On Byrd Avenue (State Highway 150) at Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling west on Byrd Avenue.
Built to north, on land given, 1848, by Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Rankin, from an Austin Colony grant.
Moved 1917 to new site. Bell over 100 years old. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1964 — — Map (db m118982) HM
On East Pine Avenue at Butler Street, on the right when traveling east on East Pine Avenue.
Formally organized in 1848 in the small community known as "Fireman's Hill" (formerly "Coonskin"), Laurel Hill Baptist Church began with four members and the Rev. Joseph Warner Dossey Creath as its first pastor. The Rev. Mr. Creath came to Texas as . . . — — Map (db m118984) HM
Near Farm to Market Road 1514, 0.2 miles north of Brown Road.
Born Va., July 17, 1790. As U. S. Army officer in War of 1812, was in Battle of New Orleans, married Anne Eliza Hill, of N. C. Had 7 children. Came to Texas in 1834. Served Republic of Texas on staff of Gen. Sam Houston, 1836; . . . — — Map (db m155897) HM
On Church Street (State Highway 150) at Byrd Avenue (Farm to Market Road 1514), on the right when traveling north on Church Street.
Born in Georgia and married there in 1837 to Martha Evans Gindrat (1809-63), a widow with 3 children, George T. Wood came to Texas with his family in 1839 and settled along the Trinity River near Point Blank. Wood studied law and was elected to the . . . — — Map (db m118970) HM
On Church Street (State Highway 150), on the right when traveling south.
Built 1870. First structure moved to new Coldsprings after fire destroyed first courthouse, 1915. A new town site was selected. The San Jacinto County Abstract Co. was housed in this building many years. County's first telephone was installed . . . — — Map (db m128921) HM
On Farm to Market Road 1514, 0.2 miles Brown Road, on the right when traveling north.
Named for Laurel trees that grew around baptismal pool of Laurel Hill Baptist Church. Site was given by Gen. James B. Davis (1790-1859), adjutant-general of Republic of Texas army in 1842. Cemetery was opened for use in 1840s. Oldest . . . — — Map (db m155901) HM
On Farm to Market Road 2025, 0.1 miles north of Big Creek Scenic Road (Farm to Market Road 221), on the left when traveling north.
Not all fires are bad. Prescribed fire or "managed" fire can actually be beneficial to a forest. Prescribed fire recycles nutrients for plant growth, controls buildup of forest understory or litter, and prepares bare soils for seed germination. . . . — — Map (db m158310) HM
On Butler Street at Byrd Avenue (Farm to Market Road 1514), on the right when traveling north on Butler Street.
Chartered by the Grand Lodge of Texas on January 15, 1848, this lodge first convened in the Mount Pleasant settlement. Early meetings were held at Fireman's Hill in a schoolhouse owned by Henry Gillette. That building was moved to Coldspring in . . . — — Map (db m118985) HM
On Commercial Avenue, 0.2 miles north of Byrd Avenue (County Route 1514), on the right when traveling north.
Approved by the Commissioners Court in 1886 and completed the following year, this structure served as the San Jacinto County jail until 1980. Interior space included second floor cells and jailer's living quarters on the ground floor. Victorian . . . — — Map (db m201919) HM
On Church Street (State Highway 150) 0.5 miles south of Byrd Avenue (Farm to Market Road 1514), on the right when traveling north.
Eighteenth century Spanish explorers gave to the hyacinth-choked stream the name of Saint Hyacinth. Anglo-Americans settled here after 1820. Formed from portions of Polk, Montgomery, Liberty and Walker counties. Created January 5, 1869; recreated . . . — — Map (db m118972) HM
Near Church Street (State Highway 150) at Byrd Avenue (Farm to Market Road 1514).
A fire in 1915 destroyed the San Jacinto County courthouse. Landowners donated land at this site and relocated the center of county government to "new town" Coldspring. The county hired builders Price and Williamson to construct the new courthouse . . . — — Map (db m118971) HM
On Commercial Avenue, 0.2 miles north of Byrd Avenue (County Route 1514), on the right when traveling north.
Noted for rare but never used hangman's trap. Second jail for San Jacinto County which was organized 1871, this structure was built in 1887 by L.T. Noyes of Houston. Later, the Southern Structural Steel Company of San Antonio installed cells and . . . — — Map (db m96709) HM
On Farm to Market Road 2025 at Big Creek Scenic Road (County Highway 221), on the left when traveling north on Highway 2025.
The Liberty Hill Church was founded on October 6, 1897. This building was moved here from a site northwest of the present location in 1905. It served as both church and school until 1924. The Hayman Cemetery Association now maintains the building . . . — — Map (db m158314) HM
On Church Street (State Highway 150) at Byrd Avenue (Farm to Market Road 1514), on the right when traveling north on Church Street.
Before founding of town, this land lay in Mexican grant made to Col. Robt. Rankin, veteran of American Revolution. Post office here bore name "Coonskin" (1847), then "Fireman's Hill," and finally "Cold Springs" (1850). Spelling later became . . . — — Map (db m118969) HM
On State Highway 150, 0.5 miles west of Evergreen Heights Road, on the right when traveling west.
Organized about 1862, seven years before the formation of San Jacinto County, this church was originally known as Hickory Grove Methodist Church. It was later named Mickles Chapel, in honor of a presiding elder, before the present congregational . . . — — Map (db m215392) HM
On Jim Browder Road, 0.1 miles north of State Highway 150, on the left when traveling west.
Early center of culture for this part of Texas. Settled 1835-1850s, mainly by people from Alabama. Community was named for the Waverley novels of Sir Walter Scott, then very popular.
To provide education equal to any, Waverly Institute was . . . — — Map (db m118946) HM
On Robinson Way, on the right when traveling south.
Born in Georgia, where he fought in Indian Wars, was a merchant, and member of State Legislature. In 1839, he moved with family to Texas, settling in this area. He was a member of 6th Congress of the Republic of Texas, 1841-1842; a delegate to the . . . — — Map (db m128922) HM
On Farm to Market Road 223 at Shraderville Road, on the left when traveling south on Highway 223.
Inhabited from about 1835 to 1900 by members of the Coushatta Tribe. Most of the Indians had small farms, but also worked for wages after crops were harvested. Burial pits excavated by archeologists (1968) revealed skeletal remains, ironstone . . . — — Map (db m206592) HM
On Spring Street (Farm to Market Road 222) at 1st Street, on the left when traveling north on Spring Street.
Organized in 1882 in town founded by railroad backers and named for landowner-banker B.A. Shepherd. Site for church was given by Paul Bremond, rail magnate. Greek Revival building (first church erected in Shepherd) was shared in early years with . . . — — Map (db m206593) HM
On Main Street (Farm to Market Road 150) at Myrtie Drive, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Originated in vicinity of Old Drew's Landing, a Trinity River port for settlers bringing in goods and shipping cotton, tobacco, and other products to markets. An early nearby community was Big Creek.
Into these pioneer settlements came Houston . . . — — Map (db m206614) HM
