On Farm to Market Road 133 at Railroad Street, on the right when traveling west on Route 133.
Kings Highway Camino Real Old San Antonio Road
Marked by The Daughters of The American Revolution and The State of Texas A.D. 1918 — — Map (db m223304) HM
On Farm to Market Road 133, 6.7 miles west of Magnolia Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Kings Highway Camino Real Old San Antonio Road
Marked by The Daughters of The American Revolution and The State of Texas A.D. 1918 — — Map (db m223305) HM
Near North Leonard Avenue (Farm to Market Road 469) at Medina Street.
A Georgia native who migrated to Austin County, Texas, in 1853, Jasper N. Daniel was elected to the State Legislature in 1859. During the Civil War (1861-65), he was a Captain in the Confederate Army. In 1884 Daniel moved with his family to Cotulla. . . . — — Map (db m202903) HM
On North Front Street at Center Street, on the left when traveling north on North Front Street.
The District, bounded by Kerr and Market Streets and Tilden and Carrizo Streets, has been placed on both the State and National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
In 1881, when the International & Great . . . — — Map (db m195551) HM
On North Leonard Avenue (Farm to Market Road 468) at Medina Street, on the left when traveling east on North Leonard Avenue.
Land for this cemetery was first given by Joseph Cotulla, the town's founding father. The earliest marked grave is dated 1882. Numerous graves bear the date 1886. When smallpox struck La Salle County, many community leaders, including Joseph . . . — — Map (db m202902) HM
Near North Main Street (Business Interstate 35) at Center Street, on the right when traveling south.
Polish immigrant Joseph Cotulla (1844-1923) migrated to present-day La Salle County in 1865. The town of Cotulla, founded in 1882, became the county seat in 1883, and Joseph donated land for the courthouse and city park. In its early years the . . . — — Map (db m118700) HM
On South Stewart Street at Carrizo Street on South Stewart Street.
The International and Great Northern Railroad developed Cotulla in 1881, and the first school opened on this site in 1885, with classes for primary intermediate and advanced students. W.W. Sloan, M.P. Kerr and Joseph Cotulla were trustees, and S.F. . . . — — Map (db m202920) HM
On Frio Street at North Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Frio Street.
In 1882 Joseph Cotulla, founder of the town, gave land for the Baptist Church building. About 1883 or 1884 a missionary, the Rev. W.D. Johnson, organized this fellowship. The congregation worshiped in the Methodist sanctuary until a frame building . . . — — Map (db m202911) HM
On South Center Street at South Stewart Street, on the right when traveling east on South Center Street.
On September 4, 1884, the Rev. W. W. Killough, a visiting pastor, established this Presbyterian congregation. Members worshiped in the Methodist and Baptist churches before erecting their own church building in 1891, during the ministry of the . . . — — Map (db m118732) HM
On Texas Route 97, 7 miles east of Airport Road, on the left when traveling west.
Kings Highway Camino Real Old San Antonio Road
Marked by The Daughters of The American Revolution and The State of Texas A.D. 1918 — — Map (db m223298) HM
On Texas Route 97, 2.9 miles east of Airport Road, on the left when traveling west.
Kings Highway Camino Real Old San Antonio Road
Marked by The Daughters of The American Revolution and The State of Texas A.D. 1918 — — Map (db m223300) HM
On North Stewart Street south of North Center Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Presidio Rio Grande Road brought travelers to this area for centuries. In 1852 the U. S. Army built and garrisoned Fort Ewell, for protection. The first permanent settler, William A. Waugh, opened a rancho near the Cibolo Crossing on the . . . — — Map (db m117590) HM
On South Main Street at Courthouse Square, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
This Tribute is in
Honor of All
La Salle County
Veterans Whom Proudly Served Our Country
World War I
World War Il
Vietnam
Korea
Desert Storm
Afghanistan
Iraq
Grenada
Panama
"God Bless America"
"Let Freedom . . . — — Map (db m202913) WM
On North Main Street (Business Interstate 35) at Center Street, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
For many years, water scarcity stunted settlements in La Salle County. Wells and windmills failed to solve the problem. In 1910, Joseph Cotulla explored and brought in artesian water from a depth of 2200 feet. Situated on his own ranch, the well . . . — — Map (db m118751) HM
On North Main Street (Business Interstate 35) at Center Street, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
In 1881, when the International & Great Northern Railroads pushed through South Texas, rancher Joseph Cotulla offered part of his homestead in exchange for running the track through his property.
He platted a town site with a central plaza and a . . . — — Map (db m118745) HM
On Tilden Street at North Baylor Street, on the right when traveling west on Tilden Street.
Amanda (Nite) Burks (1841-1931) and her husband William Franklin Burks (d.1877) moved their ranching operation to present-day La Salle County in 1876. After her husband's death, Amanda continued to run the ranch for over fifty years. Like many early . . . — — Map (db m202909) HM
On North Center Street east of North Kerr Street, on the left when traveling east.
The first Protestant church in Cotulla, this congregation was organized in 1881 as the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
The first services were held in the home of John Freeman by the Rev. W. H. Keck.
In 1883 the members built a frame . . . — — Map (db m118734) HM
On Tilden Street (State Highway 97) at North Front Street, on the right when traveling east on Tilden Street.
The Old San Antonio Road, popularly known as El Camino Real, is one of the state’s oldest and most significant of the trans-Texas routes and most famous of the early historic trails.
Camino Real (royal road), variously known as the King’s . . . — — Map (db m118754) HM
On NE Lane Street at Goft Street, on the left when traveling west on NE Lane Street.
Designed by Austin architect Charles H. Page, this brick school house was completed in 1926 and named for County Judge G.A. Welhausen (1862-1944). Twenty-year old Lyndon B. Johnson came to Cotulla in 1928-29 and served as teacher and principal at . . . — — Map (db m202915) HM
On Sunrise Street at North Hodges Street, on the right when traveling east on Sunrise Street.
This church was organized in 1908 by the Rev. Dr. M.W. Doggett, an evangelist for the Presbytery of Western Texas. Two years later, during the supply pastorate of the Rev. Harry W. Hamilton, members constructed a church building at this site. A . . . — — Map (db m202923) HM
On Texas Route 97, 0.3 miles west of Old Fowlerton Road, on the left when traveling west.
Kings Highway Camino Real Old San Antonio Road
Marked by The Daughters of The American Revolution and The State of Texas A.D. 1918 — — Map (db m223170) HM
On Texas Route 97, 4.5 miles west of Old Fowlerton Street, on the left when traveling west.
Kings Highway Camino Real Old San Antonio Road
Marked by The Daughters of The American Revolution and The State of Texas A.D. 1918 — — Map (db m223172) HM
On Texas Route 97, 4.4 miles east of Farm to Market Road 469, on the left when traveling west.
Kings Highway Camino Real Old San Antonio Road
Marked by The Daughters of The American Revolution and The State of Texas A.D. 1918 — — Map (db m223173) HM
On Texas Route 97 at Farm to Market Road 469, on the left when traveling west on State Route 97.
Kings Highway Camino Real Old San Antonio Road
Marked by The Daughters of The American Revolution and The State of Texas A.D. 1918 — — Map (db m223174) HM
On I-35 Frontage Road at Center Street, on the right when traveling south on I-35 Frontage Road.
The original mission began circa 1900 with priests coming from San Antonio. In 1911 a church was built northwest of here. It burned down in 1920. For 22 years mass was offered in private homes. In 1942, Father M. Ries bought the small grocery store . . . — — Map (db m202901) HM
On Ranch to Market Road 469, 0.5 miles Interstate 35, on the right when traveling west.
An Ohio native who found gold in California in 1849, William A. Waugh settled near the Cibolo Creek Crossing on the Laredo-San Antonio Road in 1856, before La Salle County was created. Waugh served briefly as a Texas Ranger during the border raids . . . — — Map (db m202895) HM
