This pond is part of the 150-acre Anton Tirk Farm that was located in the southeast corners of John McCain and Pleasant Run Road. Anton "Tony" Tirk moved his family from Fort Worth to this farm in 1924 after the doctor advised his wife Frances to go . . . — — Map (db m228403) HM
A post office with the name Bransford opened in this vicinity in the late 19th century. In 1889 the post office was moved to Red Rock on the route of the St. Louis, Arkansas, and Texas Railroad. Named for pioneer Felix Grundy Bransford (1828 - . . . — — Map (db m227508) HM
From the mid 1800's until the time of Colleyville's incorporation in 1956 there existed in this area a number of "crossroads villages." Bransford was one of them. The opening of the Commerce to Ft. Worth branch of the St. Louis, Arkansas and . . . — — Map (db m228405) HM
In February of 1954 the two-story home of A.G. and Mabel Benedict, located on McDonwell School Road, burned to the ground. The decision to procure a fire engine became a priority for the community of Colleyville. A local resident, Lewis White, . . . — — Map (db m228085) HM
A veteran of the Union Army during the Civil War, Dr. L. H. Colley (1843-1924) and his wife, Martha Sabrina (Fowks) (1860-1914), migrated from Missouri to Texas in 1880. They settled in Bransford community in 1885, where Dr. Colley became a . . . — — Map (db m55665) HM
One of the last log structures in the area, the log barn is a rare example of 19th-century Tarrant County architecture. This double-crib barn uses a dog-run plan, consisting of two log cribs separated by an open, roofed runway for wagons. Hay was . . . — — Map (db m228089) HM
Andy Felps (1882-1964) and Fannie Cannon Felps (1885-1974) bought land to build a home on this site in 1914. The subsequent farm became the largest producer of berries in the area, earning Andy Felps the local title of "berry king." It is estimated . . . — — Map (db m228336) HM
Pleasant Glade Baptist Church, also known as Pleasant Glade Missionary Baptist Church, was organized September 19, 1923, in the historic Pleasant Glade community. The fourteen charter members were all formerly of Pleasant Run Baptist Church . . . — — Map (db m188617) HM
The Baptist Church of Christ of Pleasant Run was organized on April 7, 1877, by a presbytery consisting of J.Q. Barnett, L.H. Foster, A.J. Hallford and M.J. Mills. The congregation met at first in the one-room Grange Hall or Lodge in what became . . . — — Map (db m192650) HM
Early settlers have recalled that a log school stood near this site as early as 1870. By 1877, 45 students were enrolled. In 1884, A.J. Colwell deeded two acres here to the Pleasant Run School trustees for a public school and church. In 1897 a . . . — — Map (db m227502) HM
Colleyville is named for Dr. Lilburn Howard Colley. Dr. Colley was a beloved country doctor who served the medical needs of this area for a number of years. He was also active in various school and civic foundations.
Dr. Colley was born . . . — — Map (db m228187) HM
Tony and Frances Tirk, Sokol (Czech Athletic Club) members and gymnast boosters, claim this site as the founding home of the Texas high school gymnastic programs. The Tirks purchased this farm in 1924 and hosted Sokol picnics on this site for over . . . — — Map (db m228088) HM
T.J. McPherson and his wife Barbara were among the last large dairy operators in Colleyville. The McPhersons brought in Holstein cows and created a modern milking operation with a filtration system. During the dairy farm period, the Rock House was . . . — — Map (db m228090) HM
Constructed of molded concrete blocks, this house was designed and built by French native Anthelm Bidault (1862-1951), a farmer and winemaker. Started in 1905, the house was completed six years later. Bidault's farm became noted for its orchards, . . . — — Map (db m227558) HM
On this site stood the first dairy barn owned by William Henry Bogart (1889 - 1956), an early-day Northeast Tarrant County dairy leader. The barn was built on the original 158 acre Bogart "Old Home Place" which was purchased by William H. Bogart's . . . — — Map (db m228087) HM
As an example of a regional housing design prominent in the early 20th century, the Webb House was built in 1914 by John Rueben Webb. Typical of its era, this one-and-a-half story house features a gabled roof with a full-hipped roof porch on columns . . . — — Map (db m227510) HM
This cemetery was established for the family of Samuel Cecil Holiday Witten (1819-91), who came to Texas in 1854. A successful landowner, he also served as a Justice of the Peace and Deputy County Surveyor. Witten first used this burial site in 1857 . . . — — Map (db m227332) HM
