On Hovey Street (State Road 114) at 8th Street, on the right when traveling west on Hovey Street.
Once a staple of Bridgeport's economy, coal was discovered here in later part of 19th century. Diggers hit vein 60 feet deep while seeking water. Mine No. 1 lies under northeast Bridgeport, and entire area is honeycombed with tunnels and shafts. . . . — — Map (db m180406) HM
On Halsell Street east of 10th Street, on the right when traveling east.
On December 12, 1884, the Bridgeport Masonic Lodge was granted a charter by the Grand Lodge of Texas. The twenty-seven charter members consisted primarily of local coal miners, ranchers, and businessmen. The group met in a tin building on the old . . . — — Map (db m178254) HM
On Carpenter Street at 15th Street, on the right when traveling west on Carpenter Street.
Though the Bridgeport Community dates from 1860, documentation
of early schools is incomplete. There are accounts of schools held
in private homes, some churches, and the Masonic Lodge at its
original site in Old Bridgeport along the Trinity . . . — — Map (db m309587) HM
On 17th Street 0.1 miles south of Elementary Drive, on the left when traveling south.
Born in Ithaca, New York, William Hudson Hunt became a principal figure in the development of Wise County. He came to Texas in 1836, joining the War for Independence. He then served in the Army of the Texas Republic, participating in the Santa Fe . . . — — Map (db m309573) HM
On East Cates Street at 12th Street, on the right when traveling west on East Cates Street.
In 1882, Rev. Alphus Hawkins, W.W.
Cannon and 23 charter members
started this church in old town
Bridgeport. After meeting in the
schoolhouse and two other sites, the
church moved to their own one-room
building here in 1895. Coal . . . — — Map (db m220244) HM
On Newby Avenue at Lawdwin Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Newby Avenue.
In 1893, the Rock Island Railroad established a line close to Bridgeport on the banks of the West Fork of the Trinity River and soon the town began to grow. In 1895, the family of J.A. Weakley moved from Decatur to Bridgeport and as charter members . . . — — Map (db m200136) HM
On 17th Street at Stadium Drive, on the right when traveling north on 17th Street.
Organized in 1893, the same year the Rock Island rail line reached the Bridgeport area, this congregation first held its worship services under brush arbors and in the Masonic Lodge building. Methodist circuit rider Ben W. Bounds preached the first . . . — — Map (db m309571) HM
On U.S. 380 0.1 miles east of 16th Street (State Highway 373), on the right when traveling west.
In June 1841, Republic of Texas President Mirabeau B. Lamar commissioned an effort to increase Texas' political, military and commercial influence in Santa Fe, then a part of Mexico claimed by the Republic of Texas. A party of 321 men set out from . . . — — Map (db m200134) HM
On Irvin Street 0.2 miles east of 16th Street (State Highway 373), on the left when traveling east.
In the 1890s, large Catholic communities were established in north Texas. Father J.J. O'Riordan from Henrietta traveled to Bridgeport once a month by train to hold mass, so a mission was established. The mission of St. John the Baptizer was the . . . — — Map (db m200135) HM
On Farm to Market Road 920 0.4 miles north of County Road 3424, on the right when traveling south.
When Butterfield Overland Mail traversed this area (1858-61) on St. Louis to San Francisco route, a crossing over West Fork of the Trinity was a necessity. Colonel W. H. Hunt on February 11, 1860, obtained a charter and built a toll bridge here (50 . . . — — Map (db m220240) HM
