On Freedom Boulevard 0.1 miles north of Metcalf Street, on the left when traveling north.
"Home of the Free Because of the Brave" — Unknown
This memorial tribute has been placed in Montgomery County Veterans Memorial Park in honor of those from Montgomery County, Texas, who sacrificed all for our freedom. — — Map (db m301897) WM
On Freedom Boulevard 0.1 miles north of Metcalf Street, on the left when traveling north.
Sgt. Luther James Dorsey, born around 1852 under slavery in Maryland, was a veteran of Company E of the 10th Cavalry of the United States Army. He served from November 1873 to November of 1878. The 9th and 10th Cavalry regiments were created in . . . — — Map (db m301827) HM WM
On Freedom Boulevard 0.1 miles north of Metcalf Street, on the left when traveling north.
The first war memorial monument was located 5 blocks west of this location in downtown Conroe, Texas, before being moved to its present site. The first park and monument was conceived by a small group of Montgomery County citizens led by Rigby and . . . — — Map (db m301908) HM
On Freedom Boulevard 0.1 miles north of Metcalf Street, on the left when traveling north.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery is a historic monument located on a hill overlooking Washington, D.C. It is dedicated to the services of an unknown soldier and to the common memories of all United States of America . . . — — Map (db m301847) HM WM
On Freedom Boulevard 0.1 miles north of Metcalf Street.
In every war, in every generation, women have stood -either on the front lines or behind them- with courage.
They have served in uniform and in silence, held families together across oceans of fear, and carried the weight of absence, loss, and . . . — — Map (db m302109) HM WM
On Freedom Boulevard 0.1 miles north of Metcalf Street, on the left when traveling north.
Wherever American troops went during both WWII and the Korean War, a bald, bulbous nosed character seemed to arrive first and leave a greeting, "Kilroy was here."
He even convinced Hitler and Mussolini he was a top-ranking spy they could never . . . — — Map (db m302108) HM
On Freedom Boulevard 0.1 miles north of Metcalf Street, on the left when traveling north.
Led by innovative pilots Nancy Harkness Love and Jacqueline Cochran, 1,102 women served as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II. Desperate for pilots, in September 1942 the U.S. Army Air Forces embarked on what they initially . . . — — Map (db m301837) HM
On Freedom Boulevard 0.1 miles north of Metcalf Street, on the left when traveling north.
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France on July 17, 1885 in honor of the alliance between the two countries during the American Revolution. France presented the statue to recognize America as a champion of Liberty and encourage . . . — — Map (db m302105) HM WM
On Freedom Blvd 0.1 miles north of Metcalf Street.
Charles Bellinger Stewart was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1806 and came to Texas in 1830. As a member of the militia, he served at Anahuac and the Battle of Velasco in 1832. He served as the first Secretary of State of Texas in 1835. He . . . — — Map (db m304443) HM
On Willis Montgomery (Farm to Market Road 1097) 0.1 miles east of Liberty Road, on the right when traveling east.
Following the American Civil War and emancipation of slaves in 1865, it was not until 1871 that African Americans in Texas were able to uniformly register to vote, following the ratification of the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. . . . — — Map (db m310083) HM
Near North Freeway Service Road 0.1 miles south of West Semands Street.
The Grogan-Cochran house was built in 1924 by James G. Grogan, Sr., who was prominent in the lumber industry at that time. This single-story frame house was built for his family in the Texas Bungalow architectural style that was common during the . . . — — Map (db m180124) HM
Near North Freeway Service Road 0.1 miles south of West Semands Street.
The Texas Lone Star flag was designed by Montgomery County resident, Dr. Charles B. Stewart. Dr. Stewart signed the Texas Declaration of Independence as well as designing the Texas flag. The flag was officially designated in 1839. On May 30, 1997 . . . — — Map (db m180188) HM
On Ranch to Market Road 187 1 mile north of Waresville Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling north.
Capt. William Ware was born in 1800 to Joseph and Elizabeth Ware in Kentucky (Georgia in some sources). In 1828, he and his wife, Ann Murphy, and their three children moved to Montgomery County, Texas. From there, Ware raised a military company in . . . — — Map (db m155556) HM
On Eva Street (State Highway 105) at Pond Street, on the right when traveling west on Eva Street.
Born in New York City, John Marshall Wade left his home as a youth. On the advice of Sam Houston, he came to Texas in 1835 from the Western Creek Nation in present-day Oklahoma. He joined the Texas army during the War for Independence. At the Battle . . . — — Map (db m128624) HM
On Liberty Street (Farm to Market Road 149), on the right when traveling north.
Long before the arrival of Stephen F. Austin's colonists, the Coushatta Indians traveled through the lands that would become the Lake Creek Settlement upon the Coushatta Trace, a trade road from Louisiana into Texas. Located in Austin's second . . . — — Map (db m128602) HM
Near County Highway 209 0.2 miles east of Bays Chapel Road.
Algernon Alexander is internationally recognized as a father of Texas Blues. Born into abject poverty on September 12, 1900 in Jewett, Leon County, Texas, Algernon was raised in Richards, Texas, by his grandmother, Sally Beavers. While working in . . . — — Map (db m207436) HM
On 12th Street 0.1 miles west of Sam Houston Avenue (State Highway 75), on the right when traveling west.
Successful businesswoman Sallie E. Gibbs was born Sarah Elizabeth Smith in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on October 18, 1844 to Mary Washington (Ledbetter) and Thomas Jefferson Smith. Her parents operated a large plantation, and she received . . . — — Map (db m180509) HM
On U.S. 105 at Sandy Beach Drive (Private), on the right when traveling west on U.S. 105.
In the early twentieth century, Texas experienced several devastating floods and droughts. The Texas Legislature in response established the concept of river authorities designed to steward water resources for public use. In the 1930s, local . . . — — Map (db m310087) HM
On State Highway 105 at Cape Conroe Drive, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 105.
Joseph L. Bennett, who came to Texas in 1834 and settled in this area, joined the Texas army in early 1836. As captain of a company of local volunteers, he left this area about March 1, 1836, to lead his troops to aid Texan forces at the Alamo. . . . — — Map (db m56760) HM
A native of Huntsville, Texas, Samuel R. Frost grew up in Navarro County and in 1863 enlisted in the Confederate Army. After the Civil War he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1870. In the years that followed, Frost served as Navarro . . . — — Map (db m309070) HM
On Farm to Market Road 3083 at Albert Moorehead Road, on the left when traveling north on Road 3083.
One of the great petroleum areas of the Texas coastal region. Opened December 13, 1931, by the discovery well of George Strake (No. 1 South Texas Development Company), about 1.4 miles west of here. Initial daily flow: 15,000,000 cubic feet of gas, . . . — — Map (db m173797) HM
On Liberty Street (Farm to Market Road 149) at College Street, on the right when traveling north on Liberty Street.
Came to Texas 1830. Secretary of State, Nov. 1835-Feb. 1836. Signed Declaration of Independence; helped to write Constitution of the Republic in 1836 and the State in 1845; served Montgomery County as District Attorney and three terms as State . . . — — Map (db m128592) HM
On Coral Canyon 0.2 miles north of Brown Road, on the right when traveling north.
In early Texas, most citizen interactions with government took place at the county seat, so smaller counties were more convenient for the residents. Prior to 1841, each county had at least one congressman, but since the Republic of Texas . . . — — Map (db m170794) HM
Near North Freeway Service Road 0.1 miles south of West Semands Street.
Montgomery County was the third county formed in Texas. In the 1820's Stephen F. Austin brought 4 colonies to Texas. The 4th & last colony came to Montgomery County. The settlers received Mexican land grants. They shared their land, built log cabins . . . — — Map (db m180121) HM
On Interstate 10 Frontage Road at Enchanted Lane, on the right when traveling west on Interstate 10.
Born in Franklin County, Tennessee, Claiborne West moved as a young man to Louisiana. He married Anna Garner in 1824 and they had nine children. His family immigrated to this area in 1825 and received a land grant in the Cow Bayou settlement. . . . — — Map (db m190730) HM
On Navasota Street at Inks Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Navasota Street.
Born in Montgomery County, Texas April, 1839 Died in Austin April 15, 1902 Served in the Confederacy 10th and 15th Texas Infantry Elected District Judge in Robertson County, On Civil Appeals Court 1887 - 1902
Reverse William E. . . . — — Map (db m167157) HM
Permanent settlement in what is now New Caney began in the 1860s. The area was first called Presswood for the pioneer family of Austin and Sarah (Waters) Presswood. The Presswoods came to Texas in 1862, purchased land in the area, and raised . . . — — Map (db m117349) HM
On North Thompson Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Montgomery County Courthouse in the center of downtown Conroe memorializes the remarkable history of one of the oldest counties in the state of Texas. Montgomery County is the third county created by the Republic of Texas, originally part of the . . . — — Map (db m117350) HM
On Waresville Cemetery Road 0.2 miles west of Ranch to Market Road 187, on the left when traveling west.
The Waresville Cemetery is one of the last reminders of the Old Waresville Settlement on the Sabinal River established by Captain William Ware (1800-1853). Ware came to Texas in 1828 and first settled in Montgomery County. He fought for . . . — — Map (db m155543) HM
Born in Blount County, Tennessee, Andrew Jackson Montgomery came to Texas in 1819 with the James Long Expedition. In 1823, as the first known settler in Montgomery County, he opened a trading post at the crossing of two Indian trails. From his . . . — — Map (db m169881) HM
On State Highway 21 0.9 miles west of Farm to Market Road 2158, on the right when traveling south.
James (1795-1870) and Calpernia (Franklin) (1805-1865) Mitchell came to Texas from Virginia in 1833 and received a Mexican land grant. In 1837 James served as a member of the commission to locate the seat of the newly formed Montgomery County; in . . . — — Map (db m219460) HM
Near North Freeway Service Road 0.1 miles south of West Semands Street.
This 1904 printing press was the first used at the Conroe Courier. Mr. Wm. Perey McComb was the original owner. It was operated for a short time to produce an agriculture publication. McComb then sold the press to the Courier. The first newspaper . . . — — Map (db m180118) HM
On Hufsmith Conroe Road at Standard Road, on the left when traveling north on Hufsmith Conroe Road.
Oral tradition says that when a Mr. Sanders told a Mr. Leslie he was moving to Oklahoma, but moved near here instead, the settlement was named "Oklahoma." George W. Snook (1849-1939) and Bonnie Jerome Goodson Snook (1863-1939) were the first to . . . — — Map (db m170807) HM
On North Bell Street at Waverly Street, on the left when traveling north on North Bell Street.
Following the Civil War, area farmers found the climate and soil conditions of Montgomery County were ideal for the production of tobacco. The varieties grown here were of the highest quality, winning international awards in Chicago and Paris. At . . . — — Map (db m127478) HM
In 1822 Jesse Parker moved to the Mexican state of Texas. A veteran of the War of 1812, he represented the Sabine District at the Convention of 1832 in San Felipe de Austin. Three years later he received a land grant in the Washington municipality, . . . — — Map (db m129701) HM
Near Gourd Creek Cemetery Road 0.1 miles north of Farm to Market Road 1375.
Born in Virginia, Elijah Collard later settled on the frontier in Kentucky and in Missouri, where he fought in the War of 1812. Collard migrated to Texas in 1833. He was elected to the Consultation at San Felipe in 1835 and served on the General . . . — — Map (db m180242) HM
On Main Street at Front Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Choctaw County’s blues history is distinguished by the accomplishments of two artists in particular, both of them singers, songwriters, and guitarists; Levester “Big Lucky” Carter, who was born in Weir and raised on his family’s farm in French Camp, . . . — — Map (db m205436) HM
On Mount Mariah Road 0.1 miles north of Mock Lane, on the right when traveling north.
Born in Georgia, Jacob Montgomery Shannon (1804-1878) came to Texas at the age of 17, while the region was under Mexican rule. He married Catherine "Kittie" Yoakum in 1823, and in 1831 Shannon received a league of land in this vicinity, where he . . . — — Map (db m207379) HM
On 12th Street at University Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 12th Street.
The first meeting site of Huntsville's Masonic Lodge was the upper floor of a two-story brick general store on this corner. Alexander McDonald purchased several lots in this block from Pleasant Gray, the founder of Huntsville, in 1842 and 1843. The . . . — — Map (db m180335) HM
On Sam Houston Avenue (State Highway 75) north of 12th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Formed from Montgomery County
Created April 6, 1846 --- Organized July 13, 1846
Named in honor of
Robert James Walker, 1801-1869
a distinguished citizen of
Mississippi and advocate of the
annexation of Texas
Renamed Walker County . . . — — Map (db m111861) HM
Near North Freeway Service Road 0.1 miles south of West Semands Street.
The Strake-Gray Oilfield House was purchased by George Strake, Sr. for his first oilfield superintendent in 1938. The house was originally located at 11585 Duffey Road off FM 1314. It represents the typical front gable single story bungalow-style . . . — — Map (db m180101) HM
On Sam Houston Avenue north of 11th Street (U.S. 190), on the left when traveling north.
Before 1842 Methodists in Huntsville were probably served by itinerant preachers on the Montgomery County circuit. The Texas Methodist Conference appointed The Rev. Henderson B. Palmer as first pastor of the Huntsville church in that year. Records . . . — — Map (db m129556) HM
On Old Route 66 North south of West Kirkham Street, on the right when traveling north.
Route 66, one of the original highways in the US Highway System, was established on November, 11, 1926. It became one of the most famous roads in the US, passing through Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and . . . — — Map (db m159643) HM
On North 10th Street north of East Phillips Street, on the right when traveling north.
This burial ground represents generations of early African American history in Conroe. Locals remember the site referred to as the “Community Cemetery” or “Conroe Cemetery.” The cemetery lay overgrown for decades before restoration and . . . — — Map (db m292102) HM
On Bridge Street at Ward Street, on the right when traveling west on Bridge Street.
This monument memorializes the brave African American families who migrated to Texas in search of better lives. In January 1867 a courageous group of 435 newly emancipated men, women and children left Kingstree, Williamsburg County, South . . . — — Map (db m307742) HM
On Freedom Boulevard 0.1 miles north of Metcalf Street, on the left when traveling north.
Commandancy of the Alamo-
Bexar, Feby. 24th 1836-
To the people of Texas & all Americans in the world--
Fellow citizens & compatriots
I am besieged, by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna - I have sustained a continual . . . — — Map (db m301905) WM
On Freedom Boulevard 0.1 miles north of Metcalf Street, on the left when traveling north.
Montgomery County has a rich history of bravery and sacrifice. Each monument stands as a testament to that legacy. Every name engraved on these walls belongs to a brave son or daughter of Montgomery County who paid the ultimate price for freedom. . . . — — Map (db m301903) WM
(West face)
[Confederate States of America Emblem]
Dedicated to the glory and
honor of the Montgomery
County soldiers of the
Confederate States of America
for their unparalleled courage
and gallantry in defense of their
homeland and . . . — — Map (db m22220) 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.
