Near Courtney Cemetery Road, 0.1 miles north of County Highway 327.
Located on land which is adjacent to the 1873 subdivision of Courtney known as McAlpine town this cemetery was established by developer Dugald McAlpine (1795 - 1876). The oldest documented grave in the cemetery is that of W.S. Draper (1828 - . . . — — Map (db m159520) HM
On Nolan Street at Holland Street, on the right when traveling north on Nolan Street.
Organized in 1866, drawing members from old church at Washington, Texas. First building, erected in 1876, was replaced in 1894 by this Victorian Edifice finely crafted in the taste of its English builders. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark . . . — — Map (db m159691) HM
On Holland Street at South Brewer Street, on the right when traveling east on Holland Street.
The first worship services of the Methodist Church in Navasota were held in 1853 in the community schoolhouse. The Rev. T.W. Blake served as part - time pastor for most of the Antebellum and Civil War years.
In 1866 the Houston & Texas Central . . . — — Map (db m159575) HM
On West Washington Avenue (State Highway 105) at Veteran's Memorial Drive (County Highway 422), on the left when traveling west on West Washington Avenue.
From a time before recorded history the area around the confluence of the Brazos and Navasota Rivers, along the La Bahia trail has been a magnet to travelers and a place to rest and reflect on the heritage of Texas. This monument celebrates that . . . — — Map (db m217340) HM
Mattie Brigance Foster, daughter of Grimes County settler Franklin Brigance, had this home built in 1900 shortly after the death of her husband. Incorporating elements of the Colonial Revival and Shingle styles, the house is of cypress frame . . . — — Map (db m214708) HM
On McAlpine Street at South LaSalle Street, on the right when traveling north on McAlpine Street.
Frank Augustus Hamer became the Navasota City Marshal in 1908, after the Navasota City Council made a plea to the Governor of Texas for help. Grimes County had become a battleground for the decade prior to his arrival plagued with political and . . . — — Map (db m159681) HM
On South LaSalle Street (State Highway 6B) at State Highway 515, on the left when traveling north on South LaSalle Street.
Around 1865, Reverend J.J. Reinhart established the Navasota Colored School for African American students. After several buildings were destroyed by fire, a brick building was built in 1942. A few years later, the school became officially known as . . . — — Map (db m159522) HM
On Church Street at Johnson Street, on the left when traveling north on Church Street.
Born in Amelia County, VA. The Neal family moved to Washington County, Texas, in 1866. Neal, after attending Baylor University, was admitted to the Bar in 1876. He married Fannie C. Brooks in Oct. 1880, moved to Navasota in 1881, and purchased this . . . — — Map (db m213690) HM
A native of England, Joseph Brooks (1831-89) migrated to Texas with his wife Mary Ann (Farrer) (1833-1900) in 1853. After serving in the Civil War, Brooks moved to Navasota, where he survived an 1867 yellow fever epidemic and became a leading area . . . — — Map (db m214706) HM
On North Lasalle Street (Business State Highway 6) 0.1 miles north of Brule Street (Farm to Market Road 105), on the left when traveling north.
Originally an Indian trail through southern Texas and Louisiana; known to Spanish explorers as early as 1690, when the De Leon Expedition passed this site on the way from Mexico to East Texas.
With 115 men, 721 horses, 82 loads of flour, and . . . — — Map (db m213702) HM
On South LaSalle Street (State Highway 6B) at Teague Street, on the left when traveling north on South LaSalle Street.
This Methodist Congregation was founded in 1860, and worshipped with the Baptist Church in shared facilities in Navasota. A church building was erected in 1866 in what was called "Freeman's Town". The Methodist group was formally organized in . . . — — Map (db m159525) HM
On West Washington Avenue (Farm to Market Road 105) at Veteran's Memorial Drive (County Highway 422), on the left when traveling west on West Washington Avenue.
United States Department of the Army delivered a model M-60ATTS tank Serial Number 3757-A to this site. The M 60 combat tank equipped with 105 mm cannon was deployed in Vietnam and Desert Storm wars. This tank is dedicated to all members of VFW Post . . . — — Map (db m217347) WM
On North Lasalle Street (Business State Highway 6) 0.1 miles north of East Washington Avenue (Farm to Market Road 105), on the left when traveling north.
Mance Lipscomb, born in 1895, was one of the last of the nineteenth-century “songsters,” a tradition that predated the development of the blues. This tradition incorporated a wide variety of material in diverse styles, ballads, Tags, dance pieces, . . . — — Map (db m213701) HM
On East Washington Avenue (State Highway 105) at Brule Drive, on the right when traveling west on East Washington Avenue.
Eliza Johnson (d.1876) had this building constructed in 1874 following a fire which destroyed several structures on the block. It was made of limestone rubble to comply with a city ordinance requiring all new construction to include fireproof . . . — — Map (db m159666) HM
On State Highway 6, 8.7 miles north of U.S. 290, on the right when traveling south.
A faithful Negro slave. Came to nearby Courtney, Grimes County in 1851 with his master, John W. S. West from North Carolina. West was a prominent and wealthy pioneer planter and landowner.
At the outbreak of the Civil War, West sent Kelly "to . . . — — Map (db m119574) HM
On State Highway 90, 0.1 miles north of Farm to Market Road 3455, on the right when traveling north.
Early Texas plantation home in architectural style of the Atlantic states. Malcolm Camp, wealthy cotton planter, built this structure in 1859, with lumber hauled from East Texas sawmills. High-ceilinged rooms are very large. Formal dining room in . . . — — Map (db m168051) HM
On East Washington Avenue at Old Millican Road, on the left when traveling west on East Washington Avenue.
Treacherously slain by his own men near this spot in March 1687 Born Rouen France November 22 1643 Explorer of the Mississippi River Frontier Statesman - Empire Builder A Nobleman in Rank and Character — — Map (db m159591) HM
Alabama native Robert Augustus Horlock (1849-1926) came to Navasota in 1871. Here he became a prominent businessman and civic leader. He and his wife, Agnes (White), had this home built in the early 1890s. The house, which remained in the Horlock . . . — — Map (db m214712) HM
On McAlpine Street at Church Street, on the left when traveling east on McAlpine Street.
In 1864, Bishop Alexander Gregg organized an Episcopal Mission in Navasota that became a Parish in 1866. Originally known as the Church of the Holy Comforter, it was renamed in 1870, when the church building from St. Paul's in Washington (7 mi. . . . — — Map (db m159580) HM
Built in 1902 by Robert Andrew "Buck" Sangster (1878-1957), with part of the proceeds from a winning lottery ticket. Constructed in the Queen Anne Revival style with Classic Revival elements on the exterior. Curly red pine woodwork decorates the . . . — — Map (db m214710) HM
On East Washington Avenue (State Highway 105) 0.1 miles north of Craig Street, on the right when traveling west.
Built by Ira M. Freeman, 1856; Way Station and Hotel for passengers on several stage lines through city.
Two-story pine building housed many travelers, among them, Sam Houston. Important visitors, officers stayed here in Civil War. Coaches and . . . — — Map (db m159583) HM
On Church Street at Holland Street, on the right when traveling north on Church Street.
In the spring of 1860, six men formed this church, one of the first of any faith in the railroad town of Navasota. By fall there were 52 members, and growth continued. Services were held in the town's schoolhouse, and then in a Methodist church, . . . — — Map (db m159530) HM
On East Washington Avenue (State Highway 105) west of North La Salle Street, on the right when traveling west.
Originally a one-story frame business house built in 1873 by Walter J. and Julia C. Peterson, this structure was enlarged in 1885. Native sandstone walls and a second story were added. John Wesley Leake (1852-1940), a builder, horse breeder, and . . . — — Map (db m202052) HM
On West Washington Avenue (State Highway 105) at 10th Street, on the right when traveling west on West Washington Avenue.
A native of Connecticut Lewis J. Wilson (1832–1895) moved with his parents to Grimes County in 1851. His father Samuel opened a general merchandise business in Anderson. Lewis managed the store until 1861 when he left to serve in the Civil . . . — — Map (db m159676) HM
On West Washington Avenue at 10th Street, on the left when traveling west on West Washington Avenue.
Local Architect, Contractor and Stonemason James Davern and his brother-in-law C.C. Camp built this commercial edifice in the 1880s. Constructed of cement-covered stone rubble, it was remodeled with renaissance revival detailing in the 1890s, . . . — — Map (db m159645) HM
On 412 East Washington at Old Millican Road, on the right when traveling east on 412 East Washington.
In 1897 Elizabeth Owen had this two-story residence constructed for her daughter Emmeline B. Terrell (b. 1849), the widow of local pharmacist Joel W. Terrell, II, who had died the previous year. In 1899 the home was purchased by John H. . . . — — Map (db m214705) HM
On East Washington Avenue (Farm to Market Road 105) at Farquhar Street, on the right when traveling west on East Washington Avenue.
Following La Bahia Road, Washington Avenue through downtown Navasota was a main section of the early road connecting the western settlements of Washington-on-the-Brazos and Goliad to the Grimes County seat of Anderson to the east and on to . . . — — Map (db m213691) HM
