On 5th Street at Velasco Street, on the right when traveling east on 5th Street.
Participated in the storming
and capture of Bexar, December
5th to 10th, 1835. A Captain in
the Texas Army, 1836. Born in
Tennessee, 1793. Died Jan. 10, 1853 — — Map (db m145860) HM
On 5th Street at Cooper Street, on the right when traveling west on 5th Street.
A native of Turkey, Paul M. Donigan (1862-1930) came to the United States about 1890 to attend medical school. The presence of relatives in this area brought him to Brookshire upon graduation. In 1910, Dr. Donigan built this home for . . . — — Map (db m145858) HM
On Cooper Street at 7th Street, on the right when traveling south on Cooper Street.
This church traces its origin to the establishment of the Union Chapel Methodist Church by the Rev. Churchill Fulshear in the former community of Pittsville (6 mi. S) in 1844. Union Chapel served settlers in this area and moved to a new location . . . — — Map (db m145857) HM
On South Front Street (U.S. 90) west of Koomey Road (Farm to Market Road 1489), on the right when traveling west.
First town in area. Platted 1893 by John G. Kellner (1846-1933), donor, Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad right of way and station site. Kellner's rich Brazos River watershed farm and ranch lands produced rice, cattle, peanuts, . . . — — Map (db m145859) HM