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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Taylor County, Texas

 
Clickable Map of Taylor County, Texas and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Taylor County, TX (91) Callahan County, TX (44) Coleman County, TX (36) Fisher County, TX (8) Jones County, TX (35) Nolan County, TX (23) Runnels County, TX (53)  TaylorCounty(91) Taylor County (91)  CallahanCounty(44) Callahan County (44)  ColemanCounty(36) Coleman County (36)  FisherCounty(8) Fisher County (8)  JonesCounty(35) Jones County (35)  NolanCounty(23) Nolan County (23)  RunnelsCounty(53) Runnels County (53)
Abilene is the county seat for Taylor County
Adjacent to Taylor County, Texas
      Callahan County (44)  
      Coleman County (36)  
      Fisher County (8)  
      Jones County (35)  
      Nolan County (23)  
      Runnels County (53)  
 
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1 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — "Double V" Memorial Flagpole“Victory against fascism over there, Victory against Jim Crow over here.”
Near Cottonwood Street, 0.1 miles north of N. 7th Street.
2 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — "I Shall Never Surrender or Retreat"
On Oak Street at S. 4th Street on Oak Street.
3 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 22 — 12th Armored Division at Camp Barkeley
Near Vapor Trail at Hartford Street, on the left when traveling north.
4 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 12th Armored Division Memorial
On Vapor Trail at Hartford Street, on the left when traveling north on Vapor Trail.
5 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 12214 — 45th Infantry Division at Camp Barkeley
On Oak Street at S. 4th Street, on the right when traveling north on Oak Street.
6 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — Abilene African-American Schools
Near N. 8th Street at Treadaway Boulevard (Business U.S. 83), on the left when traveling west.
7 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 70 — Abilene Christian University
On Campus Court at College Drive, on the right when traveling north on Campus Court.
8 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 12215 — Abilene Municipal Cemetery
Near Cottonwood Street, 0.1 miles north of N. 10th Street.
9 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 71 — Abilene Negro High School
On N. 9th Street at Ash Street, on the right when traveling west on N. 9th Street.
10 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 72 — Abilene Reporter-News
Near Cypress Street at N. 1st Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
11 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 73 — Abilene State School
Near Maple Street south of S. 25th Street, on the right when traveling north.
12 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 13446 — Abilene Woman's Club Building
Near S. 14th Street, 0.1 miles east of Sylvan Drive, on the right when traveling east.
13 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — Ackers - McMillan House
Near Beech Street at N. 8th Street, on the right when traveling south.
14 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — Albert G. Maroscher Memoriam
Near Hickory Street north of Ambler Avenue.
15 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 648 — Camp Barkeley(February 15, 1941 - March 21, 1945)
On U.S. 277 at County Road 257, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 277.
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16 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 16569 — Childers Classical Institute
On N. 1st Street at Graham Street, on the right when traveling west on N. 1st Street.
17 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 12220 — Claiborne Walker Merchant(August 31, 1836 - March 9, 1926)
Near Cottonwood Street, 0.1 miles N. 7th Street.
18 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 1014 — Company I   7th Texas Infantry
Near Barrow Street, 0.1 miles south of S. 7th Street.
19 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 14834 — Dr. William & Beatrice Butler House
On Mesquite Street at N. 7th Street, on the right when traveling north on Mesquite Street.
20 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 13209 — Drummond Cemetery
On Drummond Cemetery Road (County Road 316) 0.4 miles north of Butterfield School Road (County Road 290), on the right when traveling north.
21 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 18470 — Dyess Elementary School
On Jennings Drive at Delaware Road, on the left when traveling west on Jennings Drive.
22 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 15000 — Eugenia Pickard
Near Cockerell Drive, 0.1 miles south of E. N. 7th Street, on the right when traveling south.
23 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 15925 — First Exploratory Oil Well in Taylor County
On Vinson Road (County Road 114) 0.9 miles east of Farm to Market Road 1750, on the left when traveling east.
24 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — First Presbyterian Church
Near N. 1st Street at Pine Street, on the right when traveling east.
25 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 1916 — Fletcher Ranch
On Old Coleman Highway (County Road 120) 0.4 miles south of County Road 119, on the right when traveling south.
26 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — Fort Babe Shaw Memorial
Near Hickory Street north of Ambler Avenue.
27 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 2373 — Hardin-Simmons University
Near Hickory Street north of Ambler Avenue.
28 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 22534 — Hardin-Simmons University Campus Triangle
On Hickory Street.
29 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — Hardin-Simmons University Student Memorial
Near Hickory Street north of Ambler Avenue.
30 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 2406 — Hattie and Henry Sayles, Sr., House
On Sayles Boulevard at S. 7th Street, on the right when traveling south on Sayles Boulevard.
31 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — Honoring E Battery Lost Battalion WWII131st Field Artillery 2nd BN
On Oak Street at S. 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on Oak Street.
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32 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 14423 — Hotel Wooten
Near N. 3rd Street at Cypress Street, on the right when traveling west.
33 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 12223 — James Harrison Parramore(August 13, 1840 - July 4, 1917)
On Beech Street at N. 7th Street, on the left when traveling north on Beech Street.
34 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 2740 — James Winford Hunt(July 9, 1875 – March 12, 1934)
Near Cottonwood Street, 0.1 miles north of N. 7th Street.
35 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — Judge Walter R. Ely
Near S. Judge Ely Boulevard at E. South 11th Street (Texas Highway 36), on the right when traveling south.
36 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 3047 — Laughter Undertaking Co.
Near Orange Street at N. 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south.
37 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 3085 — Lindbergh in West Texas(September 26, 1927)
On Airport Boulevard, 0.7 miles south of Texas Highway 36, on the right.
38 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 13110 — Lt. Col. William E. Dyess
Near Arnold Boulevard (Farm to Market Road 3438) at Military Drive, on the left when traveling north.
39 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 3157 — Lytle Gap Potosi Methodist Church
Near Potosi Road (County Road 107) 0.2 miles north of Farm to Market Road 1750, on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
40 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 12219 — Macedonia Baptist Church
On N. 7th Street, 0.1 miles west of Treadaway Boulevard (Business U.S. 83), on the right when traveling west.
41 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 3292 — Magee House
On N. 3rd Street at Clinton Street, on the right when traveling west on N. 3rd Street.
42 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
On E. Highway 80 (Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard) at N. Treadaway Boulevard, on the right when traveling east on E. Highway 80 (Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard).
43 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 3305 — McMurry College
Near Sayles Boulevard at S. 14th Street.
44 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 12221 — Mexican-American / Americanization School
On N. 6th Street at Cottonwood Street, on the right when traveling east on N. 6th Street.
45 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 12218 — Morgan Jones(1839-1926)
Near Cottonwood Street, 0.1 miles north of N. 10th Street.
46 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 3500 — Mount Zion Baptist Church
On Stafford Avenue west of N. Treadaway Boulevard (Business U.S. 83), on the right when traveling west.
47 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 3833 — Old Weather Bureau Building
Near N. 1st Street at Beech Street, on the right when traveling west.
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48 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 12224 — Parramore Post #57, American Legion
On E. South 11th Street (State Highway 36) at Maple Street, on the right when traveling west on E. South 11th Street.
49 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 16528 — Pine Street Shootout
On N. 1st Street at Pine Street, on the right when traveling west on N. 1st Street.
50 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — Prairie DogsA Keystone Species of the Great Plains
Near Curry Lane, 0.1 miles west of Buffalo Gap Road.
51 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 4432 — Sacred Heart Catholic Church
On S. 8th Street at Jeanette Street, on the right when traveling east on S. 8th Street.
52 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 4720 — Site of Abilene's First School
Near Cedar Street at N. 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north.
53 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 4766 — Site of Curfew by John J. Clinton(1848 - 1922)
On Chestnut Street at S. 1st Street, on the right when traveling south on Chestnut Street.
54 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 12217 — Site of Guitar Mansion
On N. 1st Street at Beech Street, on the right when traveling west on N. 1st Street.
55 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 2403 — Site of Old Headquarters of the Hashknife Ranch(On hill east of Cedar Creek)
On Hair Street, 0.1 miles south of E. Ambler Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
56 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 4900 — Site of Thornton’s Store
On Oak Street at South 4th Street, on the right when traveling north on Oak Street.
57 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 4913 — Site of Western Cattle Trail
On S. 1st Street, 0.1 miles west of Leggett Drive, on the right when traveling west.
58 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 5207 — Taylor County
Near U.S. 84, 0.7 miles west of Fulwiler Road, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
59 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — Taylor County Veterans Memorial
Near Oak Street at S. 2nd Street.
60 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 18416 — Texas & Pacific Railroad Depot
On N 1st Street at Cypress St, on the left when traveling west on N 1st Street.
61 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — The Bankhead Highway
On Cedar Street north of N 1st Street, on the right when traveling north.
62 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — The Hardin-Simmons Bell
Near Hickory Street north of Ambler Avenue.
63 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — The Hotel Grace
Near Cypress Street at N. 1st Street, on the left when traveling north.
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64 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — The 'Real' Camp Barkeley
Near E. South 11th Street (State Highway 36) west of Loop State Highway 322.
65 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 5242 — The Texas & Pacific RailwayFirst Railroad Across West Texas
On North 1st Street at Pine Street, on the left when traveling west on North 1st Street.
66 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — The Texas 36th Division Memorial Highway
On State Highway 36 at Airport Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 36.
67 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 14579 — Thomas Middlebrook Willis(June 27, 1859 - Nov. 27, 1937)
Near Cottonwood Street, 0.1 miles north of N. 7th Street.
68 Texas, Taylor County, Abilene — 16526 — William G. and Shirley Swenson Home
On Swenson Street at N. 18th Street, on the right when traveling south on Swenson Street.
69 Texas, Taylor County, Buffalo Gap — 559 — Buffalo Gap Cemetery
Near Farm to Market Road 89, 1.4 miles west of Litel Street, on the right when traveling west.
70 Texas, Taylor County, Buffalo Gap — 560 — Buffalo Gap CollegeIn Operation 1885-1902; Site Two Blocks West
On West Street at Vine Street, on the left when traveling south on West Street.
71 Texas, Taylor County, Buffalo Gap — 2626 — In Vicinity of Coronado's Camp
On U.S. 277 at Farm to Market Road 89, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 277.
72 Texas, Taylor County, Buffalo Gap — 1597 — Taylor County
Near N. William Street at Elm Street, on the right when traveling north.
73 Texas, Taylor County, Buffalo Gap — 12511 — The Civilian Conservation Corps at Abilene State Park
Near Park Road 32 at Farm to Market Road 89.
74 Texas, Taylor County, Buffalo Gap — 1497 — The Ernie Wilson Museum
Near N. William Street at Elm Street, on the right when traveling north.
75 Texas, Taylor County, Buffalo Gap — 5523 — Town of Buffalo Gap
On West Street at Vine Street, on the left when traveling south on West Street.
76 Texas, Taylor County, Buffalo Gap — 5647 — Vicinity of Indian Fight
On West Street at Vine Street, on the left when traveling south on West Street.
77 Texas, Taylor County, Dyess Air Force Base — 7th Bombardment Wing, Heavy
On Arnold Boulevard, 0.2 miles west of Louisiana Road, on the right when traveling west.
78 Texas, Taylor County, Dyess Air Force Base — Air Force Medal of Honor Recipients
On Arnold Boulevard, 0.2 miles west of Louisiana Road, on the right when traveling west.
79 Texas, Taylor County, Lawn — 16131 — Lawn Atlas ICBM Launch Site (Dyess S-6)
On Farm to Market Road 604, 2.4 miles east of U.S. 84, on the left when traveling east.
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80 Texas, Taylor County, Merkel — 756 — Castle Peak(2.6 Miles WSW)
On Farm to Market Road 1235 south of County Road 302, on the right when traveling south.
81 Texas, Taylor County, Merkel — 12216 — Cornelia Clark Fort(February 5, 1919 - March 21, 1943)
On Farm to Market Road 126 at Farm to Market Road 1085, on the right when traveling south on Road 126.
82 Texas, Taylor County, Merkel — 3503 — Mountain Pass Station(Site located 200 yards east)
On County Road 351, 0.2 miles south of County Road 350, on the left when traveling south.
83 Texas, Taylor County, Merkel — 12222 — Mulberry Canyon
On Farm to Market Road 126 at Farm to Market Road 1085, on the right when traveling south on Road 126.
84 Texas, Taylor County, Merkel — 3565 — Near Site of Indian Battle
On County Road 351, 0.2 miles south of County Road 350, on the left when traveling south.
85 Texas, Taylor County, Merkel — 5646 — Vicinity of Indian Fight
On Farm to Market Road 1235 south of County Road 302, on the right when traveling south.
86 Texas, Taylor County, Tuscola — 15584 — Cedar Gap Community
Near U.S. 83/84 at County Road 150, on the right when traveling north.
87 Texas, Taylor County, Tuscola — 2756 — Jim Ned Creek
On U.S. 83, 0.2 miles south of 1st Street, on the right when traveling north.
88 Texas, Taylor County, Tuscola — 5208 — Taylor County
Near U.S. 83/84 at County Road 149, on the right when traveling north.
89 Texas, Taylor County, Tye — 583 — Butterfield Mail and Stage Line
On FM 20 W (Interstate 20) 0.5 miles west of FM-707, on the right when traveling west.
90 Texas, Taylor County, Tye — Butterfield Trail
On I-20 Frontage Road (North), 0.5 miles west of Farm to Market Road 707, on the right when traveling west.
91 Texas, Taylor County, Wingate — 5629 — Valley Creek Station(Site located 2 mi. northwest)
On Farm to Market Road 1086, 0.1 miles west of U.S. 277, on the right when traveling west.
 
 
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Mar. 28, 2024