Born in Tennessee, friend of David Crockett, Jesse Billingsley came to Texas in 1834. Known as a fearless Indian fighter, Billingsley was elected captain of the Mina Volunteers, Company C, of the Republic of Texas Army. At the Battle of San Jacinto, . . . — — Map (db m205479) HM
Laid out 1871; named for Jas. McDade, Brenham lawyer. Became a thriving town, important freight center and early-day stage stop. School-Church was built 1872; vigilantes (organized 1883) lynched three men on Christmas Eve causing a shoot-out next . . . — — Map (db m205518) HM
This congregation was organized on July 18, 1880, under the leadership of the Rev. J. D. Wright, who also served as first pastor. Originally known as the McDade Baptist Church of Christ, the fellowship worshiped in a union church building shared . . . — — Map (db m187570) HM
Stagecoach stand, U.S. Post Office, early business house. Scene of revenge gunfight, 1883.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965 — — Map (db m205480) HM
Named for the community it served, Siloah, meaning "Sent," takes its name from the Siloah Pool in the Bible where Jesus healed a blind man after coating his eyes with clay. In 1882, August Wolf, a member of the German Lutheran congregation at . . . — — Map (db m187568) HM
The earliest marked graves on this site were those of infant Peter Goerlitz and two-year-old Emma Goerlitz. The property was primarily a family cemetery until 1893, when Peter Kellermier deeded one acre for burial purposes. The cemetery was long . . . — — Map (db m187572) HM
Knobbs Springs Baptist Church has served this area since the mid-1800s. Settlers first came here in the 1850s, establishing the community of Knobbs Springs, and in May 1860, 16 charter members formed a church. The congregation's first building was . . . — — Map (db m205348) HM
