Successor to Fort Crawford and Ash Springs, pioneer settlements of 1840s. Hallsville was founded when Texas & Pacific Railway was built. First train arrived Aug. 17, 1869. Western terminus for a time, and site (1870-73) of T.& P. shops, town . . . — — Map (db m191338) HM
Benjamin T. Baker Pvt Co F Randal's 1st Texas Lancers Benjamin R. Bass Pvt Co K 17th Texas Cav Joseph Bechtold Sgt Co A 14th Texas Inf John W. Harris Sgt Co B Waul's Texas Legion Richard J. Findley Pvt Co D 14th Alabama Reg Orren Perry Forrest . . . — — Map (db m191341) WM
Chartered in 1856 in the town of Ash Springs, this lodge was named for James F. Taylor (1812-1889), a leading citizen, state legislator, and mason. After the railroad bypassed Ash Springs in the late 1860s the lodge moved to the new town of . . . — — Map (db m191339) HM
