Constructed in 1923 as the administration building for the Lutheran College of Clifton, this structure served students and faculty until 1954, when the school merged with Texas Lutheran College in Seguin. The building was sold in 1954 and housed the . . . — — Map (db m233814) HM
Built in 1884 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio, at a cost of $6,465, this bridge spans 150 feet across the north Bosque River. This type of bridge, called a Whipple Truss, was named for its designer. One of the few remaining . . . — — Map (db m233815) HM
One of three polling places in first election held after Bosque County was organized in 1854. Of 21 votes cast on that occasion (Aug. 7, 1854) in county, 17 were polled under this tree. J.K. Helton was election judge.
Officials elected were: . . . — — Map (db m233720) HM
South Carolina natives William and Rutha Gary migrated west with their family, and by 1852 settled in this area, then part of McLennan County. In 1854, when Bosque County was formed, William Gary was chosen as one of five county commissioners. Five . . . — — Map (db m233716) HM
Joseph Olson left Norway with his family-wife Anna Karina, daughter, Anna Marie 8 years, sons Ole Mikkel 6 years, Jacob 4 years, and Torborg 1 year, in May of 1858. They traveled to America, landing first in Quebec, Canada after 7 weeks at sea. . . . — — Map (db m233724) HM
After the Joseph Olson family immigrated to the United States from Norway in 1858, they lived first in the homes of Norwegian immigrants in the Norse community. In 1866, Olson (1811-1894) built a log cabin for his family on part of his original . . . — — Map (db m233723) HM
Organized May 6, 1896. Located on land donated by N.J. Nelson and T.T. Hogevold. The first building, erected with voluntary donations and labor, opened as high school Oct. 28, 1897; after 1923 housed artifacts collection of Jacob Olson, early . . . — — Map (db m233721) HM
In 1857, R.G. Grant of Coryell County built a wooden mill at this site, using the waters of the Bosque River to power his operation. Two years later, the property transferred to J.H. Stinnett, and the mill building was used as a commissary and . . . — — Map (db m233818) HM
In 1869, Methodists in the Iredell area began worshiping at Hester Schoolhouse, a building used by both Baptists and Methodists for services. The Rev. Peter W. Gravis served as pastor. Two years later, the Methodist congregation moved to Wills . . . — — Map (db m161851) HM
According to local oral tradition, land for this cemetery and the adjacent church was donated by the family of Ward Keeler, a New York native who came to Bosoue County about 1870 and founded the town of Iredell. The oldest documented grave here is . . . — — Map (db m161857) HM
Started before 1879, the Union Hill School was one of several rural schools that served the early settlers of Bosque County. A two-room 1888 schoolhouse, located across the road, was used until 1914, when a two-story building was constructed at this . . . — — Map (db m194308) HM
Named for the Bosque (Spanish for "Woods") River. The territory now part of this county was traversed in 1841 by the Texan-Santa Fe Expedition. Maj. George B. Erath, noted surveyor and soldier, explored the region prior to its settlement. The . . . — — Map (db m240399) HM
Dr. Russell Daniel Holt (1910-1959) began working as a camp surgeon for the CCC at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana. After hearing that there was a need for a doctor in Meridian, Dr. Holt began practicing in the area in 1938 and set up the city's first . . . — — Map (db m178412) HM
John Clabaugh and W.A. Mason, missionaries for the Texas Baptist Convention, established first Baptist Church of Meridian on March 13, 1859 with ten area residents. Circuit-riding Preachers conducted the first worship services, and the . . . — — Map (db m161803) HM
Soldier, Statesman and Indian fighter. In his native Georgia, a Legislator and Mayor of City of Atlanta. General in Cuban Liberation Forces, 1850.
On reaching Texas 1856, joined State Troops fighting Indians. Elected 1859 to State . . . — — Map (db m161844) HM
Only a log kitchen now marks the homesite of John Lomax, one of the foremost collectors of American folksongs. Here, on part of the Chisholm Trail, young Lomax heard cowboys crooning and yodeling to restless herds; negro servants taught him jig . . . — — Map (db m238741) HM
South Carolina native James J. Lumpkin (b. 1852) settled in Meridian in 1878. He established a medical practice and pharmacy, and was a prominent landowner. He married Ida Etoile (Fuller) (d. 1954), daughter of Moses W. Fuller (1830-1868), a . . . — — Map (db m238637) HM
Local Episcopalians founded the St. James congregation in 1913. Charter members Dr. James Julius Lumpkin and his wife, Ida Etoile (Fuller), donated this site, and church officials consecrated the new facilities that year. The church prospered in . . . — — Map (db m161841) HM
Organized in 1889, the Morgan Methodist Church first held worship services in the Baptist church building. At an 1891 revival, the fellowship initiated plans to construct this sanctuary. Originally a one-room structure, the building was enlarged in . . . — — Map (db m69595) HM
The Coon Creek community evolved from the Old Cyrus community, the oldest settlement in southeastern Bosque County. The first settler was Temple Spivey who purchased land on the Brazos River in 1853. In January 1856, John Jackson Smith purchased . . . — — Map (db m161798) HM
John Jackson Smith (1799-1867) and his wife Margaret (1802-1881) migrated here from Mississippi in the 1850s and founded Smith Bend community. They gave land for this cemetery after the death of their son Burton (1832 1856). The Smiths' daughter . . . — — Map (db m161788) HM
Methodists in this area trace their history to the 1840s. When circuit-riding preachers began holding camp meetings on a near-by farm. In 1889, after the railroad caused Valley Mills to relocate south of the Bosque River, the Methodists built their . . . — — Map (db m233633) HM
Pioneer area settler Joshua McCuistion donated land at this site for a Methodist chapel to serve the community of Hollis Prairie. Completed about 1880 adjacent to a schoolhouse, it was built by John R. Lane and his sons, for whom the settlement was . . . — — Map (db m84910) HM
Tennessee native Roden Taylor Crain, a member of Capt. William Kimbro's company of San Augustine County volunteers, was a soldier in the struggle for Texas Independence from Mexico. He fought at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836, and later . . . — — Map (db m233706) HM
By the mid-1850s, F.F. Bloodworth had built a log cabin in the early Valley Mills settlement which served as a school, community meeting place, and the Liberty Hill Baptist Church. In 1855, that congregation had ten charter members but grew to 38 . . . — — Map (db m233702) HM
A standard No. 9 combination freight passenger depot, built in 1910 on Temple-Cleburne line of Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway.
Local social center, especially at train time, when in pre-radio and tv era the conductor brought late news, or . . . — — Map (db m233635) HM
Indian fighter, lawman and rancher. Settled on the Palo Pinto County frontier, 1854. Led neighbors in defending homes during Indian raids.
In 1860 helped rescue Cynthia Ann Parker, who had been taken 24 years before by Comanches.
Captain . . . — — Map (db m194301) HM
This cemetery was originally known as the Morgan Cemetery due to its location on land owned by Daniel Morgan (1818-1892), a native of Kentucky. Morgan came to Texas from Illinois with his family in 1834. Morgan served in the Civil War in Company F, . . . — — Map (db m194300) HM
World War I
Russell Moseley, Inf.
Joe Lail, Inf.
Lafayette Webb, Inf.
World War II
Harold Adams, A.A.F.
Moffett C. Cook, Prcht. Trp.
John Clifford Cook, C.G.
Norval R. Mccarty, Inf.
Charley Freeman, M.M.
Alfred . . . — — Map (db m194303) WM
Came to Texas from North Carolina in 1845. Fought in Mexican War and Indian Campaigns.
In the Civil War, commanded Confederate cavalry regiment in Texas outposts from Red River to Fort McKavett. Camps were a day's horseback ride apart. Patrols . . . — — Map (db m194304) HM
