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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Gladewater
Gladewater, Texas and Vicinity
▶ Gregg County (71) ▶ Harrison County (23) ▶ Rusk County (3) ▶ Smith County (100) ▶ Upshur County (19)
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| On East Commerce Street at South Center Street, on the right when traveling east on East Commerce Street. |
| | Edgar Lathgro Walker of Tennessee wed Nannie E. Lewis, a native of Kentucky, in 1891. The couple later brought their two young daughters, Lena and Alma, to Gladewater to visit E.L.'s brother, William, and they decided to stay. Their third daughter, . . . — — Map (db m136256) HM |
| On West Pacific Avenue at North Dean Street, on the right when traveling west on West Pacific Avenue. |
| | The W. E. Nunnelee Bus Lines began passenger service from Tyler to Gladewater and Mt. Pleasant in March 1925; later added buses from Tyler to Henderson and Nacogdoches. Twenty-six vehicles were operated over the 205 miles. These included 7-passenger . . . — — Map (db m136243) HM |
| On West Quitman Avenue at North Ferry Street, on the left when traveling west on West Quitman Avenue. |
| | Developed as a railroad town in the 1870s, Gladewater grew slowly but steadily in the first decades of its existence. In 1922, twelve adults and two children led by the Rev. H.T. Perritte of Longview met in Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Godfrey's home to . . . — — Map (db m139125) HM |
| On North Main Street (U.S. 271) north of Allison Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Built 1890 on site purchased 1884 by William Emmett and Mary R. Foshee. He was a native of Alabama and she was a member of the pioneer Shepperd family of Upshur County. Eight children were born to this couple.
Lumber for house was sawed at . . . — — Map (db m139096) HM |
| On West Upshur Avenue (U.S. 80) east of North Mustang Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Founded as St. Clair, about 3 miles east. Moved to present site on Glade Creek and T&P Railway, 1872. Population grew from 500 to 7000 after oil was discovered in 1931. It became hub of production and refining operations.
Manufacturing, . . . — — Map (db m33490) HM |
| On North Dean Street south of West Upshur Avenue (U.S. 80), on the right when traveling south. |
| | On November 15, 1900, twenty master masons, many from Longview Masonic Lodge No. 404, presented a petition to form a separate lodge. On April 19, 1901, Grand Master Nat M. Washer issued the dispensation, and Daniel Washington Wood served as First . . . — — Map (db m139119) HM |
| On East Quitman Avenue at North Main Street (U.S. 271), on the left when traveling east on East Quitman Avenue. |
| | A native of Gladewater, John Ben Shepperd began a law practice in Longview soon after his graduation from the University of Texas Law School in 1941. After service in World War II, he gained prominence as national president of the Jaycees. His . . . — — Map (db m139132) HM |
| On Armstrong Street west of Shell Camp Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | When John Kettle Armstrong and his wife Sarah bought 160 acres here in 1844, they were among the first settlers. Sarah died in 1856 and Armstrong set aside this tract for a cemetery. Tradition says the Armstrong slaves were interred outside the . . . — — Map (db m139092) HM |
| On West Commerce Avenue west of North Main Street (U.S. 271), on the right when traveling west. |
| | On April 7, 1931 this wildcat well drilled by Selby Oil and Gas Co. of Tulsa, OK. came-in at 1000 barrels an hour. Located in the Sabine River bottom a mile south of town, it connected Gladewater to the vast East Texas Oil Field stretching from . . . — — Map (db m139134) HM |
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