On Hampton Spring Road, on the right when traveling west.
The Hampton Springs Hotel was built in 1908 and was destroyed by fire in 1954. The hotel was world renowned for its sulphur springs and baths known for their healing and medicinal powers. The luxurious hotel boasted lush gardens with elaborate . . . — — Map (db m17720) HM
Near North Jefferson Street (U.S. 221) at West Cherry Street, on the right when traveling north.
"Liberation of Kuwait”
January 16, 1991 - February 27, 1991
In honor of those who served
In honor of those who died
Wounded 213
Deaths 133
POW/MIA 46
Total Casualties 392 — — Map (db m229936) WM
Near North Jefferson Street (U.S. 221) at West Cherry Street.
“POW / MIA Flag”
In honor and memory
of all Prisoners of War / Missing in Action
Veterans past - present and future
for unselfish Service, Valor and Sacrifice
Sponsored by
By Al and Ola Mae Grubbs
Roy and LaDonna . . . — — Map (db m229908) WM
Near U.S. 19/27, 0.2 miles south of Providence Road, on the right when traveling south.
The light of freedom still burns brightly in our world today because of the service and sacrifice of America’s men and women in uniform.
Our Nation’s servicemen and women have fought the forces of tyranny and won victories for liberty, human . . . — — Map (db m230037) WM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue at 6th Street, on the left when traveling west on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.
In 1853, a family of free blacks established the Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church in what was then known as Rosehead, later Perry. The roots of African-American education in Taylor County began with this church, which remains the oldest . . . — — Map (db m67600) HM
Near North Jefferson Street (U.S. 221) at West Cherry Street, on the right when traveling north.
The first war in which a world organization, the United Nations (UN), played a military role. The Korean War was a major challenge for the United Nations, which had come into existence only five years earlier. United Nations military lost 628,833 . . . — — Map (db m229965) HM WM
Near North Jefferson Street (U.S. 221) at West Cherry Street, on the right when traveling north.
The “Forgotten War” is what the Korean War of 1950 through 1953 has been deemed, for many, it was a war that does not bring anything to memory. But for those who fought in it, and the family members who had loved one who fought and died, it has many . . . — — Map (db m229979) HM WM
On North Jefferson Street (U.S. 221) at E. Bay Street, on the left when traveling south on North Jefferson Street.
Methodist Episcopal
Church South
Perry, Florida, Est. 1870
Sanctuary Built 1917
Placed on the National Register
of Historic Places 2015 — — Map (db m230040) HM
On South Perry Byron Parkway (U.S. 19), on the right when traveling south.
The Perry Army Air Base of World War II stood in an 862 acre area south and west of this point.
The 441st and 312th Fighter Squadrons of the Third Army Air Force trained replacement pilots for combat units worldwide.
The 338th Fighter . . . — — Map (db m17717) HM
On North Washington Street at East Lafayette Street, on the left when traveling north on North Washington Street.
Taylor County was created from Madison County on December 23, 1856. It was named for Zachary Taylor, 12th president of the United States and commander of U.S. Army forces in Florida during part of the Second Seminole War. The name of the county seat . . . — — Map (db m167493) HM
On U.S. 19/98 at Beach Road (County Route 361), on the right when traveling south on U.S. 19/98.
Taylor County's 50-mile coastline and shallow coastal waters made it ideal for manufacturing salt for the confederacy. By 1862 works were in operation in Jonesville (now Adam's Beach) and near the mouth of Blue Creek. Trading on the barter basis, . . . — — Map (db m163121) HM
Dedicated To All Veterans Whose
Valor, Blood, Sweat And Tears
Triumphed Over Tyranny
Let us not forget the sacrifice
that millions of service men and
women made for our country
and our freedom
We may never know all . . . — — Map (db m231101) WM
On North Jefferson Street (U.S. 221) at West Cherry Street, on the right when traveling north on North Jefferson Street.
This park is
dedicated in
memory of all
Veterans who
served honorably
in the Armed
Forces of the
United States
of America
Taylor County Board of Commissioners
Patricia Patterson Chairwoman • Daryll T. Gunter Vice Chair • . . . — — Map (db m229887) WM
Near North Jefferson Street (U.S. 221) at West Cherry Street, on the right when traveling north.
On August 7, 1964 The U.S. Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, giving President Lyndon Johnson the power to take whatever actions he sees necessary to defend Southeast Asia. This set the stage for America's Longest war, eventually . . . — — Map (db m230031) HM WM
Near North Jefferson Street (U.S. 221) at West Cherry Street, on the right when traveling north.
Vietnam veterans were 9.7% of their generation. 8,744,000 GI's were on active duty during the war.
3,403,100 personnel served in the SEA theater, (Vietnam Cambodia, Laos, flight crews in Thailand and sailors in adjacent South China sea waters.) . . . — — Map (db m229953) HM WM
Near North Jefferson Street (U.S. 221) at West Cherry Street, on the right when traveling north.
3,403,000 veterans served in the Vietnam theater. Of those who died, 86.3% were Caucasian, 12.5% were Black, 1.2% were other races. Two thirds of those who served in Vietnam were volunteers. 77% of the combat deaths were volunteers. 17,579 married . . . — — Map (db m230026) HM WM
Near North Jefferson Street (U.S. 221) at West Cherry Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Persian Gulf War of 1991 was fought between Iraq and a coalition of 39 countries. The United States government called the war "Operation Desert Storm”. The coalition had formed after Iraq invaded Kuwait on Aug. 2, 1990. On November 29, 1990, The . . . — — Map (db m229913) HM WM
Near North Jefferson Street (U.S. 221) at West Cherry Street, on the right when traveling north.
April 6, 1917 U.S. President Woodrow Wilson declared war upon Germany. To such a task we can dedicate our lives and our fortunes, everything that we are and everything that we have, with the pride of those who know that the day has come when America . . . — — Map (db m230007) HM WM
Near North Jefferson Street (U.S. 221) at West Cherry Street, on the right when traveling north.
World War I involved more countries and caused greater destruction than any other war except World War II. An assassin's (Gavrilo Princip) bullets which killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand sparked the outbreak of World War I, and a system of military . . . — — Map (db m230011) HM WM
Near North Jefferson Street (U.S. 221) at West Cherry Street, on the right when traveling north.
The World at War, the name commonly given to the global conflict of 1939-1945. It was the greatest and most destructive war in history. Whereas military operations in World War I were conducted primarily on the European continent, World War II . . . — — Map (db m230016) HM WM
Near North Jefferson Street (U.S. 221) at West Cherry Street.
This war started on September 1, 1939 when Germany under the command of dictator Adolf Hitler invaded
Poland. The United States did not enter the war until Japan attacked military bases at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii December 7, 1941. Germany, Italy, . . . — — Map (db m230018) HM WM
On Alton Wentworth Road (County Road 14) just east of U.S. 221, on the right when traveling east.
Robert M. Hendry moved from Georgia and purchased farmland in the Shady Grove area in 1852. Reverend Henry, a Methodist Circuit Rider in Florida and Georgia, served as the pastor of Friendship Church in Madison County. In 1872, members of the . . . — — Map (db m110897) HM
On Riverside Drive (State Road 51) at 11th Street East, on the right when traveling west on Riverside Drive.
Located at the mouth of the Steinhatchee River, Deadman Bay was on Spanish maps by the early 1500s. Spanish Conquistador Panfilo de Narvaez came through the area in 1529 followed by Hernando de Soto ten years later. DeSoto crossed the Steinhatchee . . . — — Map (db m67599) HM
On West Main Street (Georgia Route 137) at South Broad Street (U.S. 19) when traveling east on West Main Street.
Taylor County was created by Act of Jan. 15, 1852 from parts of Macon, Marion and Talbot Counties. It was named for Zachary Taylor (1784-1850), 12th President of the U.S., Major-General, Commander of the Army of the Rio Grande. Known as “Old . . . — — Map (db m27232) HM
On West Main Street (Georgia Route 137) east of Columbus Road, on the right when traveling west.
In 1937, Robert Clarence Montgomery ,MD, established on this site Taylor County's first hospital,The Montgomery Hospital, Dr.Montgomery rendered medical services ranging from treatment for the common cold to surgical procedures. Delivering babies . . . — — Map (db m184972) HM
On Georgia Route 137, 0.2 miles east of Fickling Mill Road, on the right when traveling west.
The Wire Road, named for a line of telegraph wire once stretched along it, formed a part of the stage highway from Richmond to New Orleans. About 3 miles from the Flint River on this road is the Crowell Methodist Church, founded in 1826, on the site . . . — — Map (db m27181) HM
On U.S. 19, 0.1 miles south of Jack Peed Road, on the right when traveling south.
The sand clay formation here represents the first prominent Coastal Plain deposits laid upon an ancient floor of granites and gneisses. Southward this formation (Tuscaloosa Upper Cretaceous) becomes more and more deeply buried and contains marine . . . — — Map (db m27177) HM
On Georgia Route 137 at Fickling Mill Road, on the right when traveling west on State Route 137.
In 1775 during the travels of botanist William Bartram he first discovered golden St. John’s wort (his Hypericum aureum) near this site on Patsiliga Creek — — Map (db m28057) HM
On Macon Road (Georgia Route 128) 0.2 miles north of Georgia Route 137, on the right when traveling south.
Fort Lawrence was located in present Taylor County near this site, about 35 miles west of the Flint River opposite the town of Francisville and the Benjamin Hawkins' Creek Indian Agency, which was located east of the river. The fort was one of . . . — — Map (db m208066) HM
Near Marion Street (Georgia Route 96/540) at South Gen. John B. Gordon Road (County Road 269), on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
General John Brown Gordon (1832-1904), CSA, lawyer, statesman, owned this farm, “Beechwood,” from 1888 until his death. Here he raised Texas ponies, goats, horses and cattle. For a time he lived in “the old John D. Mitchell home”; later, he moved to . . . — — Map (db m244274) HM
On Crowell Road (Georgia Route 283) 0 miles south of Georgia Route 137, on the left when traveling south.
In 1936, a group of farmers in the Crowell area investigated the possibility of bringing electric service to the community. In 1937, they formed Taylor County Rural Electric Cooperative with a loan from the Rural Electrification Administration to . . . — — Map (db m14510) HM
On Jefferson Street east of Madison Street (Iowa Highway 148), on the left when traveling east.
This property is listed in
the National Register of Historic Places
Iowa State Historical Department
Division of Historical Preservation — — Map (db m87033) HM
On Jefferson Street east of Court Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
This property is listed in
the National Register of Historic Places
Iowa State Historical Department
Division of Historical Preservation — — Map (db m87036) HM
On Tebbs Bend Road, 0.5 miles west of Harley Road, on the left when traveling west.
The main Federal defensive position was located 125 yards to your left. Col. Orlando H. Moore, with inexperienced 25th Michigan troops and outnumbered three or more to one, chose to defend this narrow neck of land. Steep bluffs directly above Green . . . — — Map (db m129443) HM
On Tebbs Bend Road, 0.2 miles west of New Columbia Road (Kentucky Route 55), on the left when traveling west.
Confederate Casualties, Battle of Tebbs Bend - Green River Bridge
Compiled by Betty Gorin-Smith
Confederate forces commanded by Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan
First Brigade
Colonel Basil W. Duke, commanding
5th Kentucky . . . — — Map (db m133955) HM
On West Main Street at Brookside Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
By 1809, Andrew Campbell, a native of Augusta County, Virginia, located where present-day Campbellsville is situated, acquired a portion of Joseph Richerson's 10,000 acres survey. Campbell operated a grist and saw mill on Buckhorn Creek. He opened a . . . — — Map (db m169680) HM
On Tebbs Bend Road, 0.5 miles west of Harley Road, on the left when traveling west.
Here on July 4, 1863, Confederates of Morgan's Brigade under Col. A.R. Johnson attacked entrenched position of Federal forces under Col. O.H. Moore. They were repulsed eight times. — — Map (db m99071) HM
On East Broadway (Kentucky Route 68) at North Columbia Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Broadway.
Born 1763. Died 1843. Served in Rev. War from Culpeper Co., Va. His five brothers, Daniel, John, Joshua, Thomas and William, also served in Revolution. Elias Barbee came early to what is now Taylor County. Lived eight miles N.W. of Campbellsville. . . . — — Map (db m208464) HM
On Tebbs Bend Road, 0.2 miles west of New Columbia Road (Kentucky Route 55), on the right when traveling south.
An experienced Indian fighter in the West, Moore ordered his men to build a fort across the road on the southern approach. Rebel scouts could hear the sound of axes and falling trees on the night of July 3. "I did not move my command from where it . . . — — Map (db m133898) HM
On West Main Street at Hoskins Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
In memory of
Andrew Campbell
Operated mill on this site in 1809. Made plat of first 85 lots and town square. Sold lots beginning in 1814. Died 1819.
James Campbell
Made plat of eastern section of town and sold lots in 1829. Died . . . — — Map (db m99302) HM
On East Broadway (Kentucky Route 68) at North Columbia Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Broadway.
Campbellsville
First settled about 1800. Town, established by Legislature, 1817, was made seat of government when county was formed. It was named for Adam and Andrew Campbell who with three brothers came from Va., settling on father's land . . . — — Map (db m99229) HM
On Tebbs Bend Road, 0.6 miles west of New Columbia Road (Kentucky Route 55), on the right when traveling south.
Camp Hobson, a Union recruiting and training camp named for Edward H. Hobson, occupied the James Allen Sublett farm across the road from where you stand. Between December 1861 and February 1862, U.S. Mustering Officer Capt. S. M. Kellogg mustered . . . — — Map (db m133902) HM
On Tebbs Bend Road, 0.3 miles west of New Columbia Road (Kentucky Route 55), on the left when traveling west.
Major Edward P. Byrne
Commander of the Confederate Artillery
A native Kentuckian, Byrne was living in Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, when the war broke out. His first battery of six brass field pieces, their carriages, and . . . — — Map (db m133838) HM
Near Lake Road, 0.6 miles east of New Columbia Road (Kentucky Route 55), on the right when traveling north.
Built circa 1840, this double-pen log house originally stood on the Campbellsville - Columbia Turnpike. The occupants of the house witnessed thousands of soldiers and hundreds of wagons of supplies from both northern and southern armies move up and . . . — — Map (db m129471) HM
On East Broadway (U.S. 68) at North Columbia Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Broadway.
Gen. John Hunt Morgan's cavalry, returning from second Kentucky raid, here, Dec. 31, 1862. Took supplies. Went on to Tenn. On raid Union's rail supply line wrecked and $2,000,000 property destroyed.
Morgan through here again after three hour . . . — — Map (db m99240) HM
On East Broadway (U.S. 68) near North Columbia Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
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. the courthouse at Campbellsville was burned Dec. . . . — — Map (db m99241) HM
On East Broadway (Kentucky Route 68) at New Columbia Road, on the right when traveling east on East Broadway.
Side 1
As early as 1779 and 1780, many settlers traveled over the trace, passing through what is now Taylor County. The Cumberland Trace branched off from the Wilderness Road near Logan's Station in Lincoln County (40 mi. east). It was . . . — — Map (db m99239) HM
On Tebbs Bend Road at Walters Road, on the left when traveling west on Tebbs Bend Road.
Federal Field Hospital at the Battle of Tebbs Bend
Chief Surgeon Boliver Barnum and Assistant Surgeon John N. Gregg worked in this field hospital after the battle. Amputation was often the method of treating arm and leg wounds. If . . . — — Map (db m99074) HM
On Tebbs Bend Road, 0.4 miles west of New Columbia Road (Kentucky Route 55), on the right when traveling south.
Sublett Inn and Stagecoach Stop
Stage lines, carrying mail and passengers, were used throughout south central Kentucky to connect to the railroads. Inns along the route were sometimes better known that the villages and towns through which . . . — — Map (db m133899) HM
On Tebbs Bend Road, 0.1 miles east of Walters Road, on the right when traveling west.
Federal Stockade Undefended—January 1, 1863
About 3,900 Confederates under John Hunt Morgan had been on an extensive raid into Kentucky in December and were returning to Tennessee after their highly successful Christmas Raid. They . . . — — Map (db m133939) HM
On East Broadway (U.S. 68) at North Columbia Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Broadway.
The first courthouse was a brick building constructed in 1848, the year the county separated from Green County. It was larger than the second courthouse and was located in the center of the square.
During the Civil War, Federal troops slept . . . — — Map (db m208482) HM
On Tebbs Bend Road, 0.6 miles New Columbia Road (Kentucky Route 55), on the right when traveling south.
Green River Bridge
January 1, 1863—Morgan's Christmas Raid
The first wooden bridge over Green River was burned by Confederate forces under Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan on Morgan's Christmas Raid. The order to burn the bridge was . . . — — Map (db m133914) HM
On Tebbs Bend Road, 0.2 miles west of New Columbia Road (Kentucky Route 55), on the left when traveling west.
Morgan's raiders, on way to Ohio, July 4, 1863, approached 200 USA Mich. Inf. under Col. O. H. Moore intrenched here. Morgan demanded surrender. Moore replied Fourth of July no day to entertain such a proposition. Eight CSA assaults repulsed in 3 . . . — — Map (db m99028) HM
On Tebbs Bend Road, 0.2 miles west of New Columbia Road (Kentucky Route 55), on the left when traveling west.
Side 1
During the first week of July 1863, while the people of the North and the South focused their attention on Gettysburg and Vicksburg, five Michigan companies defended the bridge across the Green River here at Tebbs Bend. They were . . . — — Map (db m99030) HM
On Old Lebanon Road (Kentucky Route 289) at Pleasant Hill Church Road, on the right when traveling north on Old Lebanon Road.
September 1861
Morgan caught smuggling Confederate uniforms
After Confederate forces occupied Columbus, a city in far western Kentucky, President Lincoln proclaimed that commercial trade with the Confederacy be stopped. . . . — — Map (db m99322) HM
On Tebbs Bend Road, 0.3 miles west of Harley Road, on the right when traveling west.
7:00 AM
Situation: Union Colonel Moore's forward rifle-pit was in the ravine to your left. The Confederate forces were on your right preparing to attack.
Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan penned a note and gave it to Lt. Col. Robert A. . . . — — Map (db m133957) HM
On Old Lebanon Road (Kentucky Route 289) at Pleasant Hill Church Road, on the right when traveling north on Old Lebanon Road.
January 31, 1862
Morgan captures Federal telegraphers
Morgan did not forget his imprisonment in Pleasant Hill Church. Now a captain in the Confederate Cavalry, John Hunt Morgan, with nine men and a guide, made his way from Bowling Green . . . — — Map (db m99324) HM
On Campbellsville Bypass (Kentucky Route 210) north of Plantation Drive, on the left when traveling north.
Great Raid
July 4, 1863
Araminta Hiestand Chandler and her husband, Joseph Harrison Chandler, were living in this house, located a mile from Campbellsville on the Old Greensburg Road, during the Civil War.
Joseph H. Chandler was . . . — — Map (db m99301) HM
On East Main Street at Justice Center Drive, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
November 21, 1864
In the fall of 1864, Col. James W. Weatherford’s 13th Kentucky Cavalry force, USA, which guarded Campbellsville’s citizens from rebel activity, was reduced from 60 to 20 men.
Just before a heavy November snowfall, . . . — — Map (db m99300) HM
On East Main Street at Justice Center Drive, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
Christmas Raid
December 31, 1862
Robert Colvin's Warehouse
Postmaster Robert Colvin owned the tobacco warehouse, which also housed the post office, that once stood here. During the Civil War, the U.S. Government leased the . . . — — Map (db m99293) HM
On Old Lebanon Road (Kentucky Route 289), on the left when traveling north.
Side 1
Henry Sanders, Jr., (1776-1844) settled in this county in 1795. Besides building Sanders Tavern, parts of which stood until about 1947, he also built "Clay Hill," the home of his son James Sanders. He assisted in the survey of the . . . — — Map (db m99325) HM
On East Broadway (U.S. 68) at North Columbia Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Broadway.
Between 1856-1866, a Clerks' Office was built for the circuit and county clerks on the west end of the square and remains on that site today. The second courthouse, a single-story, brick building was completed in 1867 and was located on the east . . . — — Map (db m208544) HM
In Honor and memory of those who served and died in defense of our country during World War I World War II Korean Conflict Vietnam War Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his country World . . . — — Map (db m214808) WM
Near Old Lebanon Road (Kentucky Route 289) 0.3 miles north of Richerson Road, on the right when traveling north.
Early settler Henry Sanders, Jr. owned the land in every direction from where you are standing. Henry sanders built fine houses for his sons, James, Durham, and Robert. The house in front of you, "Clay Hill", was owned by James and Mary Ann Griffin . . . — — Map (db m99383) HM
Near Cottonwood Street, 0.1 miles north of N. 7th Street.
A lasting tribute to the Buffalo Soldiers of WWI and black veterans of WWII, who in service to God, Country, and Community, gave or risked their lives for the freedoms we enjoy today, while for them, these very freedoms were often denied. — — Map (db m78013) WM
“I shall never surrender or retreat”
Travis
Edward, James, George,
sons of Anson Taylor
died at the Alamo
March 6, 1836
Taylor County was named
for these gallant men
Erected by the John Hudnall Chapter of the . . . — — Map (db m79762) HM
Near Vapor Trail at Hartford Street, on the left when traveling north.
Established as a U.S. Army training camp in 1940, Camp Barkeley (whose main entrance was about seven miles south of this site) became one of the nation’s largest World War II military training bases. The 12th Armored Division, activated at Camp . . . — — Map (db m74770) HM
On Vapor Trail at Hartford Street, on the left when traveling north on Vapor Trail.
Dedicated to the memory of all men of the 12th Armored Division in World War II. Camp Barkeley, 1943-44.
12th Armored Division Units
Total Personnel – 10,937 Men
Division Headquarters
• CCA • CCB • CCR • 572nd . . . — — Map (db m74769) HM WM
On Oak Street at S. 4th Street, on the right when traveling north on Oak Street.
The 45th Infantry Division, comprised of National Guard units from Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, was one of the first four divisions ordered into Federal service by Congress’ joint resolution in 1940. Initially stationed at Fort Sill . . . — — Map (db m79761) HM
Near N. 8th Street at Treadaway Boulevard (Business U.S. 83), on the left when traveling west.
Historical Marker
This marker honors Abilene’s educational era of Colored–Negro–Black schools from the 1890’s to 1969. The Abilene Public School Board moved the Abilene Colored School to this site at North 8th and Treadaway in . . . — — Map (db m86152) HM
On Campus Court at College Drive, on the right when traveling north on Campus Court.
This school, formed to provide a Christian education for all grade levels, was founded in 1906 by A.B. Barret, an early educator and preacher for Texas Churches of Christ. It was first called Childers Classical Institute in honor of Col. J.W. . . . — — Map (db m86512) HM
Near Cottonwood Street, 0.1 miles north of N. 10th Street.
Abilene Municipal Cemetery is composed of five different burial grounds. The oldest documented grave is that of Florence Phillips, who was buried in the Masonic section in 1881 shortly before the establishment of the local Masonic Lodge in 1882. . . . — — Map (db m78358) HM
On N. 9th Street at Ash Street, on the right when traveling west on N. 9th Street.
The first public school for African Americans in Abilene was established in 1890. Located in the 200 block of Plum Street, the one-room school was named the Abilene Colored School. Its first class consisted of 22 students and one teacher.
In . . . — — Map (db m78835) HM
Near Cypress Street at N. 1st Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
The oldest existing business institution in Abilene is the Reporter Publishing Company, started by C.E. Gilbert. The first newspaper was printed on June 17, 1881, three months after the town was founded. Soon after Gilbert began publication, a . . . — — Map (db m209691) HM
Near Maple Street south of S. 25th Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Texas legislature provided for the establishment of this institution in 1899 as a center for the treatment of epilepsy. Opened in 1904 under the direction of Dr. John Preston, it was largely self-sufficient, with surrounding land used for . . . — — Map (db m86314) HM
Near S. 14th Street, 0.1 miles east of Sylvan Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Founded in 1928, the Abilene Woman's Club had several club homes before hiring noted architect David S. Castle to design a clubhouse at this site, then on the edge of town. Contractor Oscar Rose completed the structure in 1955, and the building's . . . — — Map (db m92590) HM
In Memoriam
Albert G. Maroscher
086459
Maj Inf U.S. Army
Silver Star
Distinguished Flying Cross
Soldiers Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Air Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Purple Heart
K I A
Vietnam 15 April 1968 . . . — — Map (db m87072) WM
On U.S. 277 at County Road 257, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 277.
Site of main entrance to Camp Barkeley, one of the nation’s largest military camps of World War II. At peak, 60,000 men were in training here. Named for Pvt. David B. Barkeley of the 89th Division, who died on a secret scouting expedition behind . . . — — Map (db m77729) HM
On N. 1st Street at Graham Street, on the right when traveling west on N. 1st Street.
Abilene Christian University began as an educational institution on this block known as the West End residential area. In 1906, Allen Booker Barret, a Tennessee educator and preacher, and five trustees purchased land and a house from Col. John W. . . . — — Map (db m85792) HM
Claiborne W. Merchant and his twin, John, were born in Nagodoches. “Clabe” married Frances Bell in 1856. He served in the Confederate army and later became a cattle rancher. Merchant established his first ranch in 1874 in Callahan County . . . — — Map (db m78020) HM
Near Barrow Street, 0.1 miles south of S. 7th Street.
Mustered into service during World War I, July 16, 1917, at Abilene with officers, Capt. R.M. Wagstaff; 1st Lt. A.J. McDavid; 2nd Lt. E.B. Sayles; and 1st Sgt. Elmer C. Stearns. Company had 139 enlisted men from the area who trained here at the . . . — — Map (db m78969) HM
On Mesquite Street at N. 7th Street, on the right when traveling north on Mesquite Street.
Dr. William H. Butler, Sr., was the first African American physician to practice medicine in Abilene. He was born in Dec. 1875 in Palestine (Anderson Co.), where he attended grade and high school. He continued his education at Wiley College in . . . — — Map (db m86530) HM
On Drummond Cemetery Road (County Road 316) 0.4 miles north of Butterfield School Road (County Road 290), on the right when traveling north.
In 1879, after her husband’s death in Jamaica, Helen Fanny Harris Drummond returned with her children to England. She immigrated with them to the United States in 1885, settling in Brazos County, Texas. In October 1891, she purchased 100 acres in . . . — — Map (db m77654) HM
On Jennings Drive at Delaware Road, on the left when traveling west on Jennings Drive.
On January 21, 1963, Dyess Elementary was the first school in the Abilene Independent School District to integrate all students. African American military families living on Dyess Air Force Base were previously forced to send their children to the . . . — — Map (db m100832) HM
Near Cockerell Drive, 0.1 miles south of E. N. 7th Street, on the right when traveling south.
A philanthropic African American woman greatly improved Abilene’s minority neighborhoods. Eugenia Pickard was born in Georgia about 1877. She moved to Texas in the early 1900s and settled in Abilene. Here she owned several properties and made them . . . — — Map (db m79785) HM
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