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On South Commerce Street (State Highway 75) at Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling south on South Commerce Street.
Circuit riders Henry H. Cassady and George W. Tittle served local Methodists before a formal church organized in 1850. H. D. Hubert was the first appointed preacher in 1853. The congregation met in a schoolhouse before building a sanctuary in 1871. . . . — — Map (db m135877) HM
On Interstate 45, on the right when traveling south.
Pioneers who settled in this area about 1840 included members of the Middleton, Byrns, Staley, Erwin, Jones, Capp, Bloodworth, Philpott, Easton, Howell, and Hinton families. Nearby Kichai and Kickapoo Indian camps afforded these early settlers . . . — — Map (db m119705) HM
On East St Marys Street (State Highway 7) at Commerce Street (State Highway 75), on the left when traveling east on East St Marys Street.
Built 1887 of slate brick, locally made. One of oldest Texas courthouses still in its original state. County created in 1846. County seat was moved from Leona to Centerville in 1850.
Two earlier courthouses have occupied this site. . . . — — Map (db m119577) HM
Near Texas Route 75, 4 miles south of West St. Mary’s Street (Texas Route 7).
Here a blockhouse was constructed in 1840 as headquarters for the Boggy and Trinity Rangers commanded by Captain Thomas N. B. Greer. A community retained the name Fort Boggy for a number of years. — — Map (db m221212) HM
