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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Wise County

 
Clickable Map of Wise 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 Wise County, TX (97) Cooke County, TX (57) Denton County, TX (143) Jack County, TX (28) Montague County, TX (37) Parker County, TX (113) Tarrant County, TX (540)  WiseCounty(97) Wise County (97)  CookeCounty(57) Cooke County (57)  DentonCounty(143) Denton County (143)  JackCounty(28) Jack County (28)  MontagueCounty(37) Montague County (37)  ParkerCounty(113) Parker County (113)  TarrantCounty(540) Tarrant County (540)
Decatur is the county seat for Wise County
Adjacent to Wise County, Texas
Cooke County (57)  ►
Denton County (143)  ►
Jack County (28)  ►
Montague County (37)  ►
Parker County (113)  ►
Tarrant County (540)  ►
 
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1 ► Texas, Wise County, Alvord — 287 — Ball Knob Cemetery —
2 ► Texas, Wise County, Alvord — 22764 — Capture of Willie & Bud Ball —
3 ► Texas, Wise County, Alvord — 12699 — City of Alvord —
4 ► Texas, Wise County, Alvord — 17920 — First United Methodist Church Alvord —
5 ► Texas, Wise County, Alvord — 2129 — General Ernest O. Thompson — (To the Northeast, at 606 Washington Street, is the birthplace of) — (1892 - 1966) —
6 ► Texas, Wise County, Alvord — 16319 — Hopewell Baptist Church —
7 ► Texas, Wise County, Alvord — 17790 — Hopewell Cemetery —
8 ► Texas, Wise County, Alvord — 3501 — Mount Zion Baptist Church and Jonestown Cemetery —
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9 ► Texas, Wise County, Anneville — 170 — Near Site of Anneville School —
10 ► Texas, Wise County, Aurora — 240 — Aurora Cemetery —
11 ► Texas, Wise County, Aurora — 18711 — Eagle Mountain Lake MCAS Auxiliary (Rhome Field) —
12 ► Texas, Wise County, Aurora — 2157 — George Lawson Bledsoe —
13 ► Texas, Wise County, Aurora — 13760 — Teague Cemetery — (Ό Mile E) —
14 ► Texas, Wise County, Boyd — 1200 — Deep Creek Community —
15 ► Texas, Wise County, Boyd — 2909 — Keeter Cemetery —
16 ► Texas, Wise County, Boyd — 3244 — Masonic Lodge #479 —
17 ► Texas, Wise County, Bridgeport — 506 — Bridgeport Coal Mines —
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18 ► Texas, Wise County, Bridgeport — 507 — Bridgeport Lodge No. 587, A.F. & A.M. —
19 ► Texas, Wise County, Bridgeport — 22507 — Bridgeport Schools —
20 ► Texas, Wise County, Bridgeport — 15409 — Col. William Hudson Hunt — (1815-1864) —
21 ► Texas, Wise County, Bridgeport — 16812 — First Baptist Church Bridgeport —
22 ► Texas, Wise County, Bridgeport — 16811 — First Presbyterian Church of Bridgeport —
23 ► Texas, Wise County, Bridgeport — 12553 — First United Methodist Church of Bridgeport —
24 ► Texas, Wise County, Bridgeport — 17309 — Republic of Texas' Santa Fe Expedition in Wise County —
25 ► Texas, Wise County, Bridgeport — 18189 — St. John the Baptizer Catholic Church —
26 ► Texas, Wise County, Bridgeport — 5499 — Toll Bridge and Old Bridgeport —
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27 ► Texas, Wise County, Chico — 531 — Brown Hotel —
28 ► Texas, Wise County, Chico — 1620 — First Baptist Church of Chico —
29 ► Texas, Wise County, Chico — 2364 — Hanna-Robinson-Richey Drugstore —
30 ► Texas, Wise County, Chico — 2632 — Indian Captives Dot and Bianca Babb — (Captured 2 Miles South; This Town On Getaway Route) —
31 ► Texas, Wise County, Chico — 18808 — Lake Bridgeport —
32 ► Texas, Wise County, Chico — 4151 — R. C. Mount House —
33 ► Texas, Wise County, Chico — 4693 — Siddons-Barnes Log Cabin —
34 ► Texas, Wise County, Chico — 5378 — The Methodist Church in Chico —
35 ► Texas, Wise County, Cottondale — 18184 — "Machine Gun" Kelley —
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36 ► Texas, Wise County, Cottondale — 1078 — Cottondale —
37 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 52 — A. H. Fortenberry — (1829 - 1868) —
38 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 333 — Battle of the Knobs — (Northeast) —
39 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 13755 — Butterfield Overland Stage Line —
40 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 18551 — Captain George W. Stevens —
41 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 766 — Cattle Trail Crossing — (Located Ό mile south, on Denton Creek) —
42 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 822 — Charles Vernon Terrell — (May 2, 1861 - November 17, 1959) —
43 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 835 — Chisholm Trail —
44 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 17980 — Colonel Absalom Bishop —
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45 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 1197 — Decatur Baptist College —
46 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 1198 — Decatur First United Methodist Church —
47 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 22499 — Depression-Era Projects in Wise County —
48 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 1282 — Dr. William Renshaw — 1822 - 1887 —
49 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 17738 — East Side Elementary School —
50 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 1492 — Episcopal Mission of the Ascension —
51 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 13573 — First Baptist Church of Decatur —
52 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 1794 — First National Bank of Decatur —
53 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 2231 — Gose Trees —
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54 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 2274 — Greenwood —
55 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 18394 — Greenwood Masonic Lodge #779 —
56 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 17119 — New Salem Freewill Baptist Church —
57 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 3645 — Oak Grove United Methodist Church —
58 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 3650 — Oak Lawn Cemetery —
59 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 3700 — Old Campsite of Jesse and Frank James — (Approximately 1 mi. south) —
60 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 3821 — Old Stone Prison —
61 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 20061 — Pleasant Grove Cemetery —
62 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 12332 — Preskitt Cemetery —
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63 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 4192 — Randolph (Uncle Ran) Vesey — (1832-1908) —
64 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 4194 — Randolph Vesey — (1832-1908) —
65 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 4509 — Sam Woody's Cabin — Reported missing
66 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 4560 — Sand Hill Community —
67 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 4916 — Site of Wise County Poor Farm & Cemetery —
68 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 4949 — Slidell —
69 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 17136 — St. John Missionary Baptist Church —
70 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 5268 — Texas Ranger Captain Ira Long — (May 5, 1842 - March 8, 1913) —
71 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 5275 — Texas Tourist Camp Complex —
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72 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 4404 — The S. W. Tilghman House —
73 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 5876 — The Wise County Reunion —
74 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 15824 — Trimble Cemetery —
75 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 5701 — Waggoner Cemetery — (One-Quarter Mile South) —
76 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 5877 — Wise County C.S.A. —
77 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 5874 — Wise County Courthouse —
78 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 5875 — Wise County Messenger —
79 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — Wise County War Memorial —
80 ► Texas, Wise County, Flat Rock — 714 — Captain George Stevens — (July 12, 1831 - April 11, 1893) —
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81 ► Texas, Wise County, Flat Rock — 1905 — Flat Rock Cemetery —
82 ► Texas, Wise County, Greenwood — 12312 — Rush Creek Community Cemetery —
83 ► Texas, Wise County, Newark — 4787 — Site of First Post Office in Wise County Odessa —
84 ► Texas, Wise County, Newark — 5280 — The 1865 Indian Creek Raid —
85 ► Texas, Wise County, Paradise — 17671 — Dallas, Pacific & Southeastern Railway —
86 ► Texas, Wise County, Paradise — 1273 — Dr. M. W. Matthews — (December 29, 1806 - April 13, 1891) —
87 ► Texas, Wise County, Paradise — 1714 — First Christian Church of Paradise —
88 ► Texas, Wise County, Paradise — 2156 — George Lafayette Ramsdale —
89 ► Texas, Wise County, Paradise — 13759 — Paschall —
90 ► Texas, Wise County, Paradise — 4770 — Site of Draco —
91 ► Texas, Wise County, Pleasant Grove — 4048 — Pleasant Grove No. 2 Cemetery, School and Church —
92 ► Texas, Wise County, Rhome — 5489 — Thurmond-Fairview Cemetery —
93 ► Texas, Wise County, Rhome — 5605 — United Methodist Church of Rhome —
94 ► Texas, Wise County, Runaway Bay — 2606 — Hyde Cemetery —
95 ► Texas, Wise County, Runaway Bay — 18227 — Lake Bridgeport World War II Training Site —
96 ► Texas, Wise County, Willow Point — 4514 — Samuel G. Evetts — (1810 - 1884) —
97 ► Texas, Wise County, Willow Point — 5852 — Willow Point Cemetery —
 
 
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Nov. 10, 2026