On Farm to Market Road 717 1.2 miles north of County Highway 181, on the left when traveling north.
In 1878, the hills of eastern Stephens County became the setting for confrontations between lawmen, citizens and members of a gang led by outlaw Sam Bass (1851-1878). With Texas Rangers on their trail, the gang took refuge near the town of Caddo, . . . — — Map (db m227780) HM
A distinguished chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court, and a native of Williamson County.
Descendant of 1849 settlers from Alabama, he was a son of Nathaniel Franklin and Mary J. Porterfield Hickman. He attended the Liberty Hill Normal . . . — — Map (db m4764) HM
Near U.S. 183 near County Road 160, on the right when traveling north.
The Half-Way Oak has been a popular rest stop providing shade and comfort for those traveling on foot, horseback, wagons and automobiles for 200 years. The live oak tree got its name from its location half-way between Breckenridge and the towns of . . . — — Map (db m129672)
On West Walker Street (U.S. 180) at North Court Street, on the right when traveling west on West Walker Street.
The First National Bank of Breckenridge was organized in 1904, when Stephens County was primarily a farming and ranching area. The financial institution moved its headquarters to this building following its completion in 1920, during the height of . . . — — Map (db m226054) HM
On State Highway 16 0.2 miles south of Farm to Market Road 8, on the left when traveling south.
A few miles to the southwest. Largest far western "Family Fort" used throughout Civil War. Started by C.C. Blair, 1857 settler. 1861-1865 occupants were Wm. Arthur, Blair, J.M. Ellison, Jasper, Jim and Tom Gilbert, W.C. McGough, W.H. Mansker and . . . — — Map (db m181883) HM
On W. Walker Street near N. Court Street, on the right when traveling west.
Noted historian Walter Prescott Webb (1888-1963) came with his family to Stephens County at the age of four. Over the next seventeen years, Webb received an education in frontier life that formed the basis of his intellectual development and his . . . — — Map (db m129758) HM
On Baker Cut Off Road at Baker Road, on the right when traveling east on Baker Cut Off Road.
Settlement in this part of Parker County began in earnest in the 1850s and the county was formally established in 1855. Josiah and Nancy Catherine "Kate" Baker, their four children, Josiah's parents and Kate's mother came to this area in 1854. The . . . — — Map (db m270221) HM
On Park Road 54 0.5 miles east of U.S. 283, on the left when traveling east.
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Few in numbers and with little protection from the military but refusing to abandon their country, certain families of courageous and determined people on the Texas frontier during the Civil War gathered together in hastily . . . — — Map (db m93646) HM
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