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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Freestone County, Texas
Adjacent to Freestone County, Texas
▶ Anderson County (24) ▶ Henderson County (22) ▶ Leon County (6) ▶ Limestone County (20) ▶ Navarro County (67)
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| | Established in 1867 as a final resting place for William Bonner, Dr. John Bonner, and their descendants. The two brothers, natives of South Carolina, came to Texas in the early 1850s, settling in Freestone County. Here they amassed thousands of . . . — — Map (db m26474) HM |
| On Main Street at Hall Street, on the right on Main Street. |
| | Said to have come from riverboat "S. A. Ruthven", which plied Trinity River until it was sunk in 1873 at Parker's Bluff. Butler Church acquired bell and used it for many years. In 1963, after the church was razed, Mrs. Clay Burkhart purchased bell, . . . — — Map (db m85031) HM |
| On State Highway 84 1.7 miles from Farm to Market Road 489, on the left when traveling east. Reported missing. |
| | Commissioners courts in Texas usually furnished to soldiers enlisting in the Civil War their uniforms, guns, blankets--and sometimes even their horses. The county courts also aided dependents, war orphans and widows. Further, they recognized local . . . — — Map (db m51647) HM |
| On East Commerce Street (U.S. 84) at South Mount Street, on the left when traveling east on East Commerce Street. |
| | Came to Texas from Alabama in 1855. Civil War commanded Co. B, 2nd Battalion, Waul's Texas Legion. On May 22, 1863, was a leader of one of most daring defensive actions in the Siege of Vicksburg. Volunteered, along with 20 of his own men and 18 . . . — — Map (db m85018) HM |
| On East Commerce Street (U.S. 84) at South Mount Street, on the left when traveling east on East Commerce Street. |
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Formed from Limestone County
Created September 6, 1850
Organized January 6, 1851
So named from the nature of
its stone
County Seat, Fairfield
Formerly known as Mound Prairie — — Map (db m121878) HM |
| On Blount Road (County Road 235), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Known as Lewis Corner because of a sharp curve in the road. This nearby location was home to Eugene Lewis, Sr. (May 31, 1884-May 18, 1966) and wife Jessie Ward Lewis (Feb.9, 1890-Jan. 1,1968). The Lewises and their 10 children resided here from 1915 . . . — — Map (db m43950) HM |
| On East Main Street at Hall Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. |
| | Built 1857 to meet fortress-like specifications: interior walls are 18 inches thick, outer walls, 30 inches. Constructed of brick and oak timbers. Prison, upstairs, had floor of thick oak planks, with subfloor of iron.
Jailer lived on ground . . . — — Map (db m85022) HM |
| On Main Street west of Keechi Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In 1854-61, Fairfield civic and political leader helped found first newspaper here. Served as district judge. A key member of Texas Secession Convention. 1861 Confederate congressman.
Organized 7th Texas Infantry. As Brigadier General, led . . . — — Map (db m152971) HM |
| On South Hall Street at East Bradley Street, on the right when traveling north on South Hall Street. |
| | German native Fridolin (Fred) Fischer (1850-1921) came to Freestone County from Indiana in 1876. In 1893, the same year he opened a local hardware store, he had this home constructed by David P. Winfrey. Built in the Eastlake style, the residence . . . — — Map (db m85009) HM |
| On Reunion Street at Keechi Street, on the right when traveling east on Reunion Street. |
| | Greek Revival structure with cistern and chimneys of local handmade brick. Lumber, hardware came by wagon from Galveston. Siding is cypress; interiors of hand-planed heart pine. Unusual smoke spots decorate a ceiling.
Started 1855 by Dr. W. D. . . . — — Map (db m85040) HM |
| On East Commerce Street (U.S. 84) at North Keechi Street, on the left when traveling east on East Commerce Street. |
| | Six brass field guns taken by Lt. Joseph D. Sayers' Company in Civil War Battle of Val Verde, N. Mex., 1862, and brought back to Texas with incredible difficulty, armed a new unit of hand-picked men. Sound of the Val Verde guns in action set pace . . . — — Map (db m121879) HM |
| Near North 3rd Street (State Highway 14) 0.1 miles north of West Canadian Avenue (County Highway 1010). |
| | Born near Wortham. As a young street musician, played a guitar and sang spirituals and blues. Composed many of his songs, and had a distinctive vocal style. From Dallas' Deep Elm District went to Chicago in 1920's with a talent scout; made 79 . . . — — Map (db m158925) HM |
| On TX-14, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Situated on grant given 1834 by Mexico to Robert B. Longbotham (1797-1883), a Texas colonist from England who settled here in 1839. Years later, in 1871, when Houston & Texas Central Railway was planned through the area, R. B. Longbotham sold . . . — — Map (db m145019) HM |
| Near Cemetery Road 0.4 miles west of South 3rd Street (State Highway 14), on the right when traveling west. |
| | One of nine children of the Rev. Henry Haggard, Baptist Minister, and his wife Dorothy (Randolph), both natives of Virginia. Born in U.S. Territory south of the Ohio river (now Tennessee), Lucy Haggard moved to Alabama Territory about 1814. There, . . . — — Map (db m158951) HM |
| Near Cemetery Road 0.5 miles west of South 3rd Street (State Highway 14). |
| | Born in Sunderland, England.
Came to America as Carpenter's Apprentice on a ship. Married Lucy Haggard, 1820, in Alabama. Came to Texas, 1832. Obtained land grant from Mexico 1835. In 1836 fought in Texas Revolution and in 1839 in Indian Wars. In . . . — — Map (db m158950) HM |
| On West Main Street at North 3rd Street (State Highway 14), on the left when traveling west on West Main Street. |
| | Born in Hickory, Miss. Family came to Texas, 1864. Preached his first sermon in 1880. Was ordained in 1890. Helped organize and was charter member of the Wortham Methodist Church. Instrumental in organizing area churches and serving their people. . . . — — Map (db m158938) HM |
| On TX-14, on the left when traveling north. |
| | The city of Wortham rejected a well drilled by C. L. Witherspoon in 1912 when it produced gas, not water. However, oil and gas wells in 1919-23 gave prosperity to neighbors north and south, and petroleum exploration began here.
Discovery well . . . — — Map (db m145020) HM |
| On West Main Street at North 3rd Street (State Highway 14), on the left when traveling west on West Main Street. |
| | Congregation organized in 1867 by the Rev. J. Hill Bounds, an immigrant from Mississippi who brought his family to Texas by ox-wagon in 1865. At frist this church, as well as others in Wortham, shared a two-story building with the local Masonic . . . — — Map (db m158930) HM |
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