On U.S. 190, 0.2 miles County Road 104, on the right when traveling east.
Pioneer village of Milam County
Established as an
Indian trading post by
Major Benjamin F. Bryant,
frontiersman who had commanded
a company in the Battle of
San Jacinto.
Appointed Indian agent in 1842 by
Sam Houston
President . . . — — Map (db m90647) HM
On U.S. 190 at North 16th Street, on the left when traveling south on U.S. 190.
In 1879, Central Texas Czechs organized Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas (SPJST), a fraternal society that promoted social activities and insurance benefits for its members. SPJST members from Cameron, Marak and Buckholts established . . . — — Map (db m162267) HM
On Farm to Market Road 2269 at County Road 147, on the right when traveling south on Road 2269.
Through the efforts of fellow immigrant Joseph Russek, many Czech families came to this area of Milam County in the 1880s. The first Catholic Mass in the Marak/Maraksville settlement was conducted by a visiting priest in the Kaspar Kubecka home in . . . — — Map (db m150886) HM
On Farm to Market Road 487 west of County Road 410A, on the right when traveling west.
A farming and ranching community, Sharp traces its origins to the years immediately after the Civil War when settlers, attracted by the fertile black soil, began arriving in this area. The first business, a store, opened in 1892. It was soon joined . . . — — Map (db m150881) HM
On Farm to Market Road 487, 0.4 miles west of Farm to Market Road 486, on the right when traveling west.
The earliest marked grave in this graveyard is that of Susan F. Dilworth, who died in January 1880. John Gordon and his wife M. L. Gordon deeded two acres of land on this site to the trustees of Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church in 1882, stating that the . . . — — Map (db m150879) HM
On Farm to Market Road 487 west of County Road 410A, on the right when traveling west.
Civil War veteran Daniel G. Davis, Sr. (1836-1927) built this structure in two stages in 1895 and 1896. The Sharp General Store, which Davis and his descendants operated here until 1985, was the area's largest mercantile facility and main outlet for . . . — — Map (db m150882) HM
On U.S. 190, 0.2 miles east of County Road 104, on the right when traveling east.
Organized July 18, 1917 at Camp Bowie, Texas, the 36th Division was composed of National Guard units from the states of Texas and Oklahoma, and traced a part of its lineage to the Washington Guards of the Texas Revolution. During World War I, the . . . — — Map (db m90646) HM WM
On Farm to Market Road 487, 0.4 miles west of Farm to Market Road 486.
A native of Germany, William Persky migrated to the United States with his family at the age of eight. He enlisted in the Confederate Army during the Civil War and served time as a prisoner of war. A farmer, Persky lived in Austin and Bell counties . . . — — Map (db m150877) HM
