On 36th Division Memorial Highway (State Highway 36) 0.3 miles north of State Highway 36, on the left when traveling north.
Dedicated on November 11, 2003 In Honor Of Our Veterans
By the Sons of the American Legion Wallis Squadron 200 Detachment of Texas — — Map (db m168500) WM
On Columbus Road, 0.1 miles east of Marek Street, on the left when traveling east.
Austin County Historic School Site
This was the location of:
J.O. Williams School
1929 - 1966
An early Austin County School, this plaque commemorating this historic site was made possible by citizens of Austin County under . . . — — Map (db m168458) HM
On 36th Division Memorial Highway (State Highway 36) at Johnston Road, on the right when traveling south on 36th Division Memorial Highway.
As a young man Martin Allen assisted his father, Benjamin, in surveying roads in their native state of Kentucky. He married Elizabeth Vice in 1804 and by 1810 they and their three children were living in Louisiana.
Martin joined the . . . — — Map (db m61299) HM
On Cedar Street at Harry Street, on the left when traveling east on Cedar Street.
The Lutheran German-speaking community of Wallis founded St. Paul Lutheran Church at the turn of the 20th century. The congregation held its first service in July of 1900, and made plans to build the church that fall. Due to the unforeseen . . . — — Map (db m168485) HM
Near Cemetery Road, 0.3 miles north of 1st Street (Farm to Market Road 1093).
Also known as the Protestant Cemetery, this burial ground has served the Wallis Community and surrounding area since the 1890s. The earliest settlers in the area were William and Lydia Ann (English) Guyler, Kentucky natives who arrived here in . . . — — Map (db m168496) HM
On Guyler Street at Cedar Street, on the right when traveling north on Guyler Street.
Austin County Historic School Site
This was the location of:
Wallis High School
1929 - 1974
An early Austin County School, this plaque commemorating this historic site was made possible by citizens of Austin County under . . . — — Map (db m168447) HM
On Columbus Road, 0.1 miles east of Marek Street, on the left when traveling east.
Austin County Historic School Site
This was the location of:
Wallis Independent
1904 - 1929
An early Austin County School, this plaque commemorating this historic site was made possible by citizens of Austin County under . . . — — Map (db m168453) HM
On Commerce Street (State Highway 36) 0.1 miles east of Farm to Market Road 1093, on the left when traveling west.
In April 1996, sisters Bessie Mynarik, Leona Mynarik, and Sidonie Cliett, daughters of John and Lille Mynarik of Wallis, donated 3.34 acres of land to the City of Wallis to be designated as a nature park. The adjoining 1.67 acres were then . . . — — Map (db m168501) HM
On Birch Street at Guyler Street, on the left when traveling north on Birch Street.
Land was deeded in 1890 by M.L.H. Harry to church trustees F.D. Brandt, D.H. Harris, N.P. Ward, W.T. Brown, and M.L.H. Harry for the formation of a Methodist Church in Wallis. The church considers 1893, when a loan was taken out for a new . . . — — Map (db m168439) HM
On Farm to Market Road 1093 at Railroad Street, on the right when traveling west on Highway 1093.
Settlement in this area began in the late 1830s. In 1880, when the Gulf, Colorado & San Fe Railway built a spur from Galveston to Temple, circumventing Houston, the community became known as Wallis Station and later Wallis, after a rail company . . . — — Map (db m155607) HM
Near Cemetery Road, 0.3 miles north of 1st Street (Farm to Market Road 1093).
Kentucky natives William Henry Guyler (1823-1897) and Lydia Ann English (1826-1920) were married in 1845 and journeyed to Texas in 1859. They purchased a homestead on the Milburn and Davis Land Grant in Austin County. William Guyler erected a log . . . — — Map (db m168489) HM
On Farm to Market Road 109, 0.7 miles south of Farm to Market Road 2502, on the right when traveling north.
Originally operated by the John Reichle family, this store opened about 1890. Damaged by a storm about 1900, the original 2-story building was changed to its current 1-story configuration with assymetrical front gables. A full-width porch, and . . . — — Map (db m202529) HM
On Farm to Market Road 109, 0.3 miles north of Farm to Market Road 2502, on the right when traveling north.
Organized March 28, 1869, with 12 charter members. Two of these gave site for a house of worship. Erected in 1869, it was rebuilt here in 1898, 1900 (following destruction by hurricane), and 1954. Some of original fixtures and 1878 bell are still in . . . — — Map (db m202530) HM
On Wesley Church Lane, 0.4 miles south of Farm to Market Road 2502, on the left when traveling south.
First congregation in Texas of the Czech-Moravian Brethren. Organized 1864 by Rev. Joseph Opocensky. Ministry had begun in homes, with settlers coming as far as 20 miles to worship. This first church built 1866, principally of hand-hewn logs. . . . — — Map (db m165387) HM
On Wesley Church Lane, 0.4 miles south of Farm to Market Road 2502, on the left when traveling south.
Austin County Historic School Site This was the location of: Wesley School 1863 - 1900 An early Austin County School, this plaque commemorating this historic site was made possible by citizens of Austin County under sponsorship of Austin . . . — — Map (db m165434) HM
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