On County Road 317 west of County Road 314, on the right when traveling east.
Julius Rosenwald was a Jewish American philanthropist. He believed the most serious problem of the United States was the plight of Black Americans. Dr. Booker T. Washington, though having been a slave, rose to become the nationally respected . . . — — Map (db m229538) HM
On State Highway 31, on the right when traveling west.
Driven from Eastern states by white settlers, Cherokee Indians migrated to the East Texas area, becoming established by 1820. In 1822, they unsuccessfully sought title to their land from Mexico.
The years following were ones of an . . . — — Map (db m293928) HM
On Forest Grove Drive at Lonely Ln, on the left when traveling west on Forest Grove Drive.
The name of this cemetery comes from a
nearby chapel whose African-American
minister, Joseph Evans (1823-1883),
counted both blacks and whites as
members of his congregation. 1870 is the
date of the earliest known burial, that of
Sidney J. . . . — — Map (db m310474) HM
On W 2nd Street north of North Broad Street (Texas Highway 31), on the left when traveling north.
The Chandler United Methodist Church dates back to the 1870s when a group of Methodists came to Stillwater, about two miles north of Chandler, on the Upper Athens-Tyler stagecoach road. A.H. Chandler, who settled in the northeastern part of . . . — — Map (db m293952) HM
On State Highway 31 0.2 miles west of Parker Street (County Road 3302), on the left when traveling west.
In 1830, John Crane applied to be a part of Joseph Vehlein's colony. Reportedly from Virginia, he was a veteran of the War of 1812. He moved his wife and seven children to what is now Walker County, Texas, in 1834. There, he organized men and became . . . — — Map (db m31567) HM
Occupied since 1903 by Charles Richard and Nannie Jane Spear Yarborough and 3 generations of descendants. Birthplace in 1903 of United States Senator Ralph Webster Yarborough.
In this house Charles R. Yarborough, as Justice of the Peace, . . . — — Map (db m307811) HM
