On East Oak Street at Pecan Drive, on the right when traveling west on East Oak Street.
Aledo United Methodist Church began in April 1878 when Methodists acquired an interest in a small frame structure named Alma Hall in Alma, an 1870s-era settlement considered the precursor to Aledo. With the advent of the Texas & Pacific Railway line . . . — — Map (db m152961) HM
On East Bankhead Highway at Farm to Market Road 1187, on the right when traveling east on East Bankhead Highway.
Commonly referred to as the "Broadway of America," the Bankhead Highway linked cities and towns throughout the nation as one of the first transcontinental highways of the 1920s. In the wake of the First World War, the American government sought to . . . — — Map (db m94354) HM
On Farm to Market Road 1187 at Elm Street, on the right when traveling north on Road 1187.
In 1849, the U. S. Army built Fort Worth to establish a line of defense against Indian raids and also to protect Indian lands from settlement. By 1855, farms, ranches and small settlements dotted eastern Parker County and the frontier encroached . . . — — Map (db m152962) HM
On Elm Street at East Oak Street, on the right when traveling south on Elm Street.
This congregation was organized on September 25, 1879. The first church building was located on land (2.5 mi. SE) donated by a Mr. Middleton, who asked that the structure be named Alma Hall in memory of his daughter. The hall was shared with a . . . — — Map (db m152963) HM
Near Jenkins Road north of Underwood Road, on the left when traveling west.
South Carolina native A. J. Hood (b. 1820) migrated to Cherokee County, Texas, about 1846. Ten years later, after representing that area during two terms of the state legislature, he moved his family here. Hood opened a law office in Weatherford . . . — — Map (db m189721) HM
