Europe needed cotton thread to feed their looms. Meriwether and partners quickly added a cotton gin to the grist mill after the railroad . . . — — Map (db m205205) HM
On East Davis Street at Laurel Avenue, on the left when traveling west on East Davis Street.
"Skip" Rutherford, a native of Luling might not have been a man of many words, but what came from his mouth was "solid oak" according to former colleagues of the 4 Star General. His fascination with airplanes led him to enter the Air Force in 1961 . . . — — Map (db m204702) HM
On West Newton Street at Texas Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Newton Street.
Julius Rosenwald created the Rosenwald Fund in 1917 to endow new African American schools. Luling's Rosenwald school opened in 1925 to replace the Luling Colored School which began operation in 1874. The Rosenwald School employed four teachers for . . . — — Map (db m204666) HM
On East Davis Street at Laurel Avenue, on the left when traveling west on East Davis Street.
James Logan was born and raised in the Luling area and joined the Texas National Guard in 1936 at the age of 15. By the time his infantry division was landing at Salerno, Italy in 1943 during WWII, he was serving as Sergeant. On the morning of . . . — — Map (db m204721) HM
On South Laurel Avenue, 0.1 miles north of South Magnolia Street (State Highway 80), on the right when traveling north.
Born in Germany, Fritz Zedler (1840-1932) came to Texas in 1852. He moved to Luling in 1884 and began operation of Zedler's Mill, soon a thriving business. This house, built in 1900 from Zedler's own plans, testifies to his pride and prosperity. The . . . — — Map (db m204744) HM
On South Laurel Avenue at South Magnolia Street (State Highway 80), on the right when traveling east on South Laurel Avenue.
What started as a grist mill quickly became a focal point of life in Luling. The gin sparked the town's first industry, the saw mill cut lumber for construction, and the grist mill churned out cornmeal. The steady stream of farmers, merchants, . . . — — Map (db m204792) HM
On South Laurel Avenue at South Magnolia Street (State Highway 80) on South Laurel Avenue.
From mortar and pestle to massive millstones, humans have been grinding grain for millennia. More than 7000 years ago brute strength turned the stones. Draft animals replaced muscle power and wind and water replaced animals, but millstones still . . . — — Map (db m205203) HM
On South Laurel Avenue at East Crockett Street, on the left when traveling south on South Laurel Avenue.
201 South Laurel Avenue Originally the Post Office Grocery & Market 1990-2014 The Law Office of Charles C. Wright
Dedicated September 18, 2014 — — Map (db m206573) HM
Near South Laurel Avenue at South Magnolia Street.
'Head' is the force generated by falling water. The further it falls, the more force it generates, which is why Meriwether dammed the San Marcos River to increase the fall of water.
Beginning in 1894, the Zedlers sold excess power to Luling. . . . — — Map (db m205211) HM
On Wattsville Road, 0.4 miles west of Tenney Creek Road (County Highway 141), on the right when traveling west.
From about 1880 to the early 1920s, residents of Wattsville, Hall and other nearby towns used a cotton gin located here. Brothers Zechariah John and Thomas Watts settled the area ca. 1855, building the gin and also a general store and blacksmith . . . — — Map (db m204644) HM
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