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 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 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
