On Lone Star Parkway (Farm to Market Road 2854) at State Highway 105, on the right when traveling west on Lone Star Parkway.
Sam McCulloch, Jr. was a hero who fought in many capacities for freedoms modern Texans take for granted. He was born in South Carolina and reared with three sisters, Jane, Harriet, and Mahaly, in Alabama by his father, Sam McCulloch, Sr., a white . . . — — Map (db m207413) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 59), on the right when traveling east.
Home of the Karankawa Indians granted in part to Stephen F. Austin and to Martin de Leon. Settled 1824-1835 by colonists largely from Alabama, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and, west of the Lavaca, Mexico. Organized as a municipality December 5, . . . — — Map (db m120609) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 59) at North Wells Street (Texas Highway 111), on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
Organized, 1837; named for 7th President of U. S., Andrew Jackson.
Early hunting grounds of the cannibalistic Karankawa Indians, this region was crossed in 1528 by shipwrecked Spaniard Cabeza de Vaca. French explorer La Salle founded the first . . . — — Map (db m120603) HM
On North Wells Street (State Highway 111) at West Houston Street, on the right when traveling south on North Wells Street.
Forerunner of town of Edna; a camp and commissary during the building of the New York, Texas & Mexican railway, 1880-1882.
Count Joseph Telfener, one of the railway investors, brought laborers from his native Italy; station was nicknamed for . . . — — Map (db m124472) HM
On Business U.S. 59 at East Railroad Street, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 59Business .
Attracted by the State of Texas' offer of free land to railroad developers, a charter for the New York, Texas & Mexican Railroad was secured in 1880. Its major investor, John W. Mackay, made his fortune in the Nevada silver mines. His . . . — — Map (db m125417) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 59) east of Ed Linn Street, on the right when traveling east.
From 1860 population of 2,612 came more than 100 Civil War soldiers, one an infantryman on a crutch: M.K. Simons, a Mexican War amputee, Brigade Quartermaster, 2nd Texas Infantry, C.S.A.
Officers included Capt. C.L. Owen, veteran of the Texas . . . — — Map (db m120606) HM
On Main Street north of Earl Garrett Street, on the right when traveling north.
Kentucky native James Kerr, the son of a Baptist minister, was reared in Missouri. Kerr fought in the War of 1812 and was later sheriff of St. Charles County, Missouri. He married Angeline Caldwell in 1818 and served in the Missouri Senate and . . . — — Map (db m111223) HM
On W. Houston St. at N. Flores St., on the right when traveling west on W. Houston St..
(monument text) (1833-1903) Educator Attorney Public Servant Soldier Merchant Banker (plaque text): Thomas Claiborne Frost (1833 – 1903)
Born in Jackson County, Alabama in 1833, T. C. Frost graduated from Irving College . . . — — Map (db m63694) HM WM
On Walnut Street (U.S. 90), on the right when traveling east.
William L. Menefee, born ca. 1796 in Knox County, Tennessee, served in the Tennessee Militia in the War of 1812. He studied law and was admitted to the bar sometime prior to 1824 when he moved to Alabama. In 1830 he and his wife Agnes (Sutherland) . . . — — Map (db m130391) HM
On Ed Linn Street at West Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Ed Linn Street.
Through the 19th and early 20th century, written laws and unwritten practices discriminated against minority groups. A federal court case originating here in Edna helped to overturn some of those practices and advance the cause of civil rights. In . . . — — Map (db m270017) HM
On McCright Drive 0.2 miles west of North Vine Street, on the left when traveling west.
Reports of a French settlement somewhere in Texas sent a shockwave through New Spain. Eleven expeditions by land and sea were launched to find La Salle's settlement and destroy it. On April 22, 1689, Spanish governor General Alonso de Leon and his . . . — — Map (db m139177) HM
Why was it fought?
Mexico never recognized the Republic of Texas which was established as an independent country in 1836 with the defeat of Mexico in the Texas Revolution. By 1845 most of the citizens of Texas wished to be part of the . . . — — Map (db m268248) HM
On South Main Street (Farm to Market Road 2268) at College Hill Drive, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Sutherland Carpenter was a nationally known White House official, writer, and speaker. Her choice of Salado College Hill, where her parents met, for the scattering of her ashes completed full circle her remarkable life journey. . . . — — Map (db m212454) HM
On Old Pearsall Road (Farm to Market Road 2536) 0.2 miles east of Edwards Road, on the right when traveling west.
Samuel McCulloch, Jr. (1810-1893), wounded at the Battle of Goliad October 9, 1835, was one of the first casualties of the Texas Revolution. This site is part of land he received in 1850 as a bounty for his service. The oldest marked grave is that . . . — — Map (db m179924) HM
Near East Walnut Street (County Highway 202) 0.2 miles east of North Highway 123 Byway.
A San Jacinto Veteran • Born in Georgia, February 14, 1807 Died December 14, 1890 His Wife Jane Johnson Dale Born in Ohio, August 3, 1821 Died June 17, 1896 — — Map (db m239512) HM
On Lower Mission Valley Road 1.5 miles west of Coffey Lane, on the right when traveling west.
Traditionally recognized as the first great cattle ranch in Texas, Espíritu Santo Ranch traces its history to the Spanish Mission of Nuestra Senõra del Espíritu Santo de Zúniga, established on Garcitas Creek in present Jackson County in 1722. It . . . — — Map (db m208015) HM
On U.S. 62 1 mile east of North Veterans Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Began in southern Texas after Quanah Parker and the Comanches surrendered at Fort Sill in 1875. Due to the failing Post-Civil war economy in Texas, ranchers developed a 1,000 mile trail to Dodge City, Ogallala, and other northern markets to receive . . . — — Map (db m180178) HM
On County Road 186 at County Road 185 on County Road 186.
Established in 1878, this burial ground served the former community of Armour. The cemetery is located on property deeded by community founder, James Armour (d. 1896). For school, church and burial purposes. James Armour was born in 1825 in Jackson . . . — — Map (db m92125) HM
Near Streetman Road west of Ephesus Church Road, on the left when traveling west.
Family History
William Clinton (1754-1847) married Violet Perry (1760-1852) in South Carolina
Their known children are:
1. David - Born 1785. Moved to Campbell County (Douglas), then to Louisiana.
2. John P. - Born . . . — — Map (db m298430) HM
Near West Main Street (Illinois Route 13) east of Glenview Drive.
"If I have helped someone along life's way then my living has not been in vain"
Born in Brookport, Illinois Rev. Turley was a man interested in all facets of life. He always liked to build, loved the positive approach to problems, glorified in . . . — — Map (db m167726) HM
On Ferbee Road east of Garners Creek Road, on the right when traveling east.
In 1864, just to your left, the Federal army established Camp Gillem to protect the locomotive yard here at Gillem Station. Both were named for Gen. Alvan C. Gillem, commander of the troops guarding and constructing the Nashville and Northwestern . . . — — Map (db m203665) HM
On Gulf Street at 11th Street West, on the right when traveling north on Gulf Street.
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Lamar is distinguished as the birthplace of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States. The son of John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen (Young) Truman, he was born May 8, 1884. The family moved to Harrisonville in Cass . . . — — Map (db m42286) HM
Near West 103rd Street 0.1 miles east of State Line Road, on the right when traveling east.
For more than a century, a mill thrived on the banks of Indian Creek, supporting early Jackson County settlers and contributing to the growth of south Kansas City.
What would become widely known as Watts Mill bears the name of the family who . . . — — Map (db m251736) HM
On Meadowview Lane 0.5 miles north of Texas Route 35.
Located along Chocolate Bayou, which empties into Chocolate Bay
dividing Port Lavaca and Indianola, the Chocolate Community
predates the organization of Calhoun County. In 1846, Massachusetts
native and Old 300 family head Sylvanus Hatch . . . — — Map (db m297388) HM
Near North Water Street (U.S. 12) north of Harrison Street, on the left when traveling north.
This Field of Honor is a Memorial as a lasting tribute to those men and women who have served our country in war and peace. Those who survived were forever changed. Those who died were forever young in their loved ones' memories.
. . . — — Map (db m80141) WM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
