Historical Markers in Cypress, Texas

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Historical Markers in Cypress, Texas

1 ► Texas, Harris County, Cypress — 17098 — Cypress —

Attakapas and Akokisa Indians began to disappear from Harris County in the mid-1800s with the arrival of Anglo settlers. The first documented settlers in the Cypress area were the Burnett and Simmons families, beginning by 1831. Matthew Burnett . . . — — Map (db m197289) HM

2 ► Texas, Harris County, Cypress — 12879 — St. John Lutheran Cemetery —

Settlers from Posen and Pomerania, Germany came to this area in 1848. They formed St. John Lutheran Church in 1853. A smallpox epidemic in 1873 claimed the lives of 11 members. They and other area victims were interred on the property of church . . . — — Map (db m197291) HM

3 ► Texas, Harris County, Cypress — 12852 — St. John Lutheran Church —

Lutheran settlers from Germany moved to this area in 1848. They met in family homes for worship and in 1853 constructed their first church building, which also served as a school in the 1860s, following the Civil War, they constructed a second . . . — — Map (db m197293) HM

4 ► Texas, Harris County, Cypress, Enchanted Valley — 10623 — Matthew Burnett Homesite — Texas Army Camp - April 16, 1836 —

Matthew Burnett (1795-1842) and his wife, Sarah (Simmons) (1797-1852), came to Texas from Arkansas in 1831 and settled south of here on Cypress Creek. Their home was near the "Harrisburg Road" which stretched 15 miles northwest to a crossroads at . . . — — Map (db m50163) HM

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